Hanlin Academy

The Hanlin Academy (翰林院) was an elite academic institution and Lewis, Mark Edward. (2009). "From Foundation to Rebellion". China's Cosmopolitan Empire: The Tang Dynasty. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, pp. 30–57. that operated in China from the Tang dynasty to the end of the imperial period. Founded in 708 by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, it was originally located in Chang'an but had been moved to the Qing capital of Beijing by 1900, when it was almost completely burned down in the midst of the . It was finally shutdown in 1911 with the and inauguration of the Republic of China.
Despite being an establishment for higher learning, its scholars were typically commissioned for administrative functions by the Tang rulers to circumvent the official bureaucracy. They composed literary works under their direction, drafted imperial edicts, and even advised on governmental policy.
In 742, Li Bai, one of the Tang period's most acclaimed poets, was honoured by Emperor Xuanzong with a position at the academy. There, he was chiefly responsible for composing poems for the imperial family and entertaining at social events, but his post was derided as a by some of his colleagues. Eventually, his employment was terminated due to defamation by the chief eunuch Gao Lishi and Yang Guifei, Emperor Xuanzong's favourite concubine.Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – The Flower Banquet (Special)
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Category:Landmarks in China
Category:Landmarks in Chang'an
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