On the copy of the library building

Fuzhou west lake park, located in the northwest of Fuzhou, has a history of 1700 years, and is the most complete preserved classical garden in Fuzhou. Fuzhou West Lake was carved by Gao Yan, the county magistrate in the third year of Jin Taikang (AD 282), and it was already a tourist attraction in the late Tang Dynasty. In the Five Dynasties, Wang Jiwei, the second son of Fujian King, built pavilions, terraces, buildings, pavilions and boats in the lake, making the West Lake an imperial garden. In the Song Dynasty, it became more prosperous. In the eighth year of Daoguang reign (A.D. 1828), Lin Zexu paved and rebuilt the lakeshore. 19 14 was turned into the West Lake Park.

In the 12th year of Tongzhi (1873), Wang Kaitai, the governor of Fujian Province, set up the "Jingshitang" in the former site of the academy near Fuzhou West Lake, renovated the old West Lake Academy (near the former site of Fuzhou Zoo), set up spacious houses and built the "Thirteen Mei Bookstore". In the 13th year of Tongzhi, it was renamed Practical Learning Academy, with the meaning of "applying what you have learned" and "applying what you have learned", specializing in the history of Confucian classics and ancient prose, and employing Lin Shoutu as the head of the mountain.

The academy recruits teachers, students and inspectors from all over the province, making them "knowledgeable and practical talents". Except for the screening examination held by the governor and the governor himself in February every year, other monthly classes are presided over by Governor Yamayama. The first session enrolled students 10, and each student was given 4 taels of silver paste; 20 foreign classes, 3 taels of silver paste per class; There are no places for additional courses, and no ointment will be given.

During Guangxu period, the Academy moved to the left of Gong Fan Temple (Fan Temple). The academy is built on the mountain with a relatively high base. It reaches the gate from the lower floor through dozens of stone steps. In front of the lecture hall, Gao Shuang is spacious, which is beyond the reach of the college. But there is no study room, only a few study rooms and a library. There are several buildings in the backyard, all long residential buildings. The open space on the left is relatively large, and many plum trees have been planted. The house in the back is the "Thirteen Mei Bookstore", with a couplet written by Shan Changxie: "Castle Peak is my family business, and the old tree never forgets the spring on earth."

From the establishment to the closure of the academy, there were only three mountain leaders: Lin Shoutu, Zheng Shigong and Xie. The Academy has trained many talents, such as Huang Zeng who studied Confucian classics and literature, and HengJia Zhang who studied history (the first inspector of Shi Jing University Hall). In the thirty-first year of Guangxu (1905), the imperial examination was abolished, and the academy was changed to Fujian Normal University (now the predecessor of Fujian Normal University).