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The ruins of China’s first public higher education institution have been excavated
Beijing – Ruins of China’s first state-run higher education institution unearthed by archaeologists in eastern China’s Santung province, China’s Xinhua State News Agency said Monday.
Built in 374 BC, the Academy of Chisinau was founded in the time of the warring principalities (475-221 BC) in the state of Chi in present-day Santung. The institution, which has existed for more than 150 years, plays more than one role at a time: in addition to being a public higher education institution, it also operates as a research institute and think tank.
The academy’s building complex was excavated as part of a five-year excavation. The building complex, its location is connected to the ruins of the former capital of Chi State, has been identified as the Academy of Chichia according to historical records. The total floor area of the four-row buildings is close to 40,000 square meters. From above, the buildings form a trapezoidal shape.
Xinhua wrote, citing an employee of the Archaeological Society, that the opening of the Academy of Chichia was one of the most important reforms in Chi State. The innovation paved the way for a large-scale cultural and intellectual expansion, said the expert, who said the excavation of the ruins was of paramount importance for further study of Chi culture.