Songyang Academy is located on the southern side of the Songshan Mountain in Dengfeng Municipal Area, Henan Province. According to the records, the academy was first built in the eighth year of the Taihe (484AD) of the Northern Wei Dynasty. The Songyang Academy is one of the major four academies of the ancient China, the others being Yuelu Academy in Hunan Province, Bailudong Academy in Jiangxi Province, and Yingtian Academy in Henan Province. [Photo by Lin Liyao]