Former residence of Du Shoutian

Du Shoutian's former residence is located in the South Street of Binbei sub district office, Bincheng District, Binzhou City, Shandong Province. It was built in the Wanli year next year. It is a national AAAA tourist attraction, a key cultural relic protection unit, and a must visit 100 places in Shandong Province, including patriotism education base, clean government education base, and youth education base.

Former residence of Du Shoutian

Du Shoutian's former residence is not only the former residence of Du Shoutian, the imperial teacher of Qing Dynasty, but also the former residence of many famous officials of Du family. It is located in South Street, Binbei street, Bincheng District, Binzhou City. There is a wooden archway in front of the door, with horizontal plaques of "taishidi" and "xiangguodi" hanging at the front of the door, and plaques of "fangbodi", "Yayuan", "Chuanlu", "grandfathers and grandsons, brothers and nephews, Hanlin" hanging in the hall. All the buildings are Sihe Courtyard, covering an area of about 25 mu, including 28 small courtyards, with more than 300 rooms, such as the main hall, the embroidered building, the wing room and the ancestral hall. At present, there are only embroidery building, living room, some hall rooms and wing rooms. The architectural style is simple and simple, which is a typical architectural feature of northern Shandong in Ming and Qing Dynasties. In 1985, it was listed as a cultural relic protection unit at the county level. It was listed as a cultural relic protection unit of Binzhou City in 2004, opened to the public on April 27, 2010, and was awarded national AAAA scenic spot by National Tourism Administration in 2010.

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Du Shoutian's former residence is the property of his parents and many brothers and uncles. The Du family has been a famous family since Ming Dynasty. By the end of Qing Dynasty, there were 12 Jinshi, whose house was called "Du Fu".

Du Shi, the founder of Du's courtyard, ranks second. According to the etiquette system of Ming Dynasty, the gate of his family can open three doors and five beams. However, Du's house has only one door. The house he lives in can have five main rooms and nine beams. However, there are only three main rooms and five beams here. Du Shoutian was in the first rank. As an official, he did not buy an acre of land or add a room. Although there are many important officials in Binzhou, the residence of Du family is very common, and the decoration is also very simple. The weakness of the family property and the modesty and low-key of Du's life complement each other, while their low-key of fame and official dedication complement each other. This kind of low-key makes the once famous Binzhou Du family once little known, even disappeared in the memory of the public.

Open and unobstructed is a typical feature of Du Shoutian's former residence. There are not only gates, but also passageways in all directions of Du's courtyard, extending in all directions. In the compound, each small courtyard not only opens the back door and the side door, but also has the gateway and the corridor. There is not a closed place in the compound, which is relatively independent in space and interlinked in atmosphere. The whole compound reveals a kind of family happiness, a kind of intimacy, a kind of warm and harmonious coexistence of brothers and sisters in law. The openness and inclusiveness of the compound has forged a large number of honest officials. People who come to the political stage from here are like this building, round outside and square inside, advancing and retreating freely.

Entering the former residence, tourists will realize the true meaning of Du Shoutian's life as an official: to be modest and upright, to be patriotic, honest and diligent, to be "upright, clear, peaceful and cautious".

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Du Shoutian (1787-1852) was born in Binzhou, Shandong Province. He was the teacher of emperor Xianfeng. His father, Du Yu, was the editor of the Imperial Academy in the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty and the Minister of rites. His family has a long history of being a scholar official with many scholars. Because of the Du family's "Seven Scholars in one school", "five Hanlin in father and son", and the high officials who were awarded "Taishi Taibao", his family has been recorded in the dictionary of Chinese literature, the dictionary of calligraphy and painting, and the dictionary of Chinese celebrities.

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Rigid column

During the reign of Jiaqing and Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty, the Du family not only flourished, but also their descendants became talents, so they prepared to expand the scale of their former residence. I want to buy the house next to my former residence. Du Yu, a senior official in Beijing, warned his family not to bully others. They must be fair and pay more money. At the same time, he also sent money to his family. Due to the reasonable price, all the relocated households moved out smoothly. Only one family with the surname gang in the southwest corner refused to move, no matter how much money the Du family paid. The Du family wrote to Du Yu in a hurry. Du Yu replied: don't make it difficult for the villagers to build their own houses. They just don't want to settle down and stay. This is the story of the "steel column" in Du's courtyard, which is very famous in the local area.

Xiulou

Xiulou is not only the most complete courtyard in the former residence, but also the landmark of the former residence. Built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, it was also built by Du Shi. It is a two-story brick and wood building, where Du's daughter lives. There is a well in the ear room next to the embroidery building, called the daughter well, which was built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhongxiao Hall

Zhongxiao hall, also known as Pepsi room, was built in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. It was the place where the Du family discussed the important affairs of the family. It was the witness of the justice, democracy, harmony and public welfare of the Du family.

Taikangdi

Taikangdi has five main rooms, three East and West Wing rooms, and five South rooms. It was built by Du Shoutian's grandfather Du Tongguang and his uncle Du Tonghui. It was built in the reign of Qianlong and spread to Du Hong.

Main hospital

Built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty by Du Shi, it covers an area of 1.04 Mu and has a history of more than 400 years. It is the most important courtyard in the former residence. There are eight Jinshi, five Hanlin and a generation of imperial teachers in this courtyard, which is the geomantic treasure land of the whole former residence.

Rongdetang

Rongdetang, also known as Yayuan mansion and military aircraft minister's courtyard, was built in the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty and destroyed in the late Qing Dynasty. It is the residence of Du Fang, the eldest brother of Du Shoutian's father. The main room is five rooms wide, one room deep and three rooms East and West. It is a standard folk building in northern Shandong.

ancestral hall

The ancestral hall was first built by Du Shi, the eighth patriarch, and is mainly dedicated to the ancestors of sanzong and Erzhi. Offering sacrifices to ancestors, commemorating and spreading the merits of ancestors, enlightening and inspiring future generations. Hanging on the ancestral hall is a couplet that "serving the country and inheriting the family is nothing more than Li Li, who has become a upright man, and dun Geng is only for Mian Yiye to raise some filial sons and grandchildren.".

Jingmingshan house

Jingming Shanfang is a private school of the Du family and a place for their children to study. Duer and his son both studied here when they were young. The U type Stone Gallery seal carving Dujia's "Xun Xun" is the essence and aphorism.

Datong Inn

Originally built in the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, it has 10 main rooms, 10 upper and lower floors, 8 left and right wing rooms, two front and rear courtyards, guest rooms, restaurants, kitchens and other buildings. It is an inn run by the Du family. Local people have a doggerel: "from a distance, Datong Inn has a lot of houses and a limited number of people." the inn is famous for its strange sounds, strange shadows and strange things.

Du's culture

Human landscape is alive and colorful. If Du Shoutian's former residence leaves Du Shoutian and Du's culture, it is the residence of ordinary officials, which inevitably degenerates into mediocrity and commonplace in the 5000 years of Chinese civilization. It is because of the people and things of Du Shoutian and his family for more than ten generations that this ancient house became bright and vivid, and had aura and popularity. Its most attractive place should be the unique culture of Du family. If people in the world don't want their children to be full and their future generations to be happy, they may be able to understand it if they come to Du's house. If people in the world don't want their children to be academically excellent and Jackie Chan to be a Phoenix, they may be able to be enlightened if they come to Du's house. If people in the world don't want to be an official and a respectable person, they may be able even if they don't make a name in history Let's see. Maybe it's helpful to the way of life. No matter who comes to Du Shoutian's former residence, you can feel the aura of green bricks and gray tiles, receive education, and at least understand a chapter in Du's cultural masterpiece. It will make you realize something and return with a full load.

adapt ancient forms for the ancient serve the present. Binzhou Du family's cultural education produced 12 Jinshi in Ming and Qing Dynasties, outstanding in the country; forged a large number of upright martyrs, elegant loyal officials; cultivated the emperor. In addition to the traditional, common ideological edification, to understand their unique culture may be enlightening for today's people.

First of all, the most important meaning of Du's culture is "Zhengxin". Zhengxin is the main purpose of Confucian moral cultivation and the main body of Chinese traditional culture. What the Confucianists say is to govern the world, and the standard is benevolence and righteousness, which is intended to serve the public. According to Buddhism, the right mind is to understand the mind and to govern the body; according to Taoism, the right mind is to train the mind. The standard of the interpretation of Tao is to filter the mind. The most important characteristic of Du's culture is to supplement Confucianism with the core of Confucianism. Specifically speaking, the essence of Du's culture is to take the moral cultivation of Confucianism as the key link, cultivate oneself with Taoism, govern the mind with Buddhism, govern the world with Confucianism, and invent and practice the harmonious way of three religions. Through self-cultivation and cultivation, we can achieve "inner sage and outer king" by "stopping at the best", and "combining body with body". The way of "seeking things, learning, sincerity and correcting heart" is the "inner sage" of self-cultivation, that is, body; self-cultivation is the foundation; only self-cultivation can be promoted to the "outer king" of regulating the family, governing the country and pacifying the world, that is, use. He pursues the sense of responsibility and the spirit of responsibility of "establishing the heart for heaven and earth, establishing the life for the people, inheriting the unique learning for the saints, and opening peace for all the world", and becomes a person with noble moral character, mellow wisdom, and the ability to inherit the family and serve the country.

While inheriting and carrying forward the traditional Chinese culture, the Du family has been carrying forward the family culture and gradually formed its own characteristics. The eighth leader

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