Han's courtyard

Han's courtyard

Han's courtyard was built in the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty in the ancient city of Yang'a, the residence of Han Shouyi. There are more than 300 rooms up and down. There are study yard and garden. There are brick passageways under the courtyard, drumming platform and shangmashi in front of the door.

The stone archway

Stone archway and Han's courtyard in Shangli ancient town

The deep winter in the ancient town is still green, the vegetation is still green, but the color is not so bright. If it is not located in Ya'an, the "Rain City", there is a strong cloud in the air, and it is a small town in the south of the Yangtze River. However, the stone archway outside the town, built in the reign of Daoguang to honor Wu Ji Ke Zi, the local Han's daughter-in-law, and WAN Zhen, the white head, has been heated by the media recently, but the coldness it brings out gives people a chilling feeling. Now that you're here, you have to look closer.

The brown archway

The brown archway was protected by an iron fence. Before entering the door, an old man walked slowly. His thin figure was reflected on the stagnant water of the rain, like the leaves in the wind. He blocked in front of the door and asked me to pay two yuan. He pointed to the three words at the bottom of the badge and said, this is me! This is a special badge made by the Township Cultural Management Office for the announcer. The old man said that he was the 13th grandson of the Han family, the owner of the memorial archway. He was 55 years old. When he said that Han Lian, the fourth generation ancestor of the Han family, was a local senior official who had been granted the Maobing road of Chengdu mianlong in Sichuan Province by Zeng Rong, the Minister of Taiping Shaobao military department.

Collection of literature and history materials

Over the years, I have paid close attention to the collection of literature and history materials, and I have been fortunate to learn about the current situation of the descendants of some historical figures. For example, a descendant of Feng Guozhang, the former president of the National Congress, is now a very good crosstalk actor in office, while a big science, who died not long ago, is the direct grandson of Yuan Shikai. Not long ago, in the western suburb of Chengdu, I met a young farmer who claimed to be the nephew of Ma Bufang, the king of Northwest China. It's no surprise, but when I hold this commentator's rough hand, I can't connect this humble farmer with the heroic general who was praised by the imperial court as "stepping on grass". It is also quite like the chastity archway behind the old man, which carries the vicissitudes of history and time. It is easy to be regarded as a symbol of feudal ethics restraining women's thoughts, constraining women's freedom and oppressing women's body and mind. It also believes that ancient women are not allowed to remarry. In fact, this is a misunderstanding caused by a little knowledge of history.

feudalistic age

In fact, for a long time in feudal China, women's living environment was quite relaxed, and it was quite common for their wives to remarry after their husbands died. For example, after Wei zhuanggong died, his concubine Yijiang married his legitimate son Wei Xuangong again; another example: Qi Jiang, the concubine of Jin Wugong, married Jin Xiangong, the concubine of Jin Wugong. This idea of marriage, which is not acceptable to modern people, was not criticized at that time. What's amazing is song Xianggong's wife Wang Ji. After many years of widowhood, when she saw Bao, song Xianggong's grandson, who was "beautiful and gorgeous", she was so excited that she married him. Even the daughter-in-law of Kong laofuzi, the founder of feudal morality, became a "follower" and "remarried in Wei" after her husband Bo Yu died.

Oil bottle

Married not to say, but also the Confucius sage's direct grandson thought as a "tug of oil bottle" in the past, future generations did not say anything about this! Just now I mentioned "beauty and beauty", which reminds me of the famous Wu Zetian. It is said that when a minister surnamed Liu recommended her son "pure white, beautiful, masculine and strong, which can be regarded as the worship of Chen Nei" to her in Danlong, Wu Zetian not only didn't pretend to be serious, but also "Feng" Yan Dayue, saying that "non Qing didn't hear this"! Such rumors, though unconventional, are in line with the mentality of iron women, and are in line with the tradition of Chinese women's daring to love, hate and do. There have always been a lot of criticisms about this imperious queen, but there is history to prove her great talent. After the Tang Dynasty came to Zhongzong, it was in danger. It was Chen zhongyingduan who took the lead in blowing the clarion call of rectifying official administration by taking anti-corruption as the breakthrough point, and set up a kind of "copper box" all over the country. With a strict reporting network, she also imposed heavy penalties and used cruel officials to "invite the king into the Urn" for all officials who embezzled more than 100 Liang.

try what you have devised against others

Anti corruption is to dare to be serious. Under the deterrence of "inviting the emperor into the Urn", all the officials follow the rules and turn pale when talking about "corruption", lest they may get involved with the word "stolen goods". Before the order of "invite the emperor into the Urn", the ordinary people clapped their hands and competed to sort out the officials around one by one with the eyes of "masters" From chastity archway to "anti-corruption" does not deviate from the theme. Because in China's feudal society, women's chastity was always compared with the loyalty and honesty of officials. If it is said that the earliest proposal of "husband's death does not marry" is "husband's death does not marry" in the book of rites. But this is only the highest requirement of etiquette, not everyone. It was after the Song Dynasty, when Confucianism was vigorously promoted, "Cheng Zhu Neo Confucianism" became the official philosophy of emperor Tu YONGGU, and "women's integrity" was raised to the same level as "loyalty of Ministers". "Loyal officials do not serve as two masters" and "martyrs do not marry two husbands" have become a kind of moral creed. Especially at the end of Ming and Qing Dynasties, the "Zhaozhong Temple" and the "chastity memorial archway" were all over the country. If this is a kind of praise, it is just a group of tragic characters or heroes. The scene of chastity archway everywhere is lively, but it is not a prosperous scene! The world is like chess, the country is easy to replace. In sum, the Han family has lived in the Xieyang tobacco tree in Shangli for more than 200 years. After the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and the war in the period of the Republic of China, it is not known what kind of psychological process these Yuyi Shizhou experienced. But in a general sense, there are the great pain of laying eggs and the sense of loss between heaven and earth, but as a living group, there should also be wedding candles, warm cooking smoke, the loud cry of newborn babies, and the hard livelihood of spring planting and autumn harvest. When I left the stone archway and walked into the Han's courtyard with the gate of "Wei Shou Fu", I really confirmed the above idea.

Composition of the compound

This is a compound composed of three courtyards side by side. Although it has been waiting for a long time to be repaired, through the broken wall moss, we can still distinguish the magnificence of that year from the purple stone plinth and carved window lattice. In particular, the gold plaque hanging in the main hall and inscribed with the mark of "stepping on grass" can't help people think that the master of the house who had excellent martial arts skills and was able to "fly on grass" should have no problem in winning the rank of general among millions of troops. Although it is near dusk, except for a dog and a few chickens, the courtyard is not cold. Because the door on one side of the wing room with the word "happy red" is closed, but it is difficult to hide the story behind the door and the warm harmony it deduces. Of course, there is also the couplet on the carved window, which says "light rice and clear tea have a real flavor, and bright window is a place to live in peace". Don't look down on just a few words. This is the true meaning of life that the Han family has come to realize after 16 generations and 200 years! I remember when I walked into the compound just now, a tourist asked: is the decline of the Han family due to the change of dynasty? No - according to the commentator, the decline of Han has nothing to do with politics. First, the Han family's salt well in Zigong was mistakenly removed. Then Ya'an's tea houses and business houses lost money for years. In the early years of the Republic of China, Nuo Da's family business was already prosperous, and the water was running out. Maybe at the beginning, this kind of psychological gap is hard to accept, but as time goes on, I get used to it. Later, after the founding of the Republic of China, the Han's children, who have been trained in sports, secretly congratulated themselves for the premature exhaustion of their ancestral career! This feeling, of course, only after the vicissitudes of Zanying can we taste the "true taste". Let's wish the descendants of the Han family, who have already entered the ordinary ecology, a "good life and peace"!

Address: Shangli ancient town, Yucheng District, Ya'an City, Sichuan Province

Longitude: 103.07667845707

Latitude: 30.180933216773

Tel: 028-88363356

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