Jixia Academy

Jixia Academy
Jixia Academy
Traditional Chinese	稷下學宮
Simplified Chinese	稷下学宫
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Jìxià xuégōng
Gwoyeu Romatzyh	Jihshiah shyuegong
Wade–Giles	Chi4-hsia4 hsüeh2-kung1
IPA	[tɕîɕjâ ɕɥěkʊ́ŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Jīk-haah hohk-gūng
Jyutping	Zik1-haa6 hok6-gung1
Southern Min
Tâi-lô	Tsik-hā ha̍k-kiong

The Jixia Academy or Academy of the Gate of Chi^[1] was a scholarly academy during the Warring States period.^[1] It was located in Linzi, the capital of Qi (present-day Shandong). The academy took its name from its position outside the city's western gate,^[2] named for the harvest god Ji or Hou ji

^ ^a ^b Needham, Joseph. Science and Civilisation in China, Vol. 1, pp. 95 f. Cambridge University Press, 1956. ISBN 052105799X, 9780521057998. Accessed 2 Nov 2012.
^ Kirkland, R. Taoism: The Enduring Tradition, pp. 64 f. Routledge, 2004. ISBN 0203688678, 9780203688670. Accessed 2 Nov 2012.

[needy-1] Needham, Joseph. Science and Civilisation in China, Vol. 1, pp. 95 f. Cambridge University Press, 1956. ISBN 052105799X, 9780521057998. Accessed 2 Nov 2012.

[dow-2] Kirkland, R. Taoism: The Enduring Tradition, pp. 64 f. Routledge, 2004. ISBN 0203688678, 9780203688670. Accessed 2 Nov 2012.

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