Former Site of Tongxiang Academy

　　The former site of Tongxiang Academy is located on Kongcheng Old Street in Kongcheng Town. The existing Chaoyang Building is a municipal-level key cultural relics protection unit.

　　Tongxiang Academy was built in the 20th year of the Daoguang reign during the Qing Dynasty (1840). It comprised the Chaoyang Building, Laifang Jingshe, lecture hall, inner hall, rear hall, classrooms, granary, and accounting office, along with a “Kuanghuai Garden.” On either side of the academy’s main gate were carved stone drums and stone lions, with a stone plaque inscribed with “Tongxiang Academy” in the calligraphy of Dai Junheng embedded above the gate. The extant Chaoyang Building faces east-west, is built of brick and wood, features a double-sloped roof, and has three bays on each of its upper and lower floors. The wooden beams on the upper floor are adorned with floral carvings, and the corridors on both the east and west sides are fitted with wooden railings, giving the building an elegant and refined appearance.

　　Source: Tongcheng Cultural Relics and Museums