In addition, at the private academies established by our forefathers in Taiwan-some, such as the Wen Kai Academy in Lukang and the Xue Hai Academy on Tihua Street in Taipei, still preserved as historic sites-there were tablets specially dedicated to the veneration of Zhu. In days gone by, students had to bow and light incense before these icons before starting their day of schoolwork.
至於先民在台設立的書院雖盡成古蹟，鹿港文開書院、台北學海書院，都還保留專奉朱熹的「朱子祠」，過去書院子弟晨起得先至此上香，才開始一天的課業。