Introduction to the gate of Lianxi Academy

This is a typical antique academy compound. This bronze sculpture is the statue of Zhou Dunyi, the originator of Neo-Confucianism, which was artistically processed according to relevant ancient books. Zhou Dunyi served as an official in Chenzhou for three times, with outstanding achievements. He not only created a famous school of Neo-Confucianism in the Song and Ming Dynasties, but also wrote the famous poem "Love Lotus", in which "the mud never touches, the ripples are clear but not demon" became a famous sentence. The largest Shoushan stone in China is symmetrically arranged with the sculpture of Duke Zhou. It is a solid symbol of traditional longevity culture, with longevity in front and stones in front. China Sports Bureau once talked about buying it for 5 million yuan and carving it into a champion stone. So the opportunity is rare, you must see it! Next, please pay attention to the large-scale stone carvings and all kinds of couplet calligraphy that come into view in the courtyard, all of which show the extraordinary momentum of the academy.

The main entrance of Lianxi Academy. The plaque at the door reads "Lianxi Academy" in four characters, and there is a pair of lotus stone drums at the door. The couplets carved on both sides were written by Wang Kaiyun, a celebrity in the late Qing Dynasty: "I went south to the original place of Lianxi;" "The River of No Return" is nothing more than the aftermath of Hunan water. " . The four characters of "loyalty, filial piety and frugality" on the walls on both sides of the gate are the development and sublimation of Confucian culture by Zhu, a great scholar in the Southern Song Dynasty, and the essence of Neo-Confucianism in the Song and Ming Dynasties. According to statistics, the institute has produced 8 pairs of couplets 100 by well-known artists in China, and painted pictures of Chenzhou historical and cultural legends100 on the horse head and herringbone wall, which is called "Chenzhou Hundred Flowers". Please pay attention.

Zhou Dunyi (10 17- 1073), formerly known as Dunshi, was renamed to avoid the old taboos of the British Sect. A native of Daozhouying Road (now Daoxian County, Hunan Province) in the Northern Song Dynasty, he was called Mr. Lianxi. Famous thinker in Song Dynasty, founder of Neo-Confucianism. It has a historical position in the history of Confucianism in China. Huang Baijia once commented: "After Confucius and Mencius, Chinese Confucianism only studied classics, and Taoism was naturally silent for a long time. With the rise of Yuan Gong, the second generation inherited, great scholars came forth in large numbers, and saints learned. Therefore, stability and formation are almost the normal state of Confucianism. It can only be said that it is necessary to open up first. If we talk about the exquisiteness of the interpretation of mind, nature and righteousness, we can count the darkness in A.D. ("The Song and Yuan Learning Cases of Lianxi Learning Cases"). This comment is fair.

According to historical records, there are "dozens" of his philosophical works, and only two books, Illustration of Taiji and Shu Tong, have been handed down. From A.D. 104 1 to 1044, "Chen Guiyang's relocation was particularly outstanding". Throughout his life, he was honest, fair and diligent, and his scholarship was rigorous and meticulous. As the founder of Neo-Confucianism in Song and Ming Dynasties, Zhou Dunyi inherited Confucius and Mencius and started from Zhu. Absorb Buddhism and Taoism to form its own neo-Confucianism system, and publicize its "infinite Tai Chi" world view and calm, rational, sincere and unrequited outlook on life. When Zhou Dunyi was appointed as a county magistrate in Rucheng, the county was politically clear, economically prosperous, simple in people's feelings and politically harmonious. During this period, he wrote the famous works "Ailian" and "My Ode". His disciples, Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi, felt the beautiful scenery of Rucheng when they were apprentices, and wrote the first poem "Encounter in Spring" in Thousand Poems. In order to commemorate him, the people of Rucheng specially built Lianxi Academy in the western suburbs of the county seat, which has been repaired for ten times and has a history of nearly a thousand years. Zhou Dunyi was honest and indifferent, and loved Lian all his life. Although his "The Story of Ailian" is only 1 19, it has been told by people all the time.