- Li Ying College
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established =circa 1075 AD
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location = Present dayKam Tin ,Hong Kong
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Traditional Chinese : 力瀛書院;Hanyu Pinyin : Lì Yíng Shū Yuàn) was one of the first schools established inImperial Hong Kong . It was founded circa 1075 AD during theSong Dynasty .Sweeting, Anthony. [1990] (1990). Education in Hong Kong, pre-1841 to 1941. HK University Press. ISBN 9622092586] http://www.brynmawr.edu/eastasian/pdf/Tang.pdf Brynmawr Eastasian pdf] ." "brynmawr.edu." Retrieved on2007-03-15 .]History
The founder "Tang Fu Hsieh" (Tang Foo) was a native of
Kiangsu province inChina . The school was located in the area known today asKam Tin ,New Territories inHong Kong . The school's was well known for its large library ofChinese classics . In imperial times, schools were designed with a strong emphasis on the imperial exam systems, which were used to prepare court staff members. By theQing Dynasty , the Chinese government in 1662 and 1664 brought down schools as a strategy againstMing Dynasty loyalists. The school was in ruins by the early 19th century.Notable alumni
* 1259 - The first jìnshì 进士-degree was granted to "Huang Shih".
* 15th/16th/17th Century - Several scholars gained jǔrén 举人-degrees.
* 1685 - A descendent of the founder, "Tan Wen Wei" was granted a degree in "Chin-shih" and was appointed district magistracy inChekiang .
* 1754 - "Chiang Shih Yuan" ofTai Po District earned a jìnshì 进士-degree and became well known for his literary accomplishments in southern China.
* 1789 - "Tang Ying Yuen (Tang Kuen Hin)", a well-known local calligrapher, passed his military examination (chu jen). He later built the "So Lay Yuen Study Hall" at "Shui Tau Tsuen" inKam Tin .ee also
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Education in the People's Republic of China
*Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese
*Imperial Hong Kong
*Colonial Hong Kong
*List of the oldest schools in the world References
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