Therefore, today, the Chinese Xu clan gathered at home and abroad in Tancheng to pay homage to the holy father, which is a kind of charity, which has important practical significance and far-reaching historical significance. We should carry forward the past and the future, pass it on from generation to generation, and then carry forward and carry forward.
The ancestral tomb of the Xu family, commonly known as Dunling, is located 7 miles north of Tancheng County. Why is Dunling the ancestral grave of China Xu Shi family? I don't take the liberty to prove it for the following reasons, so as to teach scholars and the majority of clansmen. It is reasonable to confirm according to the founding time and activity scope of Guo Xu.
As we all know, in the middle Neolithic period, with the development of economy and society, social organizations gradually changed from matriarchal society to paternal society, and a complete blood relationship was established. It reached the Longshan culture era about 5,000 years ago and entered the "ancient country era" marked by the city. At this time, family and religion became the important organizational basis of ancient countries and square societies, and surnames and surnames appeared, which produced "surnames culture". This is the social and historical background of the formation of a large number of ancient countries such as Fei and Xu.
Then, when was Xu founded and where was the scope of his early activities?
"Historical Records Xia Benji" contains: "Yu, surnamed Yu. Later, it was enfeoffed and took the country as the surname. Therefore, there are ... packages, fees, neat, and Guangxi ... "Therefore, Guo Fei was built in the Xia Dynasty and is an ancient surname country.
"Historical Records of Qin Benji" records: "The granddaughter of Zhuan Xu, the first emperor of Qin Dynasty, had a great career and the cost was very high."
According to historical justice, the big expense is Bo Yi. Boyi is Yu's successor. Mencius Zhang Wan's Chapters said: "Being strong in heaven, seven years in collapse and three years in mourning will help to avoid being in the shadow of Jishan." "Fu Zhi" contains: "Jishan is forty-five miles southeast of Feixian County. From the southeast mountain, the top is several miles long, lime purple, which can be used as an inkstone (that is, Venus inkstone, the author's note). There are ancient temples in front of the mountain and hidden caves in Shanxi. "
"Huang Zhi" contains: "The rock valley is secluded, and the spring flows under the stone wall." It's easy to avoid Mount Ji, and this mountain is also available immediately.
"Bamboo Chronicle" contains: "In the second year of Xia Qi, Fei Hou Boyi left the country." However, Kai refused to accept it, publicly put forward the idea that "the son's stepfather's career is a matter of course", abolished the abdication system, and implemented the hereditary system of the throne, forming a pattern of "Xia Chuanzi, home to the world".
"Everything is done by Han Feizi, the foreign reserve says the lower right" also records: "The death of ancient jade will spread to the whole world for benefit, and enlightened people will stand because of attack."
"The Warring States Policy Yance" also records: "Kai and friends attack the benefits and seize the world." After the defeat of Boyi, he had to retreat to China intact. In the sixth year of Xia Qi, Boyi was killed and Guo Fei was destroyed. Because Boyi was the leader of Dongyi people, his murder caused strong dissatisfaction among Dongyi people. In nine years, Qi had to seal Boyi's second son to Xu. Thus, Ruomu inherited his father's title and established Xu State on the original site, namely "taking Feixian County in Shandong Province as the center" and "a prosperous and developed area where Boyi has operated for many years". (Li Zhejiang's textual research on the origin of Qin people in the east) Its activities mainly include Tancheng, Feixian, Pingyi, Surabaya, Linyi, Cangshan, Linshu and Pizhou. In particular, Tancheng and Yishu rivers run through the north and south, and Maling Mountain is in the east. They are also the natural dividing line between the plain land and the vast sea, and the intersection of culture and transportation in the east, west, north and south. They are the strategic rear of Xu, and their geographical position is very important.
According to the records, from its establishment in nine years to its demise in eight years (5 12), * * * existed for more than 600 years. Among them, from the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC) to around 1 100 BC, Xu was forced to move south because of the defeat of Lu in the war. During the period, it was transferred to the 30 th generation. In the summer of, the Shang Dynasty attacked the monarch, and the Zhou Dynasty attacked the second generation. Xu Guoyi went straight to Tancheng. According to many records of Xu Jiapu, this is unique.
The ancestral graves and tombs of the Xu family in China can be confirmed by many existing records of the Xu family tree. We can conclude that from the ancestor Ruomu to the Five Dynasties Emperor Leopard, they were all buried in Tancheng North Qili, the "Donghai Food City" after their death. In addition, the genealogy of the Xu family in Linchuan Lawn, Jiangxi, Xin 'an, Anhui, Longxi, Fujian, Tongren, Guizhou, and Donglu, Shandong all have basically the same records as above. So far, there are no two statements, only that it is inevitable. In contrast, Huangdi Mausoleum is not just a "bridge mountain", with as many as 72 tombs of Cao Cao, while Xu's ancestral mausoleum has a history of more than 4,000 years in Tancheng. Can be said to be "rooted in Tancheng, midsummer, spread overseas", the same strain, is "the Xu family in the world." Not bad, great!
Family tree has a long history. As early as the Shang Dynasty, there were records about the lineage of surnames in Oracle Bone Inscriptions of Wuding. "Historical Records Taishi Gongxu": "The three generations of Wei still exist, and the age cannot be tested. Take the old genealogy. " It can be seen that Sima Qian, the Taishi Duke, attached importance to and trusted genealogy. In the first year of Taining in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 323), Xu Lingyi, Xu Xingjian, etc. Arrangement and revision of Lao Xu's genealogy in Donghai. Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, revised Historical Records. In the Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties, the revision of surname genealogy gradually reached its peak. Genealogy is an important part of China's traditional culture. Together with national history and local chronicles, it constitutes the three pillars of China's historiography. People who write music, remember it, music is a history of faith. The record of nature and genealogy has important historical value and high credibility. Therefore, it is certain that all the ancestors of Xu Kaiguo recorded in the above genealogy were buried in Tancheng, and it is natural to confirm that the tomb of Xu Zui is in China. There is a source to take the Xu family in Tancheng as a famous family.
In 2004, Linyi aristocratic culture research society was established, which opened the prelude to aristocratic culture research. The seminar identified Xiao's Cangshan family, Xu's Tancheng family, Yan's Feixian family, Wang's Lanshan family and Zhuge's family in Yinan city as famous families, and compiled biographies of famous families respectively, so as to study the culture of famous families in order to serve the reality. It is not difficult to understand that the Xu family in Tancheng is classified as a noble family. In my humble opinion, there are at least three reasons.
First, Tancheng Xu has a large population. Among the 867 administrative villages in the county, more than 200 are residents of Xu surname, and more than 80% of the 40 administrative villages are residents of Xu surname. There are nearly one million people in the county, including more than 90,000 surnamed Xu, accounting for about one tenth of the total population. There used to be a folk proverb: "Tancheng County, half a promise". Although exaggerated, it is understandable.
Secondly, there are many villages named after Xu in Tancheng. Such as: Xu Zhuang, Xu, Xu Chuguo, Xu Putan, Xu Daqian, Xu Haizi, etc. As many as a dozen. Third, there are many celebrities surnamed Xu in Tancheng. In the long history, many famous people with Tancheng nationality have emerged, which are recorded in official history, local chronicles and genealogy, such as Xu Ning, Xu Zhanzhi, Xu Xianzhi, Xu Xiaosi, Xu Pingdao, Xu Mian, Xu bian, Xu Ling, Xu Jian, Xu Boyang and Xu Yougong. Among them, there are celebrities through the ages, a generation of important ministers, literary giants, and royalty. To sum up, the Xu family in Tancheng really deserves to be a famous family. Find out what this is, because Xu was born in Sri Lanka, thanks to the shadow of his ancestors. Ancestors are the source and descendants are the stream, which is inevitable and has a long history. Proved by the common practice of folk sacrifice, it has its origin.
It is the custom of the Chinese nation to "return the fallen leaves to their roots". Generally speaking, people should be buried in their ancestral houses when they die. Since the Xu family originated in Tancheng, East China Sea, it is logical that their ancestors died and were buried in Tancheng. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand that Dunling is the ancestral tomb of China Xu Shi family. According to folklore, Xu Youfa, who lives in Zhengchenghou Village near Baogong Dunling and is over eighty years old, said: When I was a child, every holiday, my grandfather took him to Baogong Dunling to visit the grave to worship his ancestors. There are also many people named Xu who often go to Dunling to burn paper, kowtow, mourn and sacrifice. Imagine that it is not handed down from time to time, but the Dunling is considered to be the ancestral grave of the Xu family. Can the descendants of the Xu family make such a pious sacrifice? In fact, not only the Xu people in Tancheng are obsessed with their ancestors, but also the Xu people who came all the way to Tancheng in history to find their roots and ask their ancestors. Among the Genealogy of Xu Family in Xin 'an compiled in the third year of Qing Qianlong, there is a textual research on Xu's ancestor in Xin 'an written by Xu Chan, to the effect that Xu Chang is the ancestor of Xu in Xin 'an, but there are different opinions about his ancestral home, and the investigation is unfounded, so it is difficult to reach a conclusion after a long visit. But one thing is certain, he is the fifth grandson of Tang Yizong Prime Minister Xu Shang and the fourth grandson of Tang Zhaozong Prime Minister Xu Yanruo. Both Xu Shang and Xu Yanruo are descendants of Xu Yougong, and their ancestors were Tancheng people in the East China Sea. However, the Book of the Tang Dynasty recorded that Xu Shang and Xu Yanruo were from Xinzheng, Henan. How is it right? Therefore, the Xu clan in Xin 'an visited Tancheng in the first year of Qianlong. The article said: " ...
Not afraid to return more than 4,000 miles, boating in Qiantang, wading in the Yangtze River, crossing the Huaihe River, sailing in the East China Sea, crossing Haizhou, crossing Ganyu, and visiting the Xu Shi clan in Tancheng, those who are at a loss about the origin of their ancestors and can't tell stories will also suffer from Enemy at the Gates and have to return in vain. "These accounts, on the one hand, show that they didn't do it, on the other hand, set off that they live thousands of miles away and still know that their ancestral home is Tancheng. Because Xu Yougong is a man, they are descendants of generations apart, and naturally they are also men. This further shows that it is an indisputable fact that the Xu family in the world is "rooted" in Tancheng, and the ancestral grave of the Chinese Xu family is also in Tancheng.
The spring breeze of reform and opening up has blown the face of the motherland with each passing day, and the broad masses of people are more comfortable and happy. In recent years, Xu Shi clansmen at home and abroad have come in droves, and it is the aspiration of the people to seek their roots and ancestors. We should open the door, optimize the environment, pave the greenway, and warmly welcome the Xu clansmen from all over the country to return to their hometown unimpeded to visit relatives and friends, sacrifice their ancestors, and make suggestions and contributions to the construction of their hometown. Confirmed by the unearthed cultural relics such as Xu Zipanding, its reliability is 1965. The Xu Zipan Ding unearthed in the ancient tomb of Taizigou in Shangye Town, Feixian County was identified by archaeologists as a bronze ware in the early Zhou Dynasty, with the inscription "Xu Zipan Ding has been used for a hundred years" under it. It is a burial object of Xu Zipan and belongs to the national first class.
The Ding unearthed in Xu Zi is of great significance. First, it fills the blank that Xu's cultural relics have not been unearthed in Shandong Province, and proves that large areas of land such as Huaifei County and Pingyi in front of Mengshan Mountain are indeed the active territory of Xu. Secondly, Xu Wei is the 28th monarch of Guo Xu. Hubei scholar Xu Xianzhi's Brief Introduction to Guo Xu said ...
The 28th generation, Junyun, later known as Xu Yun, has its capital in Feixian and Pingyi at the southern foot of Mengshan Mountain in the east of the mountain. Sichuan scholar Xu Jianwei's "A Brief Introduction to the Ancient Xu State": "Re-seal Xu State." . Xu Wei, the 28th generation of the People's Republic of China, has a century-old Xu Ziding unearthed in Feixian County, Shandong Province. He said: "The form, sound and meaning of the characters are consistent with the environmental climate of Feixian County and the seating arrangement of Xu Zhong among the 44th emperors. "I agree with the above statement. Third, Philadelphia is the site of the ancient Xu Kingdom. There are two bi cheng villages in shangye town, feixian county, which were originally written as Tancheng villages. Because the word "Zan" is uncommon and difficult to recognize, it was not until the compilation of place names in the 1980s that the word "Bi" was changed. The ruins of the ancient capital of Guo Fei are near these two villages. The city is rectangular with a total area of about 3 square kilometers. Unearthed cultural relics include tiles, pottery pots, iron cangue, bronze cymbals and so on. Taizigou, unearthed in Xu Zi, is only 3 kilometers away from the city ruins. Where there is a country, there is capital. City, writing and metallurgy are the three elements to judge the origin of a country. There is an ancient city site above, and a bronze tripod is unearthed below. The bronze tripod can not only show exquisite metallurgy, but also have neat and beautiful Athena Chu characters. The three elements are complete, which completely conforms to the "double evidence law" of above-ground data and underground data. It can be said that Xu's geographical position was irrefutable evidence at the end of the Zhou Dynasty. The confirmation with Shangshu Feishi shows that Feixian and Pingyi are Xu's front positions, while Tancheng is an extremely stable rear area. Two conclusions can be drawn from this. First, Xu Guo's sphere of influence from its establishment to the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty was Tancheng, Feixian, Pingyi, Surabaya, Linyi, Cangshan, Linshu and Pizhou. Secondly, as Tancheng is the birthplace and rear area of Xu, it is undoubtedly the most stable, safe and appropriate to build ancestral graves here.
According to the elements of geomantic omen, it is known to auspicious people and has been learned all over the world. Of all things, the known is limited and the unknown is infinite; What has been deciphered is science, but what has not been explained is mystery; Mystery is the embryo of science, and science is the mysterious destination. In scientific research, there is no absolute right or wrong. We should seek truth from facts, dare to explore, treat correctly and participate in the study of the unknown world. China's geomantic omen was established by the practice, thinking and feeling of ancient sages when nature threatened human survival. After more than 5,000 years of development, it has formed a huge system consisting of theoretical practice, practical methods and practical cases, which contains some unscientific elements, but the starting point is to pursue "the unity of heaven and earth". Unfortunately, after the May 4th Movement, it was once abandoned as "feudal dross" and has fallen behind foreign countries. Nowadays, with the prosperity of the prosperous Ming Dynasty, people give up their worries and dare to set foot in marginal disciplines, so that Feng Shui, which is almost on the verge of disappearing, gradually recovers. It is said that Wuhan, Tianjin and other universities have set up "Architectural Geomantic omen", which indicates that they are moving towards the road of scientific Geomantic omen.
Huangdi Neijing said: "Yang is the father of biochemistry and Yin is the mother of biochemistry." "The principle of yin and yang, shun is constant, but reverse is not." Modern science has proved that "environmental change can cause biological variation, and environmental diversity is the main reason for biodiversity." To put it bluntly, feng shui is environmental conditioning, and the environment affects everything and even determines everything. As we all know, while enjoying the "civilization" brought by modern science and technology, modern people all lament the terrible prospect of natural ecological environment destruction. The concept of "man can conquer nature" has certainly promoted the development of modern science and technology; And the damage itself is not worrying. The drought in five provinces and cities in southwest China has not confirmed the consequences of the destruction of natural ecological environment?