1. The Monument with the word "Fu" in Prince Gong's Mansion is known as "the number one source of blessing in the world". It is located in the Miyun Cave in the garden of Prince Gong's Mansion in Beijing. As soon as you enter the garden, there is a monument with the word "福". The word "福" on this monument It is the imperial pen of Kangxi. During the Qianlong period, this monument mysteriously disappeared. In 1962, under the instructions of Premier Zhou Enlai, Prince Gong's Mansion was renovated. Archaeologists accidentally discovered the missing stele with the word "Fu" in the Miyun Cave in the back garden of the palace. After learning about it, the Prime Minister happily named it the "No. 1 Blessing in China", also known as "The No. 1 Blessing in the World".
2. The word "Fu", which means the best fortune in the world, implies five glyphs of "son, field, talent, longevity, and blessing", which means "many children, many fields, many talents, many lives, many blessings" , from the perspective of calligraphy, it is rare to combine several characters into one but smooth and natural. What is even more rare is that this is also the only "blessing" in the world that means "five blessings in one" and "luck and longevity in one". It is also It is called "longevity and happiness" and "the best blessing in the world".
3. To sum up the traditional Chinese culture, it is nothing more than "luck, wealth, longevity, happiness and wealth". Among these five words, the first one is "福". The connotation of "blessing" can be both simple and profound. Compared with the following four words, it is more metaphysical and not specific, but it governs the others. Therefore, being number one in the world is a blessing.
4. Origin of calligraphy: "A Prince Gong's Mansion, half of the history of the Qing Dynasty". Prince Gong's Mansion experienced the prosperous times of Kangxi and Qianlong to the fall of the Qing Dynasty, spanning two hundred years of history. Prince Gong's Mansion is also the most complete preserved Qing palace among the existing palaces. There is a stone tablet in the palace called "The Best Blessing in the World" that attracts many tourists.
5. There is a Taihu stone rockery in the Cuijin Garden of Prince Gong's Mansion. There is a Miyun Cave at the foot of the mountain. On the stone wall in the center of the cave, there is a tablet with the word "Fu" written by Emperor Kangxi. There is an endless stream of people who come here to pray for blessings every day. Everyone wants to touch the word "福" which is recognized as "the most efficacious in the world" with their own hands, so as to "get some blessings."
6. In the twelfth year of Kangxi (AD 1673), the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang was approaching her 60th birthday. Unexpectedly, she fell ill (ke), and the imperial doctor was helpless. When he was helpless, Kangxi found out that in ancient times, there was a saying of "inheriting the emperor" to ask for blessings and longevity, which meant that the destined emperor was a person who was blessed with great blessings and longevity. He could ask the heavenly father to "ask for blessings and longevity" for himself, so he decided to pray for his grandmother. Fu, after three days of bathing and fasting, I finished this painting with the word "Fu" that is filled with my deepest love for my grandmother, and stamped it with the seal of "Treasure of Kangxi's Royal Brushstrokes", which means "Good luck is in your head, good luck stars are shining, and all evil spirits in the world are suppressed." .
7. Since Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang received the word "blessing", all her illnesses were gone. Fifteen years later, she died at the age of 75. She specially asked craftsmen to carve the word "福" into a stone tablet, which became a royal treasure. Folks all say that this is the blessing brought by Kangxi's "blessing and longevity". Moreover, Kangxi seldom wrote any inscriptions during his life. There is a saying that "one word of Kangxi is worth a thousand pieces of gold". Therefore, this word "Fu" is called "the best blessing in the world".
8. Afterwards, Kangxi mentioned the imperial pen several times, but he could no longer write the charm of it. Therefore, it was widely spread among the people that this blessing was "a blessing from heaven." How can the imperial pen be turned upside down? After adding the imperial seal "福", it became the only "福" that cannot be hung upside down and has been handed down from generation to generation in China and even the world. Secondly, the writing of "福" is different from the full and square character commonly used in the folk. The shape of the character is narrow and long, which means "shou".
9. The word "福" written by Emperor Kangxi contains infinite mystery and infinite blessings. Its character shape is narrow and elongated, so it is known among the people as "long, thin (longevity) and blessed". The right half of this character "福" happens to be the writing method of the character "Shou" in Wang Xizhi's "Lanting Preface". It is the only extant calligraphy in which blessing and longevity are written together. It is known among the people as "there is longevity in the blessing, and both happiness and longevity" ". What's even more amazing is that this blessing is completely different from the folk word "Fu", which is called "Yiluquan, Yitian", which includes multiple Chinese characters. The strokes in the upper right corner look like "many", the bottom ones look like "field", the left half looks like the word "zi" and "cai", and the right half looks like the word "shou". The whole word "Fu" can be broken down into "many children, many talents, many fields," "Long life, much blessing" is a unique blessing word that combines five blessings in ancient times. The word "field" in it has not been sealed, so it is a blessing of boundless blessings.
10. Historical allusion: This stele has a history of nearly 400 years. It was written by Emperor Kangxi for the purpose of "inviting blessings and longevity". It has always been a national treasure of the Qing Dynasty and is treasured in the Forbidden City. During the Qianlong period, this monument mysteriously disappeared.
In 1962, under the instructions of Premier Zhou Enlai, Prince Gong's Mansion was renovated. Archaeologists accidentally discovered the missing stele with the character "Fu" in the Miyun Cave in the back garden of the palace. After learning about it, the Prime Minister happily named it the "No. 1 Blessing in China", also known as "The No. 1 Blessing in the World".
11. As for how the Blessing Stele came to Prince Gong’s Mansion, it is still an unsolved case. The stele with the word "Fu" is hidden in the Miyun Cave under the Dicui Rock, where the dragon veins of the garden of Prince Gong's Mansion are located. It is said that when Jiaqing inspected Heshen's mansion, he wanted to move the word "Fu" to the palace. However, Heshen designed it ingeniously. Moving the word "Fu" would move the dragon's veins. This was the emperor's most taboo. In anger, he ordered the rockery to be sealed. From then on , the word "Fu" in Kangxi's calligraphy disappeared from the history books. When Premier Zhou Enlai inspected Prince Gong's Mansion in 1962, he found that the rock shape of Diduiyan resembled "two dragons playing with pearls". According to the saying "when encountering a dragon, there must be something royal", he asked the staff to carefully search and dig out the blocked rocks. After more than 200 years of existence in Miyun Cave, the stele with the word "Fu" has been rediscovered.
12. As the "treasure of the garden" of Prince Gong's Mansion, the stele with the word "Fu" has long been famous all over the world. Countless tourists from home and abroad come here to seek blessings and make rubbings on hanging scrolls to honor their elders. Foreign heads of state and dignitaries visiting China also come to admire this greatest blessing in the world, and their rubbings have become national gifts given to distinguished guests at home and abroad.
13. Cultural meaning: "Fu" is the first of the six auspiciousnesses of "Fu, Lu, Longevity, Happiness, Wealth, and Good Luck". "Seeking blessings, receiving blessings, cherishing blessings, and blessings" are also symbols of various cultures Generalization and representation of phenomena. "Fu" is further divided into "Five Blessings", "Shang Shu·Hong Fan": "Five Blessings: One is longevity, the second is wealth, the third is health, the fourth is good virtue, and the fifth is life." Compare the forms of blessings with The content is concrete. The meaning of happiness in Chinese culture is not material satisfaction, but mainly spiritual satisfaction and the pursuit of a better life. Wufu culture has now become an eternal theme for Chinese people! Posting a door with the word "福" on it during the Chinese New Year is a traditional custom that has been carried out for many years.
14. The so-called "blessing" refers to "blessing" and "luck" in the past, but modern people's understanding of blessing is "happiness". Whether now or in the past, the Chinese people have a common wish, which is to look forward to the arrival of good fortune. The word "福" expresses people's yearning for a happy life and their wishes for a better future.
15. As the saying goes, "If you are blessed, you must have longevity, and if you have longevity, you must be blessed. Blessings without longevity means that there is no blessing to receive." However, because the shapes of the two characters "福" and "Shou" are so different, few calligraphers have combined them into one since ancient times. However, the word "福" written by Kangxi precisely changed the two characters "福" and "Shou" into In one body, we can achieve "longevity in happiness, and both happiness and longevity". What is interesting is that in addition to being understood as longevity, this blessing can also be broken down into the four words "talent", "zi", "many" and "field". There is "many children, many talents, many fields, many blessings and longevity". The abbreviation of the five blessings cleverly constitutes the profound meaning of the word "福". It is a unique combination of "five blessings" in ancient and modern times. Therefore, it is recognized by the world as "the best blessing in the world". And because the "field" part of it has not yet been sealed, it is a blessing that is boundless and boundless. The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang called it "the source of blessings", and the people called it "the foundation of five blessings and the source of ten thousand blessings". If you are lucky enough to hang it at home, it will bring great blessings to your family and increase the longevity of the elderly.
16. About the author: Emperor Kangxi, named Xuanye, was the third son of Shunzhi. He was born in the eleventh year of Shunzhi (May 4, 1654). He is the longest reigning emperor in Chinese history, reigning for 61 years.
17. Kangxi was diligent and studious since childhood, and was proficient in all kinds of literary, Taoist and military strategies. In a series of military operations such as eliminating the feudal lords, dismantling the Three Feuds, unifying Taiwan, and quelling the Jungar rebellion, he either personally led the army or went on a military expedition. The decisive victory over thousands of miles fully demonstrated his military talent. Selecting talents carefully, commending upright officials, repairing rivers, and winning over Han intellectuals reflect Kangxi's ability to be an outstanding politician and a wise monarch.