Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c11.s2.t4.2

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Royal Academy was an ancient government office for managing the royal music governed by Taichang who was responsible for sacrificial rites and music, and it was the place gathering the court musicians. The Royal Academy was set up in the Period of Wude during the reign of Emperor Gaozu of Tang (618- second year of Kaiyuan Period during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong (714 CE) and it also expanded. Apart from the internal royal academy built in the Penglai Palace, the left royal academy and right royal academy were set up in Changan and Luoyang, respectively. They exclusively managed education, conducted rehearsal of music, singing and dancing except the gagaku, and offered songs and dances for the palace at any time. *New Tang Book • Rituals and Music* described that “In the flourishing period