Hanlin Academy

The Hanlin Academy was an academic and administrative institution of higher learning founded in the 8th century Tang China by Emperor Xuanzong in Chang'an. It has also been translated as "College of Literature" and "Academy of the Forest of Pencils."

Hanlin Academy
翰林院
Active708 CE Tang dynasty, reign of Emperor Xuanzong–1911 (burned)
FounderEmperor Xuanzong
Location
Chang'an, Luoyang, Beijing, Nanjing
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese翰林院
Traditional Chinese翰林院

Membership in the academy was confined to an elite group of scholars, who performed secretarial and literary tasks for the court. One of its primary duties was to decide on an interpretation of the Chinese classics. This formed the basis of the Imperial examinations, which aspiring government bureaucrats had to pass to attain higher-level government posts. Painters working for the court were also attached to the academy.

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