The plaque on the four archways: Three Phoenixes Harmony - for Sun Zhaokui, Sun Zongxu, and Sun Qi, the Jinshi of the Qing Dynasty. The ancients used "phoenix" to describe talented and virtuous people, and "phoenix" to describe talented people in good times, " "Three Phoenixes and Harmony" is used to praise Sun's family as three Jinshi, which is extremely valuable. Sun Zhaokui, also known as Douwen and Hepu. He was a Jinshi in the 42nd year of Kangxi (1703). He was knowledgeable and distinguished in literature. When he first served as the magistrate of Wuyuan County in Guangxi, Guilin's Prime Minister Chen Hongmou (1696-1771) was still just a student. He brought his writings to ask for advice. Sun Zhaokui recognized him as a great talent and took him under his tutelage, where he tried his best to praise him. After completing his term in Guangxi, he went to Beijing to serve as the head of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel. He also served as a historian. Later, he went to Yuanwailang to beg for his return. Author of "Sun Douwen Manuscripts". Zheng Banqiao regarded Sun Zhaokui as his predecessor, called Sun Zhaokui "Huaihai Articles" and called himself "a later scholar". He once wrote a poem titled "Send off the official's grandson's father-in-law's return home" as a gift, which includes the sentence "The lotus flowers are fragrant by the He'er Bay, and the japonica rice is yellow by the dragon's tongue", which is very popular. Cousin Sun Zongxu, also known as Qinghu. Jinshi in the fifty-first year of Kangxi (1712). Known to Anyang County, Henan Province. Taking office brings benefits and eliminates disadvantages. At that time, he served as a co-examiner in the provincial examination and won all the honors. Wei Hou led the villagers to deal with the autumn disaster and made careful plans. However, he became ill due to overwork and unfortunately died in office. It was only seven months since he served in Anyang until his death. He was extremely poor and had to rely on donations from Tongyin scholars and people to return. He once wrote "Collected Works of Like a Hundred Essays". His younger brother Sun Qi was named Yuwu and Yugu. Jinshi in the fifty-seventh year of Kangxi (1718). Full of knowledge and advocating integrity. As famous as the two brothers. He is the author of "Yu Wu Wen Chao". The three brothers were promoted to the imperial examinations and wrote manuscripts. The people in the city called them "three grandsons" and compared them to "three phoenixes harmoniously". They set up plaques to express their ambitions. The plaque was destroyed during the "Cultural Revolution" and was later re-erected with a book written by Mr. Liu Xiaoqing from Shanghai. Mr. Liu Xiaoqing is a famous calligrapher in my country. In 1990, he was the deputy editor-in-chief of the "Calligraphy" magazine of the Shanghai Painting and Calligraphy Society.
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