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| | China Stamps 1998-10 Scott 2863-66 Ancient Academies |
 | | Academies originated from the Tang Dynasty, and were originally for the purposes of writing books, proofreading and book-storing. |
 | | In the Song Dynasty, academies received the support and sponsorship from the government, therefore, academies focusing on lecturing bloomed, and rules and regulations of the academies were also perfected gradually. |
 | | In more than 1,000 years of their development, different types of academies with different characteristics were developed to cater to the needs of learning: book-compiling academies, lecture academies, examination-oriented academies, sacrifice-to-gods-or-ancestors-oriented academies, disciple-styled academies and dignitary-chaired academies. |
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