Beijing Guozijian

Most of the Beijing Guozijian's buildings were built during the Ming Dynasty[1] and it remains an important heritage site in China.

Emperors in imperial China would also frequently visit the Guozijian to read Confucian classics to thousands of students.

[3] The administrative officials of Guozijian were called Chief (祭酒, Jìjiǔ), Dean of Studies (司業, Sīyè), or Proctor (監丞, Jiānchéng).

The whole complex of Guozijian faces south, and it has a total building area of more than 10,000 square metres (110,000 sq ft).

On its east and west sides are the six halls and palaces in the traditional symmetrical layout.