Yúyáo

Yuyao lies on the Yao River in eastern Zhejiang. It was the home of Wang Yangming, the Ming philosopher and official whose teaching placed moral knowledge at the centre of learning. On Longquan Hill he lectured at Zhongtian Pavilion, gathering students from near and far. His followers continued to meet after his death. In 1639, concerned that the old lectures on the hill had lapsed, scholars established a school in a house south of the town. This became the forerunner of Yaojiang Academy, a centre for the transmission of Wang's ideas.