Standing at the valley of Wulanfeng, Academy of White Deer Cave is one of the oldest institutions for higher learning in China. It was established on 940 A.D.. The teachings were first centered on the teachings of Confucius. The founder raised a white deer as a pet, thus its name “Academy of White Deer Cave”. In the courtyard there is the Tablet Corridor, The Sacred Gate of Ceremony and White Deer Cave. |