The Cultural Value of Shaolin Temple

Songyang Academy is a state-level cultural relic of world historic buildings, one of the four major academies in Song Dynasty, and also the center for the spread and development of Luopai Neo-Confucianism. Many famous scholars come here to give lectures, which plays an important role in the history of education in China. Known as "rare treasures", the Hanfeng general cypress and the Datang monument of Songyang Academy have attracted many tourists and become symbols of Songshan's rich historical and cultural accumulation. Songyang Academy occupies the hinterland of Songshan Mountain in Zhongyue, surrounded by mountains, with numerous archways, long streams and pleasant scenery. 1982 65438+ In February, when the contemporary poet Wenshan visited here, he wrote a seven-character poem of Songyang Academy.

There are many inscriptions inside and outside Shaolin Temple, among which the Yuan Dynasty inscriptions are not only considerable, but also of precious cultural value. It is a rare physical document for studying religion, politics, history, calligraphy art and Chinese-foreign exchanges in the Yuan Dynasty. There are many strange stone tablets and precious inscriptions in the "Ciyuntang" stele gallery on the right side of Shaolin Temple. Among them, there are two big monuments, which live in the south and stand tall. The one in the west is "the monument of the great Zen master Yu Gong, who was awarded the title of Dasikong Kaifuyi by Dayuan and the title of Duke of Shanxi Shaolin by the Third Division" (note: Yu Gong, that is, Master Fuyu). This monument opened the first page of the history of the Great Shaolin Temple in the Yuan Dynasty. On the exquisiteness of calligraphy, it should be counted as "Dayuan rebuilt the Xiao Liang Desert Master Monument in Songshan Shaolin Temple, Henan Province". This monument was built in Zheng Zhi for seven years (1347). The inscription is 3.23 meters high and 1.38 meters wide. The book was written in the last five years (1339) by Ouyang Xuan, a scholar at that time. The inscription for Shu Dan was written by Kang, a great calligrapher in Yuan Dynasty. Dayuan Rebuilding Shaolin Temple in Songshan, Henan Province not only has high artistic value of calligraphy, but also has certain documentary value.