Analysis on the Architectural Form of Zhushan Academy

Abstract

Based on its unique natural environment and human factors, the folk academies achieve rich construction wisdom. The adaption to local environment and the inheritance of regional culture is worth studying. Zhushan academy is a typical example in Anhui Province, China during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The whole academy consists of educational buildings and the cultural garden. In this paper, the author starts from the case study of Zhushan academy and extracts suitable construction wisdom for modern educational architecture in order to provide some enlightening guidance for its construction.