Former site of Qiushi Academy

The former site of Qiushi Academy
求是书院旧址
Map
Former namesPuci Temple
General information
StatusProtected
Address160 Daxue Road
Town or cityHangzhou
CountryChina
Coordinates30°15′34″N 120°10′43″E / 30.25941°N 120.17856°E / 30.25941; 120.17856
Groundbreaking1889
Completed1891
Known forHosting the first university in Zhejiang from 1897 to 1956

The former site of Qiushi Academy (simplified Chinese: 求是书院旧址; traditional Chinese: 求是書院舊址; pinyin: Qiúshì Shūyuàn) is historic site protected as a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level. The site was made a college campus by Hangzhou mayor Lin Qi in 1897. It became the oldest campus of Zhejiang University and hosted the university until it moved to Yuquan campus in 1956.[1]

  1. ^ "史上浙一天丨浙大前身求是书院为何创办于寺院之中". zj.zjol.com.cn. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2022-12-05.