Anyang Academy is located on Anyang Road in Yangshan and is one of the relatively well preserved historical academy buildings to this day. Many Wuxi people believe that it can be compared to Donglin Academy in the city center, saying that "there is Donglin Academy in the east and Anyang Academy in the west". This is enough to demonstrate the status of Anyang Academy in the hearts of Wuxi people. Anyang Academy was built with donations from Qian Xu, the ancestor of the famous sculptor Qian Shaowu. According to the "Fu'an Township Annals", the history of Anyang Academy can be traced back to the third year of the Qing Dynasty's Tongzhi reign, which was 1864 AD. In the eighth year of the Guangxu reign, which was 1882, this academy was finally completed.