Songyang Academy (Dengfeng)
嵩阳书院 · Sōngyáng Shūyuàn
One of China’s great classical academies, at the foot of Mount Song, with quiet courtyards, a huge Tang-dynasty stone stele and cypress trees said to be thousands of years old.
Booking recommendedBring your passport1–1.5 hours (a full day with Shaolin Temple)
Tip
Add it to a Shaolin Temple day: it is much calmer, and the ancient cypresses are the highlight.
- Opening hours
- About 08:00–18:00 (sources differ) To be confirmed
- Price
- About ¥30 for the academy alone, or about ¥80 for the Songyang area ticket that adds Mount Taishi To be confirmed
- How to book
- Buy on Trip.com or at the gate with your passport; the Songshan scenic area uses real-name tickets. To be confirmed
- Getting there
- In Dengfeng, about 1.5 hours by car from Luoyang; about 20 minutes by taxi from Shaolin Temple To be confirmed
- Address in Chinese
- 河南省郑州市登封市太室路嵩阳书院
Photo: Nyx Ning · CC BY-SA 3.0
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