History of memorial archway in Ningjin

The memorial archway in Ningjin has a long history, dating back to the Three Emperors and Five Emperors.

Around the 25th century BC, Ningjin was adjacent to the East China Sea (there was no distinction between the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea at that time, and Haipu, which was connected with the east of the mainland, was called the East China Sea). Ningjinbo (then called Continental Ze) is a lake that goes deep into the mainland and has a wide foundation. Because it is in the west of the East China Sea, people call it the West Sea. The plain here is vast, with water and mountains. Today, Lishan has been razed to the ground by the flood, leaving only Licheng Village. Good geographical environment and good climatic conditions are a good place for human evolution. In ancient times, three emperors and five emperors (Fuxi, Shennong, Huangdi, Armor and Shun) all taught people's livelihood here, leaving a legend of a wooden archway. The archway in Ningjin can be divided into five types: wooden column square, wooden tile structure square, wooden stone structure square, stone square and contemporary reinforced concrete. In terms of ideographic meaning, it can be roughly divided into eight categories:

One is Guanjue Square, such as Cao Fu University Square, Cao Ding Dujian Square, Cai Yuan's Shi Yu Square, Zhang Shi's Taishi Square, Liu Wenbing's suggestion square, Zheng Ming's supervision Shi Yu Square, Wang Yuanjin's two-generation Sinong Square, wang pu's Don Juan Square and Li He's Ma Xu Duwei Square.

Second, Kodi Square, such as Champion Square in Cao Ying and Jinshi Square in the vegetable garden.

Third, I would like to present it to you. For example, after Wang Zhidong's death, he gave Shao Qing's "Zhongqing Huayao Square" in Guanglu Temple, and after Sun Changling's death, he gave Youdu a suggestion, adding "contributions" to build a general workshop.

The fourth is to do good deeds and accumulate virtue. For example, in the fifth year of Wang Zhengtong's reign (1440), Ningjin made a disaster, donated 2,000 tons of grain for disaster relief, and established Yimin Square as a sign of kindness. Gao Wenbing donated 2000 tons of grain to the government for disaster relief in the year of Gengzi in Wanli (1600), and he took out 1000 tons of grain to help the victims. The emperor issued a letter to build Yimin Square. Cai Yuan started Wen Bin Academy and studied in it. The dignitaries built nine memorial archways for him, such as "Loyalty and Righteousness Ming Dow", "Respect for Righteousness and Daoism", "A Man with a Way", "Virtue as Confucianism" and "Master of Qing Dynasty".

Fifth, filial piety, filial piety and chastity. Every time a dutiful son and grandson and a chaste woman play in the imperial court, they give thirty taels of silver based on the approval of building a workshop. For example, Mr. Zhang, the wife of Sun Changgu, was martyred and chaste, and the wife of Shang Tai was widowed and chaste. There are more than 130 such Xiaofang County.

Sixth, the government's square in front of the temple, the government's square in front of the temple, is still Zhang's credit, or his power is great. For example, in front of the yamen, there is a square for people and a square for justice. Taihe Yuan Qi Square stands in front of the Confucian Temple, echoing the Tiandi Square and running through the ancient and modern squares. In front of the Chenghuang Temple, there stands a tourist blog.

Seventh, build workshops for some historical events, such as the workshop of Emperor Yao's abdication, and the workshop of Sun Gong's offering carp in ancient Ding Qiao.

Eighth, the cemetery square, such as Li Xu and Li's first, Fan's first, Feng Yingjia's first, Cao Nai's Cao Shi Yingdi Square, and Zheng's famous Beebee Cheng Square.

In a word, the functions of these archways are: first, to show merit and honor, and second, to maintain feudal ethics, which is quite different from the symbolic function of the original archway L. Once upon a time, there was a big archway in Gulou West Street, Jincheng, Ning, called "Father-son archway", which was built by Zhang Chu and his son in Wanli period of Ming Dynasty. To ask why this memorial arch was built, we have to start from the beginning.

Zhang Xi 'an lives in Gulou West Street, Ningjin City. He was very clever since he was a child. He was only a few years old and could write dialogues. Seeing that he loves learning Chinese characters, his father sent him to a private school to study. In the private school, Zhang Yi listened attentively and studied hard. The teacher loved him very much. There are several copies of Tong Jian on the teacher's desk. One day, after finishing his homework, the teacher looked up at the universal mirror and suddenly found that one was missing. The next day, he changed back into another one. Who's peeking? The teacher suddenly thought of studying hard on weekdays, but on second thought, he was still young. Can he understand? On second thought, it's impossible for anyone but Zhang Xian, so I went to his house to inquire.

Walking into the Zhang family, I saw Zhang Yi absorbed in reading a book. This is the mirror I was looking for. The teacher was secretly surprised that only a few years old children could understand that ancient history book. So, he put forward several difficult questions to ask him, and Zhang Yi took his time and answered them like a stream. The teacher is very grateful His father likes his son even more when he sees that he is so motivated. From then on, Zhang Chu loved reading historical biographies more, and often forgot to eat and sleep, staying up all night.

Because his family is not well off, he studies late into the night every day. His father often scolds him for wasting oil. But he is still diligent and never slacks off. In a rage, his father took the lamp away at night. One night, his father passed by his house and suddenly saw a faint light in the room. He thought he was playing with fire in the house and was very angry. He grabbed a stick and tried to hit him. When he opened the door, he saw Zhang Zheng absorbed in reading by the light of firewood. His anger disappeared and he quietly quit without saying a word.

When Zhang Chu was fourteen years old, he went to Mazhuang in this county to study. One night, a group of children were surprised to find the golden light shining over the house where Zhang Xian lived. They quickly ran to the house to see, only to see the wall was illuminated by red light, the room was bright, and Zhang Xian was sleeping in the house. When people saw this scene, they were all surprised and thought that Zhang Yi was not a mortal.

Because Zhang Xian studied hard, he was admitted to Juren, but his life was still poor. Sometimes in rainy weather, he can't even open the pot to eat. Nevertheless, his ambition to make progress in study has never wavered. His knowledge is broader. No matter the evolution of ancient and modern times, the sufferings of the army and the people, the dangers of mountains and rivers, or internal affairs and diplomacy, he talked about Kan Kan, and even made no mistakes for many years. After he was admitted to Jinshi, he was edited by the Hanlin Academy. The emperor asked him to manage patents and issue letters. His letters and letters are concise and literary. Soon after, the emperor asked him to be the editor of the Important Code of Three Dynasties, responsible for writing a major court case of "beating", which involved many royalty and dignitaries. If we are realistic, we will take great risks. Many historians face this difficult problem. You look at me, I look at you, pen in hand, and they can't write a word for a long time. Zhang Yi grabbed a pen and wrote it truthfully. Many people who know Zhang Xian are worried about him, but he looks calm and says, "History books are used to record historical facts, which is its duty. What will happen to him if he can record the truth of history! " Regardless of personal safety, Zhang Yi devoted herself to writing and wrote straight books impartially. The article is rich in content, informative and concise, which has established a good style of writing national history.

In order to reward him, the emperor gave his father a big gift, asked him to edit and repair imperial academy, and wrote a letter to build an archway for his father and son to show that each generation was better than the next. This archway is magnificent, tall and straight, protected by dragons and dragons, exquisite in workmanship and unique in craftsmanship, and it is unique among many archways in Ningjin. Zhang Yi not only won honor for Zhang Jiazu, but also added luster to the people of this county. People in the county affectionately call this memorial archway "father-son memorial archway".