The Yuelu Academy is located on the east side of Yuelu Mountain in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, China, on the west bank of the Xiang River.It was founded in 976, the 9th year of the Song Dynasty under the reign of Emperor Kaibao, and was one of the four most prestigious academies over the last 1000 years in China, The renowned Confucian scholars Zhu Xi and Zhang Shi both lectured at the academy.[Photo by Hu Di]