Everything about The Hanlin Academy totally explained
The
Hanlin Academy (
Chinese: 翰林院,
pinyin:
Hànlín Yuàn, literally "brush wood court") was founded in
China by
Emperor Xuanzong in the
8th century during the time of the
Tang dynasty.
It was an institution meant to perform, among others, secretarial and literary tasks for the court. Only the most elite scholars were allowed to join the academy. One of its main tasks was to decide on an interpretation of the
Confucian classics. This formed the basis of examinations that gave access to the higher levels of bureaucracy.
The famous Chinese scientist and statesman
Shen Kuo (
1031-
1095) was once the leading chancellor of the Hanlin Academy.
The Academy operated continuously until its closure during the
1911 Xinhai Revolution.
The Academy and its library were severely damaged in a fire started by
Boxers during the
siege of the Foreign Legations in
Beijing in
1900. Many ancient texts were either destroyed by the flames or looted/rescued in their wake, including the last surviving volumes of the
Yongle Encyclopedia.
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