RUGAO ACADEMY

　　Located in Nanping Town, Nanping Township, Lichuan City, dating back to the Qing Dynasty. It is one of the earliest free schools established after the county of Lichuan was founded. The surviving structures include the front hall, central hall, and rear hall. Built with a brick-and-wood structure and a gable-and-hip tiled roof, the academy covers a construction area of over 1,000 square meters, and 11 stone steles remain in the courtyard. The front hall serves as the mountain gate, the main hall features a post-and-lintel wooden structure, and the rear hall has a mortise-and-tenon wooden framework. (Fourth Batch)

　　Source: Hubei Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau