Songyang Academy has a beautiful environment and is a popular place for reading. The architectural layout of the academy maintains the style before the Qing Dynasty. There are more than 500 existing halls and corridors, and it is composed of five courtyards. The first is the Ancestor Temple, which honors the ancestors and sages related to the academy, followed by the lecture hall, the Daotong Temple after the lecture hall, and finally the library. The supporting rooms on both sides were originally "Chengzhu Temple", study room, study room, etc. The walls of the corridors in the courtyard are inlaid with inscriptions and messages from literati and poets of the past dynasties, and the calligraphy of the contents is unique. The west side courtyard contains part of the teaching and examination room of Songyang Academy in the Qing Dynasty. In the past dynasties, Songyang Academy had a school field to cover the expenses of the academy.

Songyang Academy is an institution of higher learning in ancient my country. It, together with Yingtian Academy in Shangqiu, Henan, Yuelu Academy in Hunan, and Bailudong Academy in Jiangxi, is known as the four major academies in ancient my country. National key cultural relics protection unit. Songyang Academy is located at the southern foot of Songshan Mountain in Dengfeng City, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, at the foot of Taishi Mountain. It is named because it is located in the sun of Songshan Mountain. The place is surrounded by arching mountains, long streams, towering pines and cypresses, and is elegant and quiet. When Emperor Qianlong visited Songshan Mountain, he once left a poem saying, "The scenery of Songyang in the academy is the clearest, and the stone buildings still bear the inscription of the Forbidden City." In the history of our country, Songyang Academy is famous for its Neo-Confucianism, rich in culture, and famous for its unique cultural relics.