From Xi'an Zhonglou Nan line, approaching the south gate east street, is Ancient Culture Street College Gate, a corner of a tall archway full rhyme, above arch is "College Gate" three golden Yan style characters, on both sides, "Beilin DAVID, Academy educating outstanding personality, "the striking couplet, the streets are the same color blue antique buildings, streets bluestone paving. Here you can appreciate the Xi'an different from elsewhere in the city. College Gate east come to an end is the Forest of Stone Tablets.

College Gate names originated it in off the inside of the College, the College closed in the Ming and Qing dynasties the highest institution of Shaanxi, is also one of the four famous academies, crown four College Northwest.

Ming Dynasty called Congwu the minister of works, a letter to the emperor, the emperor said, "addicted to wine and women, shortage in the affairs of state", the result was dismissed to go home and painstaking research pods, in Baoqing Temple lecture, and later one way or another at the time of Shaanxi Province the chief executive may be subject to Wang, the "Union darts speaks" listen to the people enough to have thousands of people, so from that place to repair an academy, is the Guanzhong Academy.

Congwu actively involved in the political struggle, and "within the meaning of thousands of people, Ding did not know," Wei Zhongxian irreconcilable become Donglin leader in the northwest. And in setting up the academy, as an inferior race positions, with "all things to one measure, the source meticulous advance and retreat wind operation" as Xingxue purpose. Chinese Academy began roughly in the early Tang and Song Sheng, but in Chinese culture and history Donglin College bloom reflecting the unique brilliance. Off Academy of light and shadow which is here in swaying. Photograph popular couplet: "wind, rain, reading voice, ears, state, family, world affairs, concerned about everything." Now here is still flashing. When a group of intellectuals in this expedition began their culture, this is not Yilaoyishao of "poetry and wine culture will" not talk concentric ivory tower, nor seek personal gain fame and fortune of the field struggling. Here was a group of cultural bloody man's sacred altar, where they irony affairs of state, discretionary character pointer ills, in precarious as a clear sky outcry.They practice is essential practice, high standard of independence. Research by practical learning, open the first of its kind in the Ming and Qing Dynasties thought immobility, the home country but the world of things they always obsessed in arms. Behind the piece of paper Letters highlights the strong sense of crisis, it is natural V to boiling. Now stroll in this quaint streets, maybe the foot of the land is the former big yin walked through the place, the sun and the moon still shines their shine here. "Metabolic country, between ancient and modern into." Shortly after the completion of Guanzhong Academy, Wei Zhongxian off a bunch of writers Donglin College, by the way check in College also pick up a bit, Congwu also be involved. Then, Xi Zong imperial edict checks in College demolished. Until Kang Xi three years, Guanzhong Academy was only rebuilt.

Guangxu three years (1906), Guanzhong Shaanxi Normal University College converted into a church, then became the highest institution of the northwest five provinces, the Provincial Normal School changed when the Republic of China, until liberation. Now Xi'an Normal School and Elementary School.

Guanzhong area after previous Ming Dynasty imperial examination in here, candidates in this street accommodation, homework. Before liberation, College Gate through the dark clouds for hundreds of years, both sides of the wine shop, waiter, shop already gone. Dilapidated houses, street obsolete capacity, and the close proximity of the monument Limbaugh property management disproportionate.

In 1990, the College Gate, Beilin District government began large-scale transformation. June 1991, College Gate main project basically completed, in October that year, College Gate this Ancient Culture Street Hull.

After transformation College Gate restored to its former cultural flavor. Thick, powerful Yan style street Street West St. Paul and the seamless construction in the street. Thus, "Beilin national treasure, academy educating outstanding personality" piece of couplets would also be worthy of the name. Over the past Guanzhong Academy is now "Xi'an Normal", then the students to pass the examination, but not different in this pick candle power reading, diligently strenuously. They left the den, leaving school, leaving fame, also left the hard work of school spirit. Today, new generations and from the start here, and then followed Albert teaching, the students then make, and then make the gardener.

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Address: Beilin District, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province College Gate pedestrian street

Bus routes: Take Wulong Line in Xi'an, 6,11,12,16,23,26,29,31,35,36,40,46,203,204,208,213,215,216,221 , 222,229,232,239,302,311,321,323,402,405, travel 6, 7, and many bus tours in South Gate station that is. Or after visiting the Forest of Stone Tablets is along the wall to the west.