书院的正厅,是古代讲学的场所,故名讲堂。左右两壁有朱熹于宋乾道三年(公元1167年)来书院讲学时手书的“忠孝廉节”四字石刻。每字高1.69米,宽1.22米。后人便因此把正厅取名为“忠孝廉节”堂。堂内两廊置放的“整齐严肃”四字石刻,是清乾 The main hall of the academy is a place for ancient lectures, hence the name lecture hall. On the left and right sides, Zhu Xi wrote the four-character stone carving of “Zhong Xiao Lian Festival” during the three years (AD 1167) when he went to the college to give lectures. Each word is 1.69 meters high and 1.22 meters wide. Later generations therefore named the main hall as the “Loyalty Festival”. The “Fine and Strict” four-character stone carvings placed in the two corridors in the hall are clear