Hu Yuan's tomb

Hu Yuan's tomb

Hu Yuan's tomb is located in the secluded valley of Hu Fengji, qingshanwu, Daochang Township, 7 km away from Huzhou City. Hu Yuan, the famous educator of the Northern Song Dynasty and the founder of Huxue, sleeps for a long time. Hu Yuan's tomb was first built in 1060, the fifth year of Jiayou of Song Dynasty. It was destroyed in the middle of Yuan Dynasty and rebuilt later. It was built on the sunny slope of HuFeng base mountain (formerly called Heshan). There is a stream in front of the mountain, facing Zhaoshan in the South, Zhangjiashan in the west, and Daochang mountain in the north. After the reconstruction, the tomb is round, about 3 meters high, about 5 meters in diameter, with a circular Huilong wall on the back, and the length of the passage is about 200 meters. The eight characters in the inscription "Tomb of Hu Gong in Wenzhao, Anding" have been lost. The original tombs and temples no longer exist. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with lush pines and elegant scenery. Su Shi's poem says: "the top of the Taoist temple is at the foot of the mountain. It goes up to the top of the mountain and down to the valley." The valley of he mountain is here.

About Hu Yuan

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Hu Yuan (993-1059) was born in Rugao County, hailing, Taizhou (now Rugao, Jiangsu). His ancestral home is andingbao, Shaanxi Province. Scholars call him andingbao. He went to Mount Tai at the age of 20 and studied hard for ten years. After learning, he returned to the South and gave lectures in Wuzhong. In the second year of song Jingyou (1035), he was employed as a professor of Suzhou Jun Xue. During that time, Fan Zhongyan recommended him to go to Kaifeng to teach Secretary Sheng xiaoshulang in the Chongzheng Hall in white. He participated in the study of elegant music and instruments such as Bell rhythm and chime. In the first year of Kangding (1040), he was employed by Teng Zongliang, the prefect of Huzhou, to preside over the state school and live in yanjutang (now Yuehe Street) in Yuehe. He advocated that education should be "clear and practical" and "based on benevolence, righteousness, rites and music". It was once said that "the rule of the world lies in talents, the talent of the world lies in education, and the foundation of education lies in schools." In the school set up by righteousness and governance two Zhai. He set strict academic rules, taught people the law, and demonstrated by example. "The interpretation of scriptures is of great significance, and it is sincere for all living beings.". By means of class education and discussion, questioning and defense, combining with practice and other methods, and redrawing the lost "three rites" wall chart of sacrificing heaven, earth and human beings in ancient times. Lead the students to personally experience the situation of mountains and rivers, "from its visitors constant hundred people.". He warned students not to sit on their desks for a long time after eating, so as not to hinder the circulation of Qi and blood. Students should learn to shoot, throw pot and other recreational activities. Pay attention to ethics, students "love as father and brother", the relationship between teachers and students is very close.

geographical position

Hu Yuan's tomb (Zhejiang provincial cultural relic protection unit), Hu Yuan died in Hangzhou on the sixth day of the sixth month of the sixth lunar month in the fourth year of song Jiayou (1059), and his eldest son Hu Zhigeng Fuling was "buried in the land of Wu Cheng He mountain". The tomb was built in the fifth year of song Jiayou (1060). It was destroyed in the middle of the Yuan Dynasty, rebuilt later, and rebuilt in successive dynasties. Now it is located in the valley of hufengji in qingshanwu, Daochang Township, 7 km away from Huzhou City. Yuanzhong was destroyed and rebuilt on the sunny slope of hufengji mountain (formerly known as Heshan). After the reconstruction, the tomb is round, about 3 meters high, about 5 meters in diameter, with a circular Huilong wall on the back, and the length of the passage is about 200 meters. The eight personal characters of "the tomb of Wenzhao Hu in Anding" on the tombstone have been lost. The original tomb houses and ancestral temples have disappeared.

achievement

The fenzhai education system (also known as fenzhai teaching method) founded by Hu Yuan was contrary to the imperial examination education in Song Dynasty, which focused on poetry and Fu, and trained many talents. At that time, "most of the southeast ministers and great men came from Hu Yuan's family". This kind of education is owned by Hu Xue alone“

Therefore, the world is called "many excellent Lake studies". In the fourth year of Qingli (1044), the Imperial Court opened tianzhang Pavilion, built Taixue in the capital, and sent people to "go down to Huzhou to take the law of the master, which is regarded as Taixue law". After investigation and summary, it was compiled into a volume of "Xuezheng treaty" for reference of local education. On the recommendation of Fan Zhongyan, Hu Yuan was called to the Imperial College in the first year of emperor you (1049). During the period of Taixue's teaching, "his apprentices benefited the masses" and cultivated many talents. "The Ministry of rites offered tribute to the people. He was a scholar at the age of ten, and his disciples often lived in four or five places." He taught the students, words and behavior, "people meet, although they do not know, known as Yuan disciples." Emperor you four years (1052) Ren Guanglu Temple Cheng, Guozijian speak directly

. In the first year of Jiayou's reign (1056), he promoted Prince zhongyun and tianzhang to be his ministers. He was still a professor of Taixue until he was "too sick to go to court". Dr. Taichang became an official and retired to Hangzhou. On the day he left the school, "the students of Taixue and the virtuous officials sent him to the east gate to hold the disciple's ceremony, and passers-by sighed with pride.". He died in Hangzhou on June 6, 1059, at the age of 67. The next year, on October 5, he was buried in Heshan cemetery.

work

Hu Yuan's works include one volume of martial arts rules and three volumes of Huangyou Xinyue Tuji co authored by Ruan Yi. His students compiled twelve volumes of Zhouyi kouyi and two volumes of Hongfan kouyi for him, most of which have been lost. The two prime ministers of the Song Dynasty praised Hu Yuan's educational achievements. Ouyang Xiu wrote a poem praising Hu Yuan: "Mr. Wu Xing is rich in morality, and Shen Shen's children are all talented." Wang Anshi also said: "take Mr. Liang Dong first, in order to deal with Jue and Zhou." Many of Hu Yuan's students are famous officials, such as Mo Junchen, Wu Zi, sun Jue, Liu Li, Zhou Zhidao, etc.

Historical evolution

The cemetery of Hu Yuan used to be a tourist attraction. Song SUSHUN Qin's poem about Heshan said: "Heshan is the best place to visit in modern and ancient times, and the disordered peaks linger around Luozhou.". Today's Heshan Valley, under the leadership of the people's government and with the efforts of the local people, has become more beautiful and fascinating. In December 1989, the people's Government of Zhejiang Province announced the tomb of Hu Yuan as a key cultural relics protection unit at the provincial level. Hu Yuan's tomb was repaired in yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, but it was in disrepair for a long time. It was repaired from September 1996 to April 1997. The restored tomb covers an area of about 8000 square meters, which is composed of the tomb, platform, Shinto, archway, arch bridge and hall.

Address: the valley of qingshanwu hufengji, Daochang Township, Wuxing District, Huzhou City

Longitude: 120.088869

Latitude: 30.810389

Ticket information: free.

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