Abstract: During the Ming and Qing dynasties, Huizhou Merchants not only on supported educational institutions in their home district, but also established academies in areas where they migrated. The Ziyang Academy of Hankou was a typical example of the academies that these merchants established for the studies of their male descendants who migrated with them. The establishment of the Ziyang Academy contributed to both the development of commercial economy in the late feudal period and reflected the common character of Huizhou Merchants who both “traded and felt enthusiasm for Confucianism.”An examination of the establishment of the Academy and the operation of its finances reveals the differences between merchant- sponsored academies and traditional academies.

摘要： 明清时期，徽商不仅致力于徽州本土的文教事业，还纷纷在侨寓之地创办书院，以为相从旅邸的子孙就学成名计，而汉口紫阳书院则是其中的典型，汉口紫阳书院是我国封建社会后期商业经济发展和徽商“贾而好儒”的产物。从汉口紫阳书院的创建、功能及经费的经营中可以窥探明清商人书院与传统书院的不同特点。