As a special species of education and academic studies, the Chinese ancient academies of classical learning have close connection with "the spirit of freedom" of ancient literati.

书院是我国封建社会一种特殊的教育和学术研讨机构，它的繁荣兴盛与我国古文人的“自由精神”密切相关。

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She said schools with humanities as a specialism had the option to focus on the teaching and learning of classical studies - Latin, Classical Greek and classical civilisation - alongside a core option of history, geography or English.

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