Qiongtai Academy
琼台书院
The highest seat of learning in Qing-dynasty Hainan, founded in memory of Ming-dynasty official Qiu Jun. Its Kuixing Pavilion and courtyard of ancient banyan trees are well preserved.
Qiongtai Academy is on Wenzhuang Road in Qiongshan District. It was founded in 1705, the 44th year of the Kangxi reign, and takes its name from Qiu Jun, a Ming-dynasty Hainan statesman whose literary name was Qiongtai. It was the largest academy in Qing-dynasty Hainan, and many of the island's scholars came from it. It is now a heritage site on the campus of Qiongtai Normal University. It preserves the Kuixing Pavilion, a two-story wooden pavilion, along with the lecture hall and ancient stone tablets. Admission is free. The site is small, so allow about half an hour. Getting there: take a bus to the old city area. It can be combined with Five Officials Temple and Hai Rui Tomb on a cultural route through the old city.
Opening hours
About 08:30–17:30
Nearby sights
- Five Officials Temple
- Meishe River National Wetland Park
- Hainan Provincial Museum
- Jinniuling Park
- Haikou Qilou Old Street
- Haikou Clock Tower
- Xiuying Fort
- Wanlüyuan (Evergreen Park)