Ancestral residence of Hairui in Shixia

Ancestral residence of Hairui in Shixia

The Hai family has always done good deeds and benevolence in the local area. Later, Hai Rui, a loyal minister of the Hai family, came out. The people of Shixia village always have respect for the Hai family. During the Qingming Festival, people bring incense, paper money, fish, meat, chicken and duck to the HAIs family to pay homage and add soil to protect the tomb. The heritages of Hai Rui's ancestral residence have been preserved until now under the automatic protection of the local people. They are not only for people to watch, but also have certain value in historical research.

brief introduction

The ancestral residence of Hairui in Shixia is located 70 km away from the Haiyu middle line, and the tomb of the first ancestor of the Ming Dynasty is buried at the foot of the mountain. Shixia village, Xinxing Town, is the birthplace of Hai Rui, a loyal minister of Ming Dynasty. Up to now, there are four ancestral tombs of Hai family: the tomb of Hai Gong, the first ancestor of Ming Dynasty (the tomb of Hai da'er), the tomb of Wu, the mother of Hai Yilong, the eighth, the twelfth, and the tomb of Xie, the mother of Hai Zhongjie.

Located in Shixia village, Xinxing Town, Tunchang County, Hainan Province, Hai Rui's ancestral home is located in Haigong mountain in the East, with the terrain along the mountain and water. There are four ancestral tombs of the Hai family in Shixia Village: the tomb of Haigong, the first ancestor of the Ming Dynasty (the tomb of Haita'er duqiong), the Wu's Tomb of Shuru of the Ming Dynasty (the tomb of haiyilong of the eighth generation), the tomb of haijianlong of the twelfth generation, and the Xie's Tomb of Taitai in Gaofeng, the mother of Haizhong jiejie (the tomb of Hairui's mother). According to the old people in Shixia village, the Hai Rui family is a famous family. Their ancestral tombs were well preserved before the cultural revolution. At that time, there were stone carved dogs, horses, musicians and stones around the tombs. In particular, the tombstone of Hai Rui's mother Xie's tomb, which is 5 meters high and half meters wide, is very impressive.

In the 28th year of Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty, Hai Rui returned to Shixia village to live in the tomb for 25 days. He was very indignant when he heard and saw the officers and soldiers killing Li compatriots, which provided a basis for his later writing "Zhi Li CE" and "Ping Li Shu". These two memorials of Hai Rui expounded the significance and methods of dealing with ethnic contradictions, refuted the Han chauvinism of some people at that time, and provided a basis for Hainan national unity and improving the status of Li people Sincerity is also a manifestation of Hai Rui's thought of loving the people. The Hai family has always done good deeds and benevolence in the local area. Later, a generation of loyal minister Hai Rui came out, and the people of Shixia village paid homage to the Hai family. Over the years, during the Qingming Festival, people bring incense, paper money, fish, chicken and duck to the Hai family to pay homage and add soil to protect the tomb.

The heritages of Hai Rui's ancestral home have been preserved until now under the automatic protection of the local people. It is an important historical site in Tunchang County, which has important value for sightseeing, tourism, archaeology and research.

Hai Rui story

Hai Rui was born in 1515. He lost his father in his early years and was raised by his mother Xie. He developed a righteous character since childhood and was honored as "Hai Qingtian". There are also some legends about Hai Rui in Shixia village. One is that a year before Hai Rui was born, a Feng Shui gentleman passed by Hai Rui's house and was warmly entertained by his parents. After being grateful, Mr. Feng Shui asked Hai Rui's father, "do you want a loyal minister or nine prime ministers?" Hai Rui's father thinks that it's a glorious thing to be the Prime Minister of the ninth generation, but it's hard to ensure that there is not a traitor among the prime ministers of the ninth generation. Is that not humiliating? Then he replied, "it's enough to give a generation of loyal officials and let future generations always remember them." So Mr. Feng Shui took his father to find a piece of land and asked him to move his ancestors' tombs here. The next year, Hai Rui was born. The legend is not completely believed, but it reflects that Hai Rui's father has the quality of not following the crowd and pursuing moral perfection, which has some influence on the formation of Hai Rui's upright and upright character.

In the 28th year of Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty, Hai Rui returned to Shixia village for 25 days to live in the ancestor worship tomb. He was very indignant when he heard and saw the officers and soldiers killing the Li compatriots, which provided the basis for his later works Zhili volume and Pingli Shu. Hai Rui's two memorials expound the significance and methods of dealing with ethnic contradictions, refute some people's Han tendency at that time, and sincerely contribute to Hainan's national unity and improve the status of the Li people, which is also a manifestation of Hai Rui's thought of loving the people. The HAIs family always do good deeds and show benevolence in the local area. Later, a loyal minister named Hai Rui came out. The people of Shixia village paid homage to the HAIs family. Over the years, every tomb sweeping day, the people took incense candles and paper money to the HAIs family tomb to worship and add soil to protect the tomb. Under the automatic protection of the local people, the relics of Hai Rui's ancestral home have been preserved to this day.

Sea cemetery

Haigong cemetery is located on the hillside to the south of Shixia village. There is a stone tablet, about two meters high, engraved with "the tomb of Haigong, the ancestor of Ming Dynasty". According to the old people in Shixia village, the Hai Rui family is a famous family. The five ancient tombs of their ancestors were well preserved before the cultural revolution. At that time, there were still stone carved dogs, horses, musicians and stones around the tombs. In particular, the tombstone of Hai Rui's mother Xie's tomb, which is 5 meters high and half meters wide, is very impressive. At present, there are only stone water pots and water bottles on the ancient tomb sites, while Xie's tombstone has been divided into two parts, the middle part is missing, and only two pieces are left, lying in the grass.

Before liberation, the descendants of the Hai family rode horses from Qiongshan every year to collect land rent and offer sacrifices to their ancestors. In the 1970s, descendants of the Hai family came from Qionghai to worship their ancestors and lived in his family. The villagers of Shixia village also admire this loyal minister very much. During the Qingming Festival, the villagers spontaneously go to the side of the five ancient tombs for tomb sweeping and sacrifice. Some villagers also put statues of Hai Rui and his ancestors at home.

Shixia village, as the birthplace of a generation of loyal officials, has a long history and is an important historical site in Tunchang County, which has important tourism, archaeological and research value.

tourist guide

Travel time

In August, the central part of Hainan is a rare summer resort. The average daily temperature is 23-24 degrees centigrade, and the flowers and trees are lush. Especially in Wuzhishan area, which is the highest in Hainan and the central mountain area, it is really a tourist resort with warm winter and cool summer.

Traffic in scenic spots

Take the provincial express from Haikou to Tunchang, and then take the local motorcycle to the destination.

Travel accommodation

Tongshi tourist resort, tourist villa, Wuzhishan Hotel, Alishan tourist resort, etc.

Local cuisine

Beef, bamboo tube rice, pickled cabbage, sweet lees, orchid wine, five color rice, etc.

local specialities

Coconut candy, coconut silk, coconut flower, coconut sugar horn, coconut cake, coconut jam, tropical preserved fruit, dried seafood, coffee, pepper, beef jerky, tea products, etc.

Surrounding scenic spots

Yinggeling tourist area, QiongYa public school Memorial Pavilion, Chinese culture village, Qixianling hot spring tourist area, Wolong mountain scenic area, maoganxian anshiling, Baisha Uprising monument, maple deer farm, maoanmiao village, feicui mountain tourist attraction, Baoting Tropical Botanical Garden, LiMiao national song and dance corridor, Muse tourist resort scenic area, Wuzhishan mountain scenery, etc.

Address: Shixia village, Xinxing Town, Tunchang County, Haikou City

Longitude: 110.20149230957

Latitude: 19.46728515625

Chinese PinYin : Shi Xia Hai Rui Zu Ju