Qiao Family Ancestral House Qiao Family Courtyard, built in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, is located in Qixian County, Jinzhong, Shanxi. Walking into this castle-like building, more than 200 years of historical vicissitudes, the drive of life.
In this famous house, plaques and couplets form a profound "landscape". They are a combination of literature, calligraphy, sculpture and decorative arts, with profound implications and rich connotations. They not only decorate the facade of the noble family of Qiao family, but also contain the moral ambition and life interest of the owner. Its humanistic charm shines so far that people who come to watch the game are edified and enlightened when they enter and leave the stadium.
Gate:
Future generations will be great.
Jia mu zhi Fei brothers
This pair of copper couplets is embedded in the "nave" gate of the Qiao family. This is a couplet written by Li Hongzhang, an important official in the late Qing Dynasty, which means that children and grandchildren are talented and their families are prosperous. Only when brothers live in harmony can families flourish. As the old saying goes, "Everything prospers at home", which contains the traditional concept of "harmony is the most important" in China, such as harmony, tolerance and generosity.
"A Hundred Years of Life" Exhibition Wall:
The desire to hurt others and restore justice for others.
Virtue article
Couplets are engraved on both sides of the "Hundred Days Map" opposite the "nave" gate of Qiao's family, which was inscribed by Zuo, the minister of military and political affairs in the late Qing Dynasty, to reduce personal desires, restore human nature and conform to the principles of nature; Only by saving and cultivating morality can we conform to the law of rites and music and social norms.
Outside the yard:
The economy will be constrained.
The words are steadily engraved.
Couplets are engraved on the two walls outside the gate of nave, meaning that when doing business or doing business with people, the behavior should abide by social morality and integrity; When talking with people, people should feel at ease, speak without modification, and be sincere and realistic.
Gate attic:
Walk in harmony
This plaque hangs in the attic at the gate of the "Central Temple". "Walking in the middle" is to be impartial, that is, to follow the golden mean. "Harmony without difference" refers to treating others peacefully and sincerely. The plaque means adhering to the doctrine of the mean, attaching importance to harmony and modesty. The name of Qiao Zhiyong, the owner of the house, and the name of the hall "Zainafu" all take the meaning of "the golden mean" and "the best of both worlds" as the core thoughts of Confucianism. The Qiao family ruled the family by this, paying attention to loyalty and harmony, being fair and comfortable in people's hearts, and being harmonious but different.
Gulou courtyard:
Virtue is her own reward.
This plaque is hung on the second floor of the Drum Tower. The four seal characters are simple and elegant. It warns future generations not to care only about their own interests, but to accumulate virtue and do good deeds and help others. This is also the ideological source of Qiao's generosity and love for generations. The Qiao family's feelings of home and country have won the respect of the general public.
Private schools:
Fang Hui
There is a plaque hanging in the main hall of Joe's private school. It is carved into a lotus leaf shape with a whole piece of wood, with vivid image, originality and exquisite calligraphy. It is a masterpiece of woodcarving plaque in the courtyard. It is in harmony with the classical gatehouse architecture, expressing the intention of Master Joe to welcome Si Qi and gather talents.
Private schools:
Broad-minded, frank and generous, blessed and well-off.
Gentle and peaceful, you will prosper over time.
This pair of couplets is hung at the main entrance of Joe's private school, which means that generosity and openness will bring good fortune and wealth; Treat people with gentle and peaceful temperament, and over time, the younger generation will prosper. This combination fully embodies the Confucian thought of self-cultivation and family planning.
Ming Lou yuan walked into the hospital:
There is a saying in the family heirloom, but it is only thick.
Nothing strange, just frankness.
This couplet is hung in the courtyard of the Ming building, implying that only the accumulation of virtue is the real way to inherit the family business. There is no strange way of life in the world, as long as you follow the nature of frankness and sincerity. Qiao's family attaches importance to friendship, speaks sincerely, does not cheat or cheat, and speaks out bravely. Honesty gathers popularity, pays attention to virtue and gathers financial resources, and simple couplets point out the master's family heirloom and life style.
Building three yuan and golden resources:
Poetry is my cultivator.
Hobbies and customs are sour and salty.
This couplet was written by Zhao Chang, a famous calligrapher in modern times, and hung on the screen door of Sanjinyuan in Gulou. The first couplet comes from Su Shi's Another Answer to Two Wanderers and Wang Lang's Peace. The second part is Han Yu's Appreciating Four Brothers, Dean Yunfu and Poems by Wang in the Tang Dynasty. Twill: Moldy and germinated grain used for making wine, also called wine for short. Couplets mean that poetry books are like cultivators who make wine to increase my knowledge; Have hobbies different from the secular, cultivate elegant taste.
Jstars ancestral temple:
A hundred years ago, Yan Yi was just Xiu De.
Wan is studying.
This couplet is hung on the gate of Qiao's ancestral hall. Yan Yi: From the Book of Songs: "I lost, I took the swallow." Metaphor ancestors are good at planning for future generations. Pengcheng: According to legend, Pengbird evolved from a big fish named Kun. It can fly tens of thousands of miles across the sky in a whirlwind, which shows that it has a very bright future. Couplets mean that ancestors protect their descendants and plan a bright future for them, only by diligent practice of virtue; Children and grandchildren inherit and carry forward their ancestors' business, can follow their ancestors' business, have great prospects, and concentrate on their studies.
Dexing Hall North Yard:
Honesty, honesty and peace of mind.
After poetry and calligraphy started, frugality was handed down from generation to generation.
Couplets are hung in the north courtyard of Qiaojia Dexing Hall, which means loyalty, kindness, self-cultivation and leisurely rest. Teach the younger generation with poetry books and regard thrift as a family virtue. If you want to gain a foothold in society and achieve your career, you must pay attention to your self-cultivation, take the right path and do good deeds. To educate and edify the younger generation with the etiquette of poetry and calligraphy and the example of words and deeds will naturally form a correct, kind, honest, diligent and elegant family style, which can be passed down from generation to generation.
Senanen main hospital:
Reading is not fame, after all, the character is elegant.
Xiude unexpectedly gained natural dreams and inner peace.
Couplets are hung on the gate of the main courtyard of Sainaning in the nave. It means that even if you are not famous, you will have elegant speech and morality; Do good deeds, accumulate virtue, ask for nothing in return, naturally feel at ease and sleep soundly. The ancients believed that only by cultivating character with poetry and songs, nourishing the soul with knowledge and cultivating children who know books and righteousness can the family business succeed.
Ming Lou San Yuan Jin Yuan:
Don't make mistakes.
It is advisable to contend with the ancients in order to survive.
This pair of couplets was written by He, a calligrapher in Qing Dynasty, and hung on the screen door of Sanjin Courtyard of Minglou Courtyard, implying that it would not violate the laws of nature and society and compete with the ancients in the world. Only by internalizing the natural laws such as kindness, benevolence, faith and righteousness into daily life and truly practicing them can the virtues of ancient sages be carried forward and passed on.