An interesting story about the Ma family’s eldest son Juan couplet: “Niu gets grass?·?Ma Jucai”

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Introduction

On the morning of June 19, 2022, in the "Meishan People's Patriotic Culture Research Group" on WeChat, teacher Wang Jianfu This triggered the interesting story of "pairing couplets with famous people's names". Ma Yiying and Ma Changjian responded successively. "Hu Shizhi is like Sun Xingzhi; Sun Xingzhi is like Zu Chongzhi; when an ox gets grass, a horse becomes a great talent." It's all natural. [1] [2]

What is even more interesting is that in history, there is a saying that "Xiao Shaobai in the Silver Pit; Wei Zhongqing in the Golden Pond." It has been passed down as a good story. The two celebrities in the couplet are also relatives of Chang Juanma's family.

Overview

Teacher Wang Jianfu’s speech:

To judge whether a nation exists, it depends on whether the nation still has a unique culture. For example, where did the Huns go? The answer is that she was not driven out to death, but integrated into other ethnic groups; among them, the southern Xiongnu has been integrated into the Han nationality, and the Xiongnu is no longer an independent nation; this is what Engels said: "Barbaric conquerors are often Conquered by the conqueror's higher culture."

Couplets, commonly known as couplets, are a unique treasure of the traditional Chinese culture. Among them, the Spring Festival couplets are more popular among the people.

From the posts posted by group leader Ma Yiying a few days ago, it can be seen that the ancestral hall of Juan Zong, the head of the Ma family, has seven couplets, and Ma Yilin and Ma Ying-jeou also have couplets singing in harmony; this shows that the head of the Ma family is The inheritors of Chinese national culture deserve appreciation.

Ma Yilin, who was born in Changjuan, is the president of the County Couplet Association, and I was once a close neighbor. He is a genius and approachable. He and I often tease each other. For example, inspired by "Hu Shizhi"'s "Sun Xingzhe", I once asked him what "Niu Decao" is about?

Comments

Ma Jucai's second daughter Ma Yinghua said to Ma Yiying: "Today is Father's Day. I saw your couplet. I think it is the best gift we gave to my father. Thank you. "

The Ma family ancestral hall was founded in the 53rd year of Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1714); it was repaired in 1935, and the forehead was inscribed by Yu Youren[3]; this picture was taken in the 1980s.

Supplementary information

[1]

The thirteen grandsons of Ma Jieting, the master of the Ma family in Changjuan, all have "cai" in their names; these thirteen brothers The names are: Ma Chucai, Ma Yuancai, Ma Shicai, Ma Gancai, Ma Mingcai, Ma Jucai, Ma Cuicai, Ma Ducai, Ma Duocai, Ma Zicai, Ma Zicai, Ma Yucai, and Ma Liangcai. Most of these thirteen brothers have achieved success in their own way, and they are the leaders of the Chang Juanma family.

[2]

The couplet "The cow gets grass, the horse has great materials"; it means "The Niu family gets precious grass, and the Ma family has great materials".

[3]

Yu Youren: Born in Sanyuan, Shaanxi in the fifth year of Guangxu (1879) in the Qing Dynasty. Modern politician, educator and calligrapher. The founding father of the Republic of China, a backbone of the Tongmenghui, and an important member of Nanshe. He served as the President of the Supervisory Yuan of the Nanjing National Government for 34 years; at the same time, he was also one of the founders of Fudan University and Shanghai University, and served as a trustee of Fudan University.