Wenjin Academy

Wenjin academy, also known as Confucius Temple, is a provincial key cultural relic protection unit in Hubei Province. It is located on the Bank of Confucius River, Jiujie, Xinzhou District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province. In the Analects of Confucius, Confucius traveled all over the world to the state of Chu, and Confucius made "Zilu Enjin" in changju and Jiedu. Founded in the Western Han Dynasty, the academy has a history of more than 2000 years. It is the cradle of scholars in Eastern Hubei in yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and is known as the oldest "University" in China. In history, it was as famous as Yuelu Academy, Donglin Academy and Bailudong Academy. From Song Dynasty to Qing Dynasty, there were 387 Jinshi in the Academy.

Wenjin Academy

Wenjin academy, also known as Confucius Temple, is a provincial key cultural relic protection unit in Hubei Province. It is located on the Bank of Confucius River, Jiujie street, Xinzhou District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province. It is a tourist attraction with Millennium Wenjin academy as the carrier, Confucian traditional culture as the main vein, Jingchu cultural knowledge as the foundation, and high-quality academy cultural tourism and leisure as the theme.

In the Analects of Confucius, Confucius traveled all over the world to the state of Chu, and Confucius made "Zilu Enjin" in changju and Jiedu. Founded in the Western Han Dynasty, the academy has a history of more than 2000 years. It is the cradle of scholars in Eastern Hubei in yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and is known as the oldest "University" in China.

In history, it was as famous as Yuelu Academy, Donglin Academy and Bailudong Academy. From the Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, there were 387 Jinshi in the Academy. Because of its great influence on the history of education and culture in China, it was recorded in the annals of Chinese academies.

Wenjin academy is located at the foot of the southern foot of Dabie Mountain, with beautiful scenery and outstanding people. It is the only Confucius heritage in Hubei Province and one of the best preserved ancient academies in Wuhan and even Hubei Province.

Brief introduction to the Academy

Wenjin academy is located on the Bank of Confucius River in Xinzhou District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province. It is commonly known as "Confucius Temple" among the people. It is named after the allusion in the Analects of Confucius that Confucius made "Zilu Wenjin" in changju and Jiedu. The Academy was founded in the Western Han Dynasty and has a history of more than 2000 years. Wenjin academy is the cradle of scholars in Eastern Hubei in yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, known as the oldest "University" in China.

Wenjin Academy was as famous as Yuelu Academy, Donglin Academy and Bailudong Academy in history. From Song Dynasty to Qing Dynasty, there were 387 Jinshi in the Academy. Because of its great influence on the history of education and culture in China, Wenjin Academy was recorded in the annals of Chinese academies.

Wenjin academy has gone through thousands of years. It was built between 164 BC and 122 BC by Liu An, king of Huainan in the Western Han Dynasty. It was called Confucius Temple before the Southern Song Dynasty. In the late Southern Song Dynasty, long Renfu founded an academy here to spread Confucian culture.

Wenjin academy has been highly valued by the government and the people since ancient times, and has made brilliant achievements in promoting Confucianism and spreading knowledge. From the Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, there appeared a situation of scholars gathering and writing style rising one after another. Du Mu in the Tang Dynasty, Meng Gong and Zhu Xi in the Song Dynasty, long Renfu and Wu Cheng in the Yuan Dynasty, Wang Yangming in the Ming Dynasty and other great Confucians all came to the academy to give lectures.

To guide the country, to answer questions and to solve doubts, students from all over the world gathered together and heard that they were famous all over the world. For example, Zhu Xi gave a lecture here at his old age and wrote a poem to Confucius on February 8, the sixth year of Qing Yuan (1200) in the Southern Song Dynasty. It is ten years ago. Looking back in the mirror, I feel sad. I'll pay the rest of the day. In the past dynasties, there were countless Juren, Jinshi, famous Confucians and important officials from Wenjin Academy. From the Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, scholars gathered together and the style of writing rose one after another. In the middle of Ming and Qing Dynasties, lecturing reached its peak. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Wenjin Academy was also built in the commercial city of Henan Province. Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty and Emperor Jiaqing of Qing Dynasty once granted plaque of "model of all ages" and "shengjidacheng" respectively. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, Mr. Zhang Yifu (Zhang Jingye), a famous calligrapher and former Secretary of Sun Yat Sen's presidential palace, also wrote four simple and vigorous plaques for the Academy.

For a long time, the famous scholars of Wenjin academy have gathered in large numbers. Zhan Tong, who made music to commemorate Confucius in Hongwu Period of Ming Dynasty, Cao benrong and Wan erchang in Qing Dynasty, and Zhang Yifu (Zhang Jingye), a famous calligrapher in modern times, all graduated here. After the last overhaul in 1915, Wenjin academy gradually disappeared in the flames of war.

Although Wenjin academy has lost its former prosperity after several times of rise and fall, from its architecture style of Ming and Qing Dynasties, people can still feel the glory of the academy and the quiet elegance of Confucius Temple. In recent years, people in Xinzhou have spontaneously resumed the ceremony of offering sacrifices to Confucius. Wenjin academy has also become a classroom for local people to admire their ancestors and encourage them to learn. Scholars and scholars from all over the country are also rushing to study. Now, the main body of Wenjin academy has been repaired, the forum of Wenjin which has been interrupted for a hundred years has been restored, and media reports and social attention will make Wenjin academy prosperous again.

Wenjin academy is located at the foot of the southern foot of Dabie Mountain, with beautiful scenery and outstanding people. In 2002, it was awarded the cultural relic protection unit of Hubei Province. It is the only Confucius relic in Hubei Province and one of the best preserved ancient academies in Wuhan city and even Hubei Province. In 2010, Wenjin academy and Daoguanhe jointly planned for large-scale renovation and development of the red tourism area. In December 2012, Wuhan's first Chinese Studies program, the forum of Chinese Studies in Wenjin, was broadcast on the news channel of Wuhan TV station.

After the overhaul in 2015, it has become a carrier of carrying forward the culture of asking for money and carrying forward Confucianism, and an important cultural position for cultivating and practicing the socialist core values. Today's Wenjin academy is a palace style building complex of more than 50 rooms, covering an area of 32000 square meters, with 13 buildings of three high and six low. It has restored its unique regulations of "back Temple front yard" and "going to the temple and going to school". It has become a holy land to show the world the Confucian culture and Confucianism.

On June 7, 2018, Wenjin cultural town project started in Confucius river village, Jiujie street, Xinzhou District, and has been selected as the second batch of Characteristic Towns in Wuhan.

Wenjin academy has been the holy land of Confucian culture and education in Chu and Huang Dynasties since ancient times, where the humanistic spirit of traditional Chinese culture continues. Nowadays, in order to inherit and carry forward Chinese traditional culture, the governments of Hubei Province, Wuhan city and Xinzhou District have launched the Centennial maintenance and protection project of Wenjin academy to save Wenjin cultural heritage, and Wenjin academy has been able to create brilliance again.

Historical evolution

In the Western Han Dynasty, Liu an initiated the Confucius Temple, and Fu Sheng and Dai de gave lectures

Wenjin academy, formerly known as Confucius Temple and Wenxuan temple, is located at the south foot of Confucius mountain in kongzihe village of Jiujie. It was built between 164 and 122 B.C. because the common people of Ying county (Xinzhou) dug up a stone tablet when they were farming in kongzishan, and engraved with eight characters of Qin Dynasty. Liu An, the king of Huainan in the Western Han Dynasty, ordered to build a pavilion at the excavation site and erect the stone tablet inside the pavilion. At the same time, they set up private schools, built Confucius temples near Confucius mountain and Confucius River to offer sacrifices to Confucius, and recruited famous Confucian scholars, such as Fu Sheng, Shen Gong, Dai De, Ou Yangsheng, Xia Hou, to live in the temple to give lectures and write books. This is the origin of ancient Chinese Temple studies, and the oldest "University" in China was born.

Repair of maobao in Eastern Jin Dynasty

In the second to fourth year of Xiankang (336-338 A.D.), Emperor Cheng of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Mao Bao, then governor of Yuzhou, paid a visit to the Confucius Temple and allocated money to repair it.

In Tang Dynasty, it was renamed Wenxuan temple, and Du Mu gave lectures

In the second to fourth year of Huichang (842-844 A.D.), Emperor Wuzong of Tang Dynasty was the governor of Huangzhou (Xinzhou was the government of Huangzhou) and the famous poet Du Mu expanded the Confucius Temple. It was named "Wenxuan Temple" after Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty granted Confucius the title of "the most holy king of literature and propaganda" and began to lecture here. With hundreds of disciples, temple learning developed to its peak.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, Meng Gong was added and taught by Zhu Xi, Zhang Xuan and Lu Zuqian

In the Southern Song Dynasty, Meng Gong, the Jinghu institution envoy, built a Confucius Temple. Zhu Xi, a great thinker and master of Neo Confucianism, came here to give lectures, preach and teach, answer questions and solve doubts. On February 8, 1200, he wrote a poem for Confucius to study the mountain temple. The poem says: "I Cang Yan is not ten years ago. I look back in the mirror and feel disappointed. I'll pay for the rest of the day. < / I "Zhu Zi is now nearly 70 years old, and sometimes I don't feel like he's waiting for me. Zhang Xi and Lu Zuqian, known as the "three sages of Southeast China", gave lectures together with Zhu Xi in his later years, which is the origin of the evolution of Confucian temple studies into "academies".

Yuan Long Renfu initiated the Academy

At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, a famous Confucian in Luling, Jiangxi, and a Confucian in Huguang at the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, he refused to be an official in the Yuan Dynasty. In his later years, he followed the example of changju and Jiedu and retired to the Confucius mountain. He built a school on the right side of the Confucius Temple, set up a school to give lectures, and initiated an academy (known as "Confucius Mountain Temple School" or "long Renfu academy" at that time), which was the originator of the Academy. In his life, he took the important way as his duty and was erudite. He wrote 18 volumes of Zhouyi Jizhuan and had unique opinions. He died over 90 years old and was buried in Huashan, Yangluo. Later scholars highly praised his integrity, and many praised him. Besides the tomb and Wenjin academy, there are ancestral halls and memorial tablets, which are worshipped every year.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Chen Youliang led the peasant uprising army to capture Yingcheng in Xinzhou and called it emperor Yingcheng. After Zhu Yuanzhang defeated Chen Youliang in Xinzhou, the Confucian Academy was destroyed in the war. Later, it was renovated many times by local officials and scholars, but its scale was small.

Wang Shouren lectured in Ming Dynasty, and Geng Dingxiang rebuilt the Academy

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