I chose to build an Academy mainly because of the fact that that we still have over 200 turns left in this game, and even if we make just 8 or 9 extra beakers per turn from the Academy, we will still get more overall than with the 1600 beakers put towards Education.
And it seems that most of my entries I made manully didn't show up in the log, so I'll have to write down some stuff from memory...
Turn 198 (1380 AD)
Guangzhou finishes: Academy
Shanghai grows: 9
Turn 199 (1390 AD)
Beijing finishes: Courthouse
Buddhist Miss. moves to Beijing.
Turn 200 (1400 AD)
Beijing begins: Market
Macau grows: 3
Buddhism has spread: Shanghai
I decide not to adopt Buddhism.
Turn 201 (1410 AD)
Around this point Herodotus placed us second in the largest nations list.
Turn 202 (1420 AD)
Nanjing grows: 8
Xian grows: 6
Shandong finishes: Worker
Turn 203 (1430 AD)
Shandong begins: Lighthouse
Tech learned: Music
Beijing grows: 9
Shanghai finishes: Courthouse
Guangzhou grows: 9
Nanjing finishes: Courthouse
Chengdu grows: 7
Chengdu finishes: Courthouse
Hangzhou finishes: Lighthouse
Trade Sheep to Roosevelt for Cows around this turn.
Turn 204 (1440 AD)
Shanghai begins: Theatre
Nanjing begins: Barracks
Chengdu begins: Harbor
Hangzhou begins: Courthouse
Roosevelt asks us to cancel all deals with Monty, and since that was just an Open Borders agreement, I agree. Monty's not too happy about it, but Roosevelt's our greatest ally and I'd rather make him more of a friend than keeping a deal with Monty, who hasn't exactly been the nicest neighbor...
Turn 205 (1450 AD)
8 turns left for Education.