Pingxiang Grand View Monument is a cultural relic protection unit in Hebei Province.
The stele of Daguan Holy Works was written by Zheng Juzheng, a bachelor of the main palace in the first year of Daguan in the Northern Song Dynasty. . In the following year, the stone was carved and erected in the school palace in the old city of Pingxiang County (today's Pingxiang Town). The stele is 5.14 meters high, 1.38 meters wide, and 0.38 meters thick. The forehead of the stele is 1.40 meters high, 1.50 meters wide, and has seven dragons in relief on the top. The front of the stele is "Stele of Grand View Holy Works" inscribed by the powerful Prime Minister Cai Jing. The stele is 2.94 meters tall. On the front is engraved the edicts of filial piety, brotherhood, harmony, marriage, appointment, compassion, loyalty and the "Eight Elements" for selecting scholars issued by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty. *** There are 1021 words, and 729 words remain. They were copied by Li Shiyong, a doctor of calligraphy, in imitation of the "thin gold style" of Huizong of the Song Dynasty. There are also words engraved on both sides of the stele, but the engraving date was three years after Jin Da'an, which is 103 years different from when the stele was first erected. The turtle base is 0.80 meters high, 1.50 meters wide, and 2.70 meters long. Made of two halves.
Although this monument is in ruins, it has high historical and artistic value. In 2007, it was announced as a cultural relic protection unit by the Hebei Provincial People's Government.
Historical evolution According to historical records, on September 18, the first year of Emperor Huizong’s Grand View in the Northern Song Dynasty (1107), Zheng Juzheng, a bachelor of Zizheng Palace, “begged to copy the eight-line imperial edict in stone and set it up in the palace academy. On August 29, the second year of Daguan (1108), Zheng Jiuzhong, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, "ordered the stone to be engraved on it" and he honored the order and erected the stone in the county. Inside the Xuegong Confucian Temple.
When the stele of Daguan Holy Works was first erected, only the text was written on the front. Later, after the third year of Da'an in the Jin Dynasty, additional texts were written and engraved on the underside and left and right sides of the stele. Since the right side of the inscription is engraved with the words "Xinwei, the third year of Da'an" (AD 1211), the date is the same as when the stele was first erected. It was more than a hundred years apart at that time. His handwriting cannot be fully explained. It is unknown what year the monument was cut off 40 centimeters below the forehead of the monument.
In 1984 AD, when the Pingxiang County Cultural and Educational Bureau conducted a cultural relic census in the county, the "Stele of Daguan Holy Works" was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit in Pingxiang County, and the upper section of the broken stele was moved to The County Cultural Center moved the upper section of the stele to the Culture and Sports Institute in 2001. In early 2002, the remaining stele and the turtle stele pedestal from the Pingxiang Town Confucian Temple were moved to the County Culture and Sports Bureau. In 2006, the monument was moved to Ping'an Park again. In March 2007, the monument was bonded and erected on the east side of the park.
Historical value: On September 18th, the first year of Daguan (1107) of Huizong in the Northern Song Dynasty, Zheng Juzhong, a bachelor of Zizhengdian, begged to copy the eight-line imperial edict in stone and set it up in Gongxueci and Taixue. , Piyong Tianxia Group, on August 29, the second year of Daguan (1108), Zheng Jiuzhong, the Minister of Rites and the minister, "ordered the carved stone given by him" to be erected in the Confucian Temple. The content of the inscription is "filial piety", "filial piety" and "filial piety" issued by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty. The imperial edicts for selecting scholars according to the "eight elements" of fraternity, harmony, marriage, appointment, sympathy, loyalty, and "eight elements" were actually feudal education policies and school regulations promulgated by the supreme imperial power. They are important historical materials for studying school education and the imperial examination system in the Northern Song Dynasty.
The stele of the Daguan holy work with artistic value was first carved in bluestone in the second year of Daguan in the Song Dynasty (1108). The stele is carved from a single piece of stone, with a high-relief seven-dragon plate on the top and a turtle base. The total height is 5.14 meters, the monument is 4.34 meters tall and 0.38 meters thick. In the middle of the positive side of the stele are inscribed six large regular script characters of "The Stele of the Holy Works of Daguan", inscribed by Cai Jing, the Prime Minister of Power. The inscription was written by Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, and copied by Li Shiyong, a doctor of calligraphy, in imitation of the "thin gold style" of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty. It is made with elegant, rigorous and regular brushwork without losing the beauty of calligraphy. The stele's skillful carving craftsmanship and exquisite calligraphy art are relatively rare. It is a precious historical material for studying the stone carving craftsmanship and calligraphy of the Song Dynasty.
Currently, the Pingxiang Grand View Monument has been announced as the fifth batch of cultural relics protection units by the Hebei Provincial People's Government.
Address: Ping'an Park, Fengzhou Town, Pingxiang County< /p>