Where exactly was Zhu Xi born? Is there any evidence of being born in Wuyuan?

Ju Xi's father, Zhu Song, was a native of Wuyuan, Zhu Xi grew up in the Wuyi Mountain area of Fujian, and returned to Huizhou with his father at the age of five.

Ju Xi was born, it is the father because of the offense Qin Hui was dismissed detained to set up the library teaching, Zhu Song see Song room south, the country is not, hope that his son grows up, there is a bright way of the world, the bright, bright day to the son named "Xi".

"This evening love unlimited, when the old garden to return." Zhu Xi strictly abide by his father's training, although born in Fujian, but the feelings of Huizhou home is unforgettable. Huizhou city south has purple sun mountain, Zhu Xi had to purple sun academy list its residence hall. He went back to wuyuan three times to sweep the tomb of his hometown to save his family, made a lot of friends, also collected a lot of disciples, so huizhou scholars into the min to ask scholars in an endless stream.

He made book preface, trekking and thesis, often signed the name "Xin'an Zhu Xi", in order to symbolize the meaning of not forgetting the sangzhi.

Ziyang town

located in wuyuan county, is named by Zhu Xi alias a thousand years old town, the town has the big and small attractions nearly 20 places, for more classical scenery, such as wuyuan museum, wuyuan folk custom hall, old city gate (wall), rainbow well, etc..

The rainbow well is located in Ziyang town south gate street former "Wen Gong Que Li" west side. The well is dug in Tang Dynasty, the well circle is hexagonal, the inner wall is 1 meter in diameter, the depth is more than 5 meters. " wuyuan county record " records: Zhu Xi father Zhu Song when he was born, well in the gas spit like rainbow, through the day unceasingly, Zhu Xi when he was born, well in the purple gas through the sky. Established "rainbow well" huge monument and engraved well inscription.

Song shaoxing twentieth year (1150) spring, then 21-year-old Zhu Xi first returned to wuyuan ancestor, once over the city north door, see quiet and frank mountain side, a clear water slowly flow through, Zhu Xi said, I once upon a time in a dream to here ah. His students told him, this is Zhu Him pond. Zhu Xi offhandedly chanted, "half an acre of square ponds a reference to open, the sky light and cloud shadow *** wandering, ask the spring where to get as clear as Xu, for there is a source of living water."

Wen Gongshan Zhu Zi Cultural Park

Wen Gongshan formerly known as the "nine old Hibiscus Hill", is located in the southern part of the county Xiaolin Township territory, 26 kilometers away from the county town of Ziyang Town, because of the Song Ningzong posthumously Zhu Xi for the "Wen Gong", the descendants renamed this mountain as Wen Gongshan.

Deep in the mountains, still well preserved Zhu Xi's fourth ancestor Zhu Weifu's wife Cheng's tomb, the words on the tombstone are Zhu Xi's inscription. Chunxi three years of the Southern Song Dynasty, the then 47-year-old Zhu Xi rate of the clan climbed the hill to sweep the tomb, hand-planted 24 cedar saplings symbolizing 24 filial piety, and arranged in accordance with the eight trigrams. This expresses the great filial piety to the ancestors. After more than 800 years of wind and rain, there are still 16 trees, the highest 38.7 meters, the thickest diameter of 3.43 meters, known as "Jiangnan cedar king group". Zhu Xi's ancestral tomb has a good? Several places, but only here these big trees, is Zhu Xi left a living relics.

The scenic area also has a thousand years of ancient post road and other monuments, the descendants of the new Zhu Xi Memorial Hall, Zhu Xi poetry and cultural monument gallery, Ziyang Academy, Lianquan Tea Pavilion, the cold springs of the fine house, half an acre of square ponds, etc. and 100,000 acres of natural broad-leaved forests, Wengong Lake, such as the natural scenery of a harmonious combination.

Xin'an Science

Xin'an Science founder Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi and the master Zhu Xi, ancestral home in Huizhou on the banks of the Xin'an River, because of Huizhou's former name of Xin'an County, so this school of thought to "Xin'an" named.

Ju Xi returned to Huizhou three times to visit his relatives, each time staying a few months, so Huizhou from its many scholars. Cheng Zhu science has become the orthodox academic thinking in Huizhou, Huizhou scholars Cheng Zhu science is more faith.

Hui merchants Chong Zhu good Confucian, do not hesitate to donate money to run the academy. In the Huizhou merchants and clan forces **** with the role of the influence of Zhu Xi's science on Huizhou, but also "better than the other Yi". Huizhou academy "where dozens, to Ziyang for the big."

Huizhou big clans Zhu Xi's "family rituals" to the "family rules", "family code", the purpose is to maintain and strengthen the rule of the clan. As a result, the feudal patriarchal system in Huizhou lasted longer than in other regions, and was gradually abolished until the Xuantong and the Republic of China.

Huizhou merchants and science, the former is the economic foundation, the latter is the guiding ideology, the two promote each other, interacting with each other, thus contributing to the high degree of development of culture in Huizhou, a variety of forms, resulting in the "Xin'an School of Painting," "Huizhou School of Seal Engraving", The "Huizhou School of Painting", "Huizhou School of Engraving", "Huizhou School of Seal Engraving", "Xin'an Medicine", and "Huizhou Opera", among other cultural categories.

Wuyuan is Zhu Xi's hometown and tea town, tea ceremony and tea custom are also unique.

Zhu Xi life for the official fifty years, successive affairs Song Gaozong, filial piety, light, Ning Zong four dynasties, "Serves in the outside world only nine exams, standing dynasty only forty days". His official career, when the official for the people, not only advised the agriculture and mulberry to save the disaster, concerned about the hardship of the people, he often "beans rice quinoa soup". When he returned to wuyuan to search for his ancestor, he also personally edited the "wuyuan tea house Zhu clan genealogy", and wrote the genealogy preface.

Goose Lake Meeting

Goose Lake Meeting is a famous debate in history, between Zhu Xi and Lu Jiufen, because of the occurrence of the Goose Lake Academy in the territory of Leadshan County, Kwangxin Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, named.

Southern Song dynasty chunxi two years (1175 AD), lu zuqian in view of Zhu Xi, Lu Jiuyuan two schools of thought different arguments, often caused by the controversy, and therefore initiated a date, invited Zhu, Lu two gatherings in goose lake temple. At that time, Zhu Xi and Lu Jiuyuan, Lu Jiuling brothers were invited to the appointment.