Guozijian

Guozijian
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuózǐjiàn
Wade–GilesKuo2-tzŭ3-chien4
IPA[kwǒ.tsɹ̩̀.tɕjɛ́n]
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingGwok3-zi2-gaam1
IPA[kʷɔk̚˧.tsi˧˥.kam˥]
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabetQuốc tử Giám ‧ Quốc Học viện
Chữ Hán國子監 ‧ 國學院
Korean name
Hangul국자감
Hanja
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationGukja Gam
McCune–ReischauerKukcha Gam
Manchu name
Manchu scriptᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ ᡳ
ᠵᡠᠰᡝ ᠪᡝ
ᡥᡡᠸᠠᡧᠠᠪᡠᡵᡝ
ᠶᠠᠮᡠᠨ
Möllendorffgurun-i juse be hūwašabure yamun
Biyong, the imperial lecture hall in Beijing Guozijian
The imperial lecture hall and classrooms in Beijing Guozijian
Juniperus chinensis from Six Dynasties, the symbol of Nanjing Guozijian
Stele Forest in Xi'an, where collects many ancient steles from Chang'an Guozijian of the Tang dynasty

The Guozijian,[1] sometimes translated as the Imperial College, Imperial Academy, Imperial University, National Academy, or National University,[2] was the national central institution of higher learning in Chinese dynasties after the Sui dynasty. It was the highest institution of academic research and learning in China's traditional educational system, with the function of administration of education.

  1. ^ Yuan, 194.
  2. ^ Frederick W. Mote; Denis Twitchett (26 February 1988). The Cambridge History of China: Volume 7, The Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644. Cambridge University Press. pp. 131–. ISBN 978-0-521-24332-2.