Traditional plaque

Generally, plaques will be drawn up according to the achievements of ancestors and families:

1. The Li family and the cremation generally write "Longxi Family" and "Longxi Family", indicating that they are descendants of the Li family in Longxi (Li Guang, both are this branch);

2. Wang Xingping wrote "Sanhuai Hall" and "Sanhuai Pavilion Repair" and other related plaques. The Wangs generally include Taiyuan Wang and Langya Wang (Wang Dao and Wang Xizhi). In the biography of Wang Dan, the history of Song Dynasty, there is a saying that "Dan's father helped him plant the three towers of the imperial court, saying that there must be three officials after me". Taking the Three Pagodas as an allusion, the Queen named this hall "Sanhuaitang", which symbolizes the scenery of ancestors and hopes that future generations will come forth in large numbers.

3. Educated and idealistic gentry will draw up according to their own ideals, such as a hall built in the backyard of the State Council when Han Qi, the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, returned to his hometown to be governor of Xiangzhou. According to the sentence of "Han Xiang Ji Zhuan", "wealth does not return to hometown, but it seems to travel at night", so it is used in the opposite direction, hence the name "Tianjintang".

4. Placards in rural areas of Hunan: Rural people will write "Youlong Land" and "Climbing the Dragon Gate" at the door, and also express their hope for a prosperous family.

5. Study on the Hakka plaque in Shangyou: The Hakka people in "Du Nan, Guan Yi" regard it as ancestral teachings.

The cultural tradition of remembering history, paying attention to family education and cherishing famous festivals was brought to the south and evolved into the current Hakka door plaque. Such as Ban Family Style (Fu's), Taiyuan Family Business (Wang Xing), Biography of Bauhinia (Tian's), Ziyang Shize (Zhu's), Fuchun (Yan's) and Four Commandments (Yu's). ), "Dongguan" (Huang surname).

6. More directly, if someone in the family has been a Jinshi, they will hang a plaque like "Jinshi Di".