, the old name of Port Town, Gaogang District, is the place where Yue Fei said in the history of the Song Dynasty that "there is no danger in Taizhou, so he surrendered to Chaixu". This famous historical and cultural town has a history of more than a thousand years since its establishment in the Southern Tang Dynasty (937 AD) in the Five Dynasties. It has a profound cultural heritage and numerous cultural monuments. In particular, the ancient Shousheng Zen Temple in the town was built in the 10th year of Chunxi in the Song Dynasty (1183 AD). It is famous because Chu Yu, a Taizhou Confucian scholar in the Ming Dynasty, lived here for a long time to read and write poems.
According to historical records, the Shousheng Temple in Chai Xu was built by the Zen Master Xinrong, a monk who traveled here, and spent more than ten years raising funds to build it. In the old days, Chai Xu was once the seat of Taizhou Prefecture and Taixing County. Historically, it has also been a natural harbor and a transportation hub. The development of politics, economy, and culture has made the temple increasingly prosperous. At its peak, Shousheng Temple covered an area of ??more than 100 acres. With more than 300 monks, it became one of the "fourteen major jungles" within Taizhou's jurisdiction 33 years ago during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. , a native of Taizhou in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, named Jingfu, was born in 1457 AD and died in 1513 AD. He was smart and studious since he was a child. He could recite poetry at the age of 5 and write articles at the age of 9. He was called a child prodigy at the time. At the age of 27, he ranked first in the provincial examination, first in the general examination the next year, first in the second class of the imperial examination during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, and became a Jinshi in high school. From then on, he embarked on an official career. He was an honest official and meticulous in his work until he died in office.
Chu Dao had a special liking for Shousheng Temple in Chaixu when he was young. He stayed in the temple for a long time, reading and writing poems. The temple is surrounded by ancient trees all year round, and is deep and quiet, with pleasant scenery. The temples, towers, carved beams and painted buildings are set among thousands of trees. The "Shou Sheng Shu Bell" in the temple is one of the famous eight sceneries of Chai Xu. It is said that it was precisely because of Chu's relationship with Shousheng Temple in Chai Xu, and because he always adhered to a rigorous academic style based on modesty, that he used the homophonic meaning of "deficiency in talent and shallow learning" to combine it with his passion for diligent study. The two meanings of Di Chaixu were combined into one, and he named himself "Chai Xu". Later, his collection of writings was also named "Chai Xu Collected Works". His study career at Shousheng Temple in Chai Xu was vividly described in the poem "The Rhymes Between the Second Wall of Sukoukan Temple" when he first arrived at the temple. His poem says:
I stayed in the ancient temple for the first time, and my life was full of curiosity. After turning over the old leaves, only the tree leans on its high branches.
Sitting in meditation with the moonlight, autumn disease will affect the limbs. The clear light is not negative, and there is a poem here.
Every year in March and April, the scenery of Chai Xu is at its best. The bright sunshine shines on the earth, the lush green trees everywhere in the countryside, streams flowing wildly, and fishermen boating, creating a wonderful scene in spring. Chu Diao, who lives in the temple, is not willing to be lonely. I would often go out of the temple and visit the ancient Orchid Pavilion with my literary friends from Chaixu to perform the rituals of spiritual healing. We would drink and chat with each other, and we would take turns to compose impromptu poems on a certain topic to express our ideals of life and feel the beauty of nature. One day, they took the topic of the fresh fish from the Yangtze River on the table. Other people's poems all deliberately described and praised the color, smell and beauty of the fish. But when it was Chu Deng's turn, he took a different approach, switching from the freshness of the fish to his own reflection. Never forget that he has not achieved fame, has not contributed to the country, and is ashamed of his life. The whole poem borrows things to create feelings, supports things to express ambitions, and is unconventional. His poem says:
The bamboo shoots in April in the south of the Yangtze River are clear, and there is a sound when the sea crosses the sea. The jade bone chopsticks are horizontal and the rhinoceros horns are thin, and the plain scales reflect the bright crystal.
The official ships only carried them with recommendations, but the fishing nets covered them and did not collect them. This day I felt a new emotion, and the wild man Qin felt ashamed of his life.
Chu Wei later became a Jinshi in high school and left Shousheng Temple to serve as an official in the imperial court until his death in office. In the following years, in order to commemorate this great Confucian scholar, literati from Chaixi and other places often visited the place where Chu Cui once studied in Shousheng Temple, visited the scenic spots, gathered together, composed poems, and expressed their condolences. Among them is a poem by Ji Zhousun, a famous scholar from the Qing Dynasty, titled "The Shousheng Temple in Chaixu has a pregnant prince, Wen Yigong". The poem says:
Driving through Chaixu during the fireworks display in March. Thinking about Chaixu Gathering, I immediately hesitated.
Mr. Guangling Shi, when you bow your head, you must save money first. He rose to the top of the elite list and became a famous Confucian.
In the summer of the first year of the Xuantong year of the Qing Dynasty, Hong Yihou, a famous scholar in Taizhou of the Qing Dynasty, invited his comrades to paint the portrait of Chu Gong and decorate it into a scroll and hang it in the east building of the Sutra Collection Building of Shousheng Temple as a commemoration. At the same time, he inscribed "Chai Chai" There is a poem in the poem "The name of the ancient temple is preserved in the official department, and the shape of the Chai Ruins is beautiful and beautiful".
The Chai Xu Shousheng Temple was destroyed by the Anti-Japanese War in 1945 and no longer exists. However, the historical stories left by the famous Confucian scholar in Taizhou in the Ming Dynasty at the Shousheng Temple can be remembered just like the sound of the Shousheng bell in the past. Traveling through the time and space of history, floating in the hearts of the people of Chaixu, often let the people of Chaixu feel a warm feeling and nostalgic feelings from the deep heart.