巢湖书院述评

A Review on Chaohu Academy

巢湖书院旧为义学,雍正十一年时下诏鼓励各地修建书院,知县朱谌始建,惜未成,后由华湘、涂宁等多次改建。咸丰八年因太平天国运动而毁,光绪三十一年巢湖书院改为高等小学堂,之后经历多次停办与恢复。巢湖书院的经费多数源于人们的捐赠,种类包括田亩、租、种子,还有荒地、庄房、麦租等。巢湖书院影响较大,地方志、书院志对其多有记载,其培养了众多人才,对于研究清朝的教育制度具有重要作用;它具有重要的教育价值,促进了巢湖地区教育的发展,还具有重要的文化价值。

Chaohu Academy, originally a free private school, was built by the magistrate ZHU Chen at the 1 lth year of Yong Zheng＇s Reign （1722-1735） during which the imperial edict of constructing academies was issued and then rebuilt many times by HUA Xiang, TUNing and others. The 8th year of Xian Feng＇s Reign witnessed the destruction of the academy in the Taiping Rebellion. In the reign of Guangxu, the academy was changed to a school, experiencing suspensions and recoveries. The fund of the academy was supported by folks in the form of the various dedications from their fields-farmlands, rents, seeds, wastelands, houses of villages and wheat rents. Chaohu Academy enjoyed such a good reputation that local and academy chronicles recorded it many times. The academy had cultivated countless talents and been helpful for the research on the education system of the Qing Dynasty. The value of developing the local education in the Chaohu area and the cultural value of Chaohu Academy are momentous.