The statue of Dong Yong and the Seven Immortals
Xiaogan, Hubei, named for Dong Yong's filial piety, is the only city in the country that is named after filial piety, and is also known for its filial piety.
In ancient China's twenty-four filial sons, the Han Dynasty, "sold his body to bury his father," Dong Yong and "fan pillow and warm coverlet"
Huang Xiang, the Three Kingdoms, "weeping bamboo bamboo shoots "Meng Zong, three filial sons are from Xiaogan. Xiaogan, can be called "the abode of filial piety also".
Romantic legend: Xian Ji Stranger
The word "filial piety" originated from the ancient Chinese oracle bone inscriptions, more than 4,000 years ago, and its original meaning was "to serve the first thought of filial piety". Confucianism recognizes filial piety as the first of all deeds, and the Analects of Confucius states, "The filial piety ladder is the basis for benevolence!"
In Xiaogan, from the oldest old man, down to the ignorant schoolchildren, asked the "filial piety" the origin of the name, can be narrated, "because in ancient times here out of a few big filial son, filial piety, so called 'filial piety'! "
Xiaogan in 1500 years ago when the county was named "Xiaochang", is "filial son of more than enough"; and then renamed "filial piety", is to take Dong Yong filial piety to the sky.
"Burying his father and lending his brother to Confucius, he met the fairy goddess on a stranger's street; weaving threads to pay off his debtors, his filial piety moved the heavens". This is the description of Dong Yong's section in the Twenty-Four Filial Piety, which is also one of the ancient records of the myth and legend of "Dong Yong and the Seven Immortals" that has been passed down for thousands of years.
Based on this beautiful legend, people created the Chu Opera "Hundred Days of Fate" and the Huangmei Opera "Tianxian Match"; "Husband and Wife Bringing Home the Family" is even a classic sung in the folklore.
Li Shouyi, chairman of the Xiaogan Folk Literary Artists Association, believes that rather than Dong Yong's filial piety moved the fairies to come down to earth, the ancient people of Xiaogan were touched, and Dong Yong's encounter with a village girl was translated into an encounter with a fairy on the road. This mythological story reflects the filial piety people's respect for the virtue of filial piety and their love for a better life.
Historical legacy: the heart as the sun and the moon
Wandering through the streets of Xiaogan, through the acacia Avenue, after the fairy road, you can come to Xiaogan People's Square, viewing the "filial piety" as the theme of the eight large bas-reliefs, the hometown of filial piety of the unique regional cultural atmosphere comes to the forefront.
Dong Yong's tomb, Huang Xiang's tomb, Meng Zong crying bamboo place ...... time passes, the above historical relics are no longer in existence. 1984, Xiaogan people in the rumor of Dong Yong sells himself to pay outside the home site, to build an antique-style building - Dong Yong Park. The scenery of the park, including the Yaochi Wonderland, the old trees of Samuel Shade, the Rixi Bridge, the Ascension Terrace, and the Shrine of the Filial Piety Son, recreates the spirit of Dong Yong's filial piety and respect for the elderly, and his industriousness and simplicity.
In 1996, in order to further excavate and promote the culture of filial piety, in Dong Yong Park, "filial piety shrine", and molded the "twenty-four filial piety" wax statues. Bathed in simple filial piety and virtue of the ancient wind, filial piety culture has been new.
The new look of the old style: move a small filial piety for the big filial piety
Xiaogan is known for its filial piety. According to the Ming and Qing Dynasty "Xiaogan County Records", there are 493 filial piety children in Xiaogan's history, and the ancient culture of filial piety and virtue prevails.
Inheriting the ancient culture of filial piety, we must "abandon". Ancient filial piety culture contains "father's kindness and filial piety", "respect for the elderly and love for the young", "clear manners and integrity", "goodwill to others", etc., has eternal value. "and so on, has eternal value. Was elected Xiaogan "Ten Filial Piety" Liu Qingzhi, a "support four families, eight old people"; devotion to filial piety and respect for the elderly Yu Hanjiang, 7 years **** counted donations of up to 5 million yuan, January 8 this year was named "National filial piety and respect for the elderly ten models". Honor the elderly ten model", famous in China.
The Chinese culture of filial piety is the gift of history to Xiaogan. In recent years, filial piety culture research in all walks of life in full swing, in October 2003, "filial piety - filial piety son of the township" album printing and distribution; "filial piety culture research", "filial piety culture", "filial piety filial piety" three 990,000-word series of filial piety culture anthology, all published last October; last year, July, filial piety College In July last year, Xiaogan College opened in the school newspaper "Chinese filial piety culture research" column, so that Xiaogan has become after Jinan, China's second Chinese filial piety culture research base ......
At present, the relevant departments of the city of Xiaogan is beginning to prepare for the "Dong Yong" brand declared for the United Nations "intangible cultural heritage". "intangible cultural heritage"; ballet form of rearranging the "Tianxian match" work, is also in close preparation.
The people of Xiaogan have injected a new era of connotation into "filial piety": a small filial piety for parents, a big filial piety for the people; to move a small filial piety for a big filial piety for the world's sons and daughters to do filial piety!
The story of filial piety
Dong Yong and the Seven Immortal Daughters
Dong Yong, who was poor and had no money to bury his dead father, had to sell his body as a slave; the Jade Emperor's seventh daughter was y moved, and she went down to heaven to make a hundred-year marriage with Dong Yong. The seventh daughter of the Jade Emperor was y touched and privately went to heaven to marry Dong Yong for a hundred years. The seven fairies used their skillful hands to weave 10 pieces of brocade silk to ransom Dong Yong, and both husband and wife returned their home. But the Jade Emperor was furious, and the seven fairies endured the pain of saying goodbye to their husbands.
Huang Xiang, a minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty, was nine years old when his mother died, and he devoted himself to serving his father. In the cool summer, he fanned his father's pillow and mat; in the cold winter, he warmed his father's bedding with his body. In the Three Character Classic, "Xiang was nine years old when he was able to warm his mat. This is the story of Huang Xiang's filial piety when he was a child.
Meng Zong cried for bamboo
There was a filial son, Meng Zong, in the Three Kingdoms, whose mother was seriously ill and wanted to eat soup made of fresh bamboo shoots. But it was almost the winter solstice. Meng Zong was so anxious that he hugged the bamboo with both hands and wept. Suddenly, a few bamboo shoots were revealed where the tears had fallen. After his mother ate the fresh and flavorful soup, she actually got well immediately
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