Song Zhicai

Song Zhicai

Song Zhicai (1090-1166), a native of Songqiao in Pingyang, Wenzhou (Zhejiang Province). Huizongzhenghe eight years (1118) Jinshi, transfer Guizhou book, change Beijing Zhaofu professor. Because of the strong recommendation of Xu Jingheng, you Cheng, the Secretary of the book of history, he called for the examination of the position of the library.

Basic information

Song Zhicai (1900-1166), a native of Songqiao in Pingyang, Wenzhou (now Zhejiang), was born in tingzuo. Huizongzhenghe eight years (1118) Jinshi, transfer Guizhou book, change Beijing Zhaofu professor. Because of the strong recommendation of Xu Jingheng, you Cheng, the Secretary of the book of history, he called for the examination of the position of the library. Later, he moved to be a scholar of the school, and was also a member of the kaogong group. Lei Qian was the son of the state, the Minister of the Ministry of power. He sent an envoy to the state of Jin and returned to Quanzhou. Gaozong became an official in 1161, the 31st year of Shaoxing. Xiaozong died in the second year of Qiandao, seventy-seven years old. There is a collection of broomsticks in the sea of clouds, which has been lost. See "Langyu Ji" Volume 34 "song Shilang Xingzhuang".

Character evaluation

Song Zhicai is known as an outstanding diplomat in the field of history. In 1144, Shaoxing was appointed as an envoy to the state of Jin. The king asked, "is song a big country or a small one. "Zhicai replied," it's not a big country, it's not a small country, it's China. "The gold master sighed. When he returned to China, Gao Zong stroked his back and said, "I am really a talent of Song Dynasty.". During his tenure in the Ministry of officials, he was highly praised by the court officials. When Qin Hui was in power, he once told song Zhicai that great scholars should not be used more. Only then can we know that he is jealous of the virtuous and can't, saying: I'm afraid that there are not many great scholars, but what's terrible about the useful great scholars. Qin Hui retreated. He has been an official for 50 years. He is quiet and lustless, and his shoes are white. In his later years, he lived in zhou'ao, Ruian, Wenzhou. Song Zhicai lived in song'ao, Ruian, Wenzhou in his later years. Song'ao is located at the south foot of Jiyun mountain in Ruiyi, and song'ao village has been abandoned. People in Ruiyi felt that they were virtuous and built a Book temple in Song Dynasty to offer sacrifices. The temple was called song Ao Temple (formerly known as Hedong Temple). According to the old annals, song Zhicai lived in song'ao Li, Qingquan Township, and built a memorial temple called Hedong temple. There are two existing temples. Waimiao is now located in the eastern foot of Ruicheng expressway exit.

Song'ao Temple

Historical evolution

Song Ao temple, also known as song Shangshu temple. The original stream in front of the temple, there is a bridge, named song'ao bridge. Under the bridge, the stream is clear and gurgling; along the stream, zhitinglan on the bank, the environment is quiet. It is a part of the eight sceneries of Jiyun. The 1990s was obliterated by the construction road. In 1845, the squire Chen Maohua and others donated land to build the temple (recorded in the stone tablet of the inner Temple); in the early Republic of China, the temple was destroyed by typhoon; in 1930, the villagers Chen Yunshun and others initiated the reconstruction; in 1985, the villagers Chen Shunchi and 18 others initiated the reconstruction of five main halls.

building structure

Song'ao temple is composed of Mountain Gate, left and right temple corridors and main hall. The gate has a wood like structure, a roof with falling wings, a roof with small tubular tiles, and a drip hook. Both sides of the main ridge and the auxiliary ridge are molded with dragon kisses, which are vivid. The eaves of the two floors are raised high, and the spirit is like flying. The pavilion at the top of the mountain gate is divided into three rooms, with columns and beams supporting each other. In the middle, there is a horizontal plaque "Song Ao Temple", with willow bones and flesh, vigorous and plump; on the top, there is a gold inscription on a blue background, with the word "Chifeng" written in the middle, which shows the status of worshiping the talents of the Song Dynasty and the solemnity of the temple. There are couplets on both sides of the mountain gate, inlaid with blue stone and engraved with couplets: "in Song Dynasty, the loyal and good officials were awed by the golden ones, while the great scholars in China denounced the sycophants." Inside the entrance is a patio surrounded by two corridors and the main hall. The main hall has five rooms, falling wing style, and the middle hall has a statue of talent of Song Dynasty. The right wall is inlaid with a blue stone epitaph, the monument of song Zhicai, a famous Minister of the Southern Song Dynasty. The ridge of the roof is carved with "three stars" in the middle, and the Dragon at both ends spits water. Although the temple is small in scale and simple in architecture, it is simple and profound.

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