"Unparalleled in the world, Jiangxia Huangxiang" means that no matter Huang Xiang is filial to his father or in learning, there is no other person who can compare with him.
Pronunciation [tiān xià wú shuāng, jiāng xià huáng xiāng]
Source: "Seventy Parts of Biography of the Book and Literature of the Later Han Dynasty" contains: Huang Xiang, courtesy name Wenqiang, was a native of Anlu, Jiangxia. . When he was nine years old, he lost his mother. She was so longing and haggard that she was almost mourned. The villagers called her the most filial piety. In the twelfth year of the year, the prefect Liu Hu heard about it and summoned him to serve as a filial son. He was very loved and respected. Xiang's family was poor and he had no servants or concubines, so he worked hard and took care of him wholeheartedly. So he was erudite in classics, studied Taoism, and was good at writing. He was nicknamed "Jiangxia Huangtong Unparalleled in the World" by the capital.
Background interpretation:
Huang Xiang is from Jiangxia, Hubei. Her mother died early. After her death, the father and son depended on each other and lived a very miserable life. Huang Xiang was a well-educated man and very filial to his father. In the hot summer, he used a fan to cool the mats on the bed and pillow so that his father could sleep more comfortably. In the cold winter, he got into the bed and warmed the quilt first. Please ask your father to sleep again. Therefore, his father loved him even more and helped him learn a lot of knowledge. When Huang Xiang grew up, he became an official. When he was the governor of Wei County, he was hit by a flood. The local people were left homeless, without food or clothing. Huang Xiang took out his salary and family property and distributed them to the people affected by the disaster. Because Huang Xiang was diligent, studious, knowledgeable, and very filial to her father when she was young, she won the praise of many people.
Meaning:
Honoring parents is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation. The stories of the Twenty-Four Filial Piety have been widely spread, such as Filial Piety Moves Heaven, Playing with Colors to Entertain Relatives, Giving Deer's Milk to Relatives, and Bearing Rice for a Hundred Miles. The Yellow Fragrance Fan Pillow on the Warm Seat is also one of the Twenty-Four Filial Piety stories. Today, with the improvement of people's material living standards, people should better honor their parents, but it is very regrettable that the virtue of "filial piety" does not seem to be promoted. On the contrary, some cases of turning against parents and failing to support relatives are often seen in newspapers, TV and the Internet. This deserves us to think deeply about whether it is related to the gaps in traditional Chinese education.