Most of the academies in the Northern Song Dynasty are located in the mountain resorts, while Tianfu Academy is located in the bustling urban area, with abundant talents. With the participation of Yan Shu and Fan Zhongyan, Yingtianfu Academy gradually developed into the most influential academy in the Northern Song Dynasty. The main attractions of the academy are: the pilgrimage hall, Dacheng Hall, the front lecture hall, the entrance of the academy, the royal library, the Champion Bridge, the instructor's room, the Minglun Hall and the cloister room. Fan Zhongyan's Nanjing Academy has the saying that "everything depends on it". "Nine Dynasties" contains: "Song Xing, the capital of the world, is a lesson." On April 29, 1998, the State Post Bureau held the first stamp ceremony of the "Four Courtyards" in Shangqiu in the book Yi Xue written by Zhao in the Yuan Dynasty, "The Four Courtyards in the Early Song Dynasty were headed by Yingtian Courtyard"/kloc-0. On March 201May 13, Yingtian College was listed as "Henan Social Science Base".
The history of Yingtianfu Academy can be traced back to the Late Jin Dynasty (936-947). After the demise of the Tang Dynasty, the history of China entered a split period of "Five Dynasties and Ten Countries". The official school was destroyed, and Xu Xiang lost the opportunity of education. There are a number of private schools in the Central Plains, which should be the product of Tianfu Academy. At that time, Yang Yun, a native of Shangqiu, was willing to receive education. With the help of General Zhao Zhi, he founded Suiyang School and called people to give lectures. After his death, his student Qi Wentong continued to manage the school. It trained celebrities such as Zongdu, Xu Xiang, Gao Xiangxian and Guo, and later became an important official of Taiji. Suiyang School gradually formed an academic and cultural exchange and education center, but after the death of Qi, the school was once closed.
In the second year of Xianghe University (A.D. 1009), the rich man in the city invested 3 million gold in the places where Qi studied, built houses 150, and collected more than 500 books 1500 to recruit students. The following year, Qi Shunbin, the grandson of Qi, was employed as an attending hospital, served as a teaching assistant and founded an academy. "There are many lectures on everything in Bo Yang." . He is willing to sacrifice his knowledge to officials, and the real imperial clan emperor will also praise him, "face will hit." He issued an imperial edict in recognition of scholars in Tang Ming. He wrote Selected Works for the Ming Dynasty scholar Shengdu. Chen Yaozu, a former politician, once wrote a title, whose name should be Tianfu Academy. Yingtian College was transformed into a public school, and the government allocated 10 hectares of land for the school. Song's letter to the academy on February 24th 1009. Since then, Yingtian Academy has gained official status. Academy is an early official school officially recognized by the Song Dynasty.