004 wn sng sh yun (Wansong Academy) kui l xu hn y qng sng yu ho j Enjoy learning Chinese and it is carefree and easy.

free and easy. d ji ho zh l sh kui l zhng gu Hello, everyone! Welcome to Happy China. w sh kui l de hn ji I am happy Han Jia. w sh kui l de d ni I am happy Daniel. i d ni jn tin Hey, Daniel, today, w di n q y su mng xio kn kn I will take you to visit a famous school. y g yu mng de xu xio Oh? A famous school? w k sh zhng gu rn mn d xu de I am an excellent graduate from Renmin University of China. yu xi b y shng w zu i xu x le I love study most. n zh g xu xio zi nr Where is the school? ji zi shn shng t bi yu mng zu It's on the hill. It's very famous. Come on.

 zi shn shng de xu xio Oh? A school on the hill? hun jng y dng hn yu mi The surroundings must be beautiful. d ni w men do le Daniel, here we are. i hn ji go cu le ba Hey, Han Jia, did you make a mistake? n l xi zhe sh yun ling g z It was inscribed with two characters "Shu Yuan". zh l y dng b sh shn me xu xio It can't be a school. sh t sh gun ba zh g t sh gun hi b xio It must be a library. It is big library. d ni sh yun ji sh xu xio Daniel, Shu Yuan is school. zh b gu sh g sh hu de xu xio Only it is a school in ancient times. zh su wn sng sh yun This Wansong Academy of Classical Learning zo zi mng cho de sh hu ji y jng yu le was built in the Ming Dynasty. w zh do le g di rn men b xu xio jio sh yun Oh.I see. In ancient China, people called schools Shu Yuan, sh sh y shng yun sh s shng fist tone,fourth tone,Shu Yuan. sh yun

b gu hn ji zh hi sh w d y c kn do But, Han Jia, I have never seen three memorial archways

y su mng xio de qin min l zhe sn kui pi fng in front of a famous school. zh sn kui pi fng These archways k sh wn sng sh yun de bio zh xng jin zh are the symbolic structure of Wansong Academy of Classical Learning. n kn t men y pi li ji chng le y g pn z Look, they are arranged in a way to form the character Pin. y r sn One, two, three. pn sn g ku Pin, three mouths. w zh do le zhng gu g di zu gun Well, I know. Ancient Chinese officials sh n zho pn li fn j bi de were ranked in Pin. b r shu yu y pn d rn q pn gun For example, Yi Pin Da Ren, Qi Pin Guan. pn sh yu xio gun yu d The smaller Pin is, the higher the rank is. n shu de mi cu Right. b gu ne But, n gng ci shu de zh g pn sh dng j de y s the Pin you mentioned means grade.

dn sh zh l de sn kui pi fng pi chng de pn But the Pin formed by the three archways sh pn d pn zh de y s means moral character or trait. y ji bo hn zhe zu rn yo yu rn pn It indicates having good moral character as a person zu gun yo yu gun pn de y y and having good official character when serving as an officer. zu rn yo yu rn pn zu gun yo yu gun pn It indicates having good moral character as a person and having good official character when serving as an officer. i hn ji Hey, Han Jia. zh xi xio rn r xio fng z zhn ho wn These tiny figures and houses are so interesting. n k b yo gung kn r no Don't just look at them for fun. zh xi du w men xu x de bng yng They are our paragons and we should learn from them. shn me sh bng yng Well, what is Bang Yang? bng yng ji sh zh d xu x de rn hu sh Bang Yang means people or things worth learning from. w zh do bng sh sn shng yng sh s shng Oh, I see. Bang Yang, third tone, fourth tone, means a paragon or a model. n hn ji zh l yu n xi bng yng ne Han Jia, what paragons are they?

n kn zh g Look at this one. zh jing de sh zo b ji gung de g sh It tells the story of Zao Bi Jie Guang. zhng gu hn di yu g jio kung hng de rn In the Han Dynasty, there was a man named Kuang Heng. t ji l t bi qing din b q dng He was very poor and could not afford a lamp. wi le d sh ne t zh nng qng qi ln j In order to read, he had to ask his neighbor zi qing b shng nng zo y g dng and cut a hole on the wall. zh yng de hu In this way, t ji nng ji ln j ji de dng gung li d sh le he was able to read books by the light from his neighbor. w zh me k k Wow, he studied so hard. i hn ji Hey, Han Jia. zh wn sng sh yun chng ci de rn hi zhn b sho Wansong Academy of Classical Learning had cultivated so many talented people. sh b sho Yes. i q zhng yu ling wi nn kn dng zh do Hey, you must have known two of them.

n ling wi Which two? ling shn b h zh yng ti Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. i ya zh ling wi w zn nng b zh do Wow, I certainly know them. zh k sh g mi l de g sh It is a touching story. zh yng ti n bn nn zhung Zhu Yingtai disguised herself as a boy h ling shn b y q d sh and go to school with Liang Shanbo. hu li ling g rn ji xing i le Later, the two fell in love with each other. n t men ling ji sh zi zh wn sng sh yun Well, they went to school together at Wansong Academy of Classical Learning. y kui r d sh de zh k x sh g bi j Unfortunately, it was a tragedy. do zu hu t men ling y mi nng chng hn In the end, they could not get married. s hu hu zu mi l de h di b y shung fi After they died, they transformed into lovely butterflies and flied together. i hn ji Hey, Han Jia. qin j tin gng tng do le A couple of days ago,

h xin h bi ning z de de g sh I heard the story about Xu Xian and Mrs. Bai. jn tin w men ji li do le Today, we came to ling shn b h zh yng ti d sh de sh yun the school that Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai once studied in. hng zhu k zhn sh g lng mn de chng sh Hangzhou is really a romantic city. hng zhu k zhn sh g lng mn de chng sh Hangzhou is really a romantic city. b gu t men ling zu tng xu zu sn nin le But, they had been schoolmates for three years. ling shn b zn me k nng kn b ch li How come Liang Shanbo didn't find out sh nn sh n whether Zhu Yingtai was a girl or a boy? nng bu nng kn ch li Could or could not. y hur q le t men de sh fng Once you go to their study, n ji zh do le you will know. d ni n kn Daniel, look, zh ji sh ling shn b h zh yng ti le they are Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai.

ho w li kn kn shu sh zh yng ti All right. Let me see who is Zhu Yingtai shu sh ling shn b and who is Liang Shanbo. zh g ling shn b ti b zh y gun ch le Liang Shanbo didn't make careful observation. zh yng ti mng mng sh n de Zhu Yingtai was definitely a girl. w y yn du kn ch li le I found it out at first sight. w y yn du kn ch li le I found it out at first sight. w y yn du kn ch li le I found it out at first sight. n n cng n r kn ch li de How did you find it out? n kn t de mi mo t de yn jng Look, her brows, her eyes. yu y g c A phrase mi qng m xi sh ba Mei Qing Mu Xiu. du mi qng m xi Right. Delicate brows and pretty eyes. mi qng m xi ji sh Mei means eyebrows, Mao means eyes,Mei Qing Mu Xiu

xng rng rn chng de qng xi describes someone who has a beautiful face. dng rn le Of course. hn ji n y sh mi qng m xi Han Jia, you also have delicate brows and pretty eyes. q sh d ni kn d y b gu z x Actually, Daniel, you didn't make a careful observation either. nn qio zhn zhng de m m zi zh r ne Look, the true secret lies here. g sh hu de n hi z du yo di r hun In ancient times, girls wore earrings. su y ne So zh yng ti de r chu shng min y zh le g ynr Zhu Yingtai's earlobes were pierced too. i d ni Hey, Daniel, zh l ji sh wn sng sh yun de d sh ti le this is the study platform of Wansong. g di rn zhn sh ti yu f q le Ancient people were lucky. n kn zh l j n jng It is quiet yu nng kn do x h de mi jng and you can also enjoy the beautiful views of the West Lake.

zhn de nn de de ho d fng It is really a rare good place. n j rn zh l sh g d sh de ho d fng Right. It is a good place to study, n w kn I think n ji li zi zh l f fn d sh you'd better stay to study hard, zhng q zo r chng ci and try to become a talent as soon as possible. bi bi bi rn ji du shu Don't. People say rn xng qin l l shng d sh nin sh one-thousand-li trip is far more useful than ten-year study. w hi sh ji zhe gn n yu hng zhu ba Let me take the tour to Hangzhou with you. n hi zhn hu zho l yu You found a perfect excuse. n ho ba mng tin w men j x yu hng zhu All right. Let's continue our tour to Hangzhou tomorrow. ho bi wng le w men de ku ho OK. Don't forget our motto: xu shu zhng gu hu png yu bin tin xi Learn to speak Chinese and make friends everywhere. shng xn yu m wn sng sh yun sh mng qng sh hng zhu gu m zu d l sh zu ji Wan Song Academy of Classical Learning was the largest, oldest and most influential place

yng xing zu gung de wn rn hu j zh d for scholars to gather in Hangzhou in the Ming and Qing dynasties. mng di de wng shu rn qng di de q zho nn Great scholars such as Wang Shouren in the Ming Dynasty, Qi Zhaonan and qn yng dng d xu zh cng zi c jing gu xu Qin Ying in the Qing Dynasty once gave lectures here. bng zo ji le yun mi dng y p wn hu mng rn Many famous intellectuals such as Yuan Mei were educated here. ling shn b y zh yng ti de lng mn i qng g sh The romantic love story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai makes Wan Song Academy gng sh de wn sng sh yun f r ji zh of Classical Learning known to the old and the young.