Xia Tonghe culture promoted the Zhuangyuan culture in the following aspects:
1. Zhuangyuan Mansion. Its architecture incorporates the aesthetic taste of ancient craftsmen, not only reflecting people's living conditions and economic conditions at that time, but also reflecting the local political and historical interpretation process since the late Qing Dynasty. It also provides rare physical evidence for the study of my country's imperial examination system.
2. Jurist. According to Xia Tonghe's biography, his basic situation of studying at Hosei University in Japan during the Russo-Japanese War, and his introduction of Western administrative law (study) and many other historical records, it can be confirmed that he is worthy of his status as the founder of Guangdong Hosei School and as a The academic contribution of the pioneer of China’s “Century of Legal Studies”.
The "Administrative Law" he compiled is the earliest administrative law book in my country; the Guangdong Law and Politics School (the predecessor of today's Sun Yat-sen University) he founded has introduced a large number of modern legal and political thoughts to Guangdong and even the country. of talents.
3. Calligrapher. According to historical records, Xia Tong was an accomplished calligrapher in the late Qing Dynasty and had a close relationship with Qiu Fengjia, a famous modern Taiwanese patriotic poet.
4. Educator. His "Song of Four Legs" is still praised by his villagers and has become an auxiliary moral education material for local primary and secondary school students.
5. Social activist. After the Republic of China in 1912, Xia Tonghe became a member of the House of Representatives and became an early member of the Kuomintang in China. Due to disputes between parliamentary parties, he withdrew from the Kuomintang and established the Chaoren Society on May 18, 1913. In July, he was elected as a member of the Rules Committee of the Constitution Drafting Committee, and was later selected as one of the six committee members to participate in the formulation of the "Draft Constitution of the Temple of Heaven."
During this period, he generously rescued Wang Tianpei, a fellow Guizhou native from Tianzhu who was arrested for excessive rhetoric. In 1924, at the invitation of the eminent Buddhist monk Shi Taixu, he initiated the establishment of the World Buddhist Conference together with celebrities from all walks of life such as Liang Qichao.