Shangrao has had schools since the Qin Dynasty. In the fourth year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty (630), Confucius temples were generally established in all counties, and there was a learning palace in the temple, which was the office of Confucian teachers. There is a school house because the temple is studying. During the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were state, prefecture and county schools in this area. In the Song Dynasty, the county was selected to enter the state school, but in the Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties, the state, the government and the county school were not related. The main schools are Raozhou official school and Guangxin official school. Each county (state) school was founded in a different year.

Shangrao, known as Xinzhou in ancient times, is a prefecture-level city in Jiangxi Province. It is located in the northeast of Jiangxi Province, bordering Zhejiang in the east, Fujian in the south and Anhui in the north, at the intersection of Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone, Haixi Economic Zone and Poyang Lake Ecological Economic Zone. Since ancient times, it has been known as "the superior, rich and ecological capital", "the thoroughfare extending in all directions" and "the first gateway of Zhang Yu".

Shangrao has jurisdiction over 12 counties, districts and cities, and has won many city honors such as excellent tourist city in China, happiest city in China (twice) and best investment city in China.

The east-west width is 2 10 km, and the north-south length is 194 km. The total land area is 2279 1 km2, the mountainous area is 2342 km2, the hilly area is 14436 km2, and the plain area is 60 13 km2, accounting for 10.27%, 63.34% and 26.39% of Shangrao's total area respectively.

Shangrao has many famous mountains and places of interest, which became a tourist attraction as early as the Tang Dynasty. Countless sightseeing travel notes, poems and songs have been left by bureaucrats, celebrities and literati in past dynasties. The territory has beautiful scenery and pleasant scenery, and it is also rich in red revolutionary sites and antique cultural relics.