The Jingzhou school (荆州学派) was the intellectual and administrative circle that flourished in Jing Province under Liu Biao. With the north in turmoil, many scholars and officials fled south; Liu Biao’s relatively stable rule and patronage made Jing a centre of learning. Scholars there worked on the classics, history, and statecraft.
When Liu Biao died and Jing Province fragmented, many of these figures entered the service of Cao Cao, Liu Bei, or Sun Quan. The Jingzhou school is thus significant both for late Han scholarship and for the pool of talent that fed the three states.