The first part of this article discusses the different styles of study formed in the Cheng-jen Academies of yung-shang and Shao-hsing as a result of their differences in teaching methods and content of courses. The second part analyses the differences between Huang Tsung-hsi and his disciples in Yung-shang, which, in fact, reflected those of Liu Chi-shan with the Ch'eng brothers and Cha Hsi, with Wang Yang-ming as well as with P'an P'ing-ke. The third part describes how Huang helped create a new atmosphere in the Cheng-jen Academy of Yung-shang by encouraging the study of the Confucian classics, history and even literature, astronomy, geography, mathematics, etc., thus taking the late Ming tendency towards real learning to a new phase. However, he was unaware of all this himself and still adhered to Liu's teachings in philosophy. Hence the above-mentioned differences. From the above description it can also be seen that Liu's teachings no longer had much influence by the early Ch'ing.