Shi Jianwu (780-861 AD), whose courtesy name was Xisheng and whose name was Dongzhai, was from the Shi family in this city. He was a famous poet and writer in the mid-Tang Dynasty. In his youth, he formed the Donglin Poetry Society with his fellow poet Xu Ning. Donglin is located in the Zhongtangfan area of ??Guangling, 35 miles west of Xindeng City. It has steep mountains and lush forests and beautiful scenery. In the Five Dynasties, a hermitage was built, which was later changed to Jingyan Temple and Zhongtang Temple in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Most of the poems written by the Donglin Poetry Society have been lost. The "Daoguang Xindeng County Chronicle" contains only one poem "You Donglin" by Shi Jianwu: The fire is fierce and the clouds are floating. It is autumn when we arrive in Donglin. There are guests but it is not late at night. The pine trees The wind is boiling at the top of the mountain.
In the second year of Yuanhe (807 AD), Emperor Xianzong of the Tang Dynasty, Shi Jianwu used "Taiqian Buhe Fu" and "Early Spring Maoxue Poems" to conduct scientific research on Chinese style, and was ranked among the thirteen Jinshi and was appointed as the envoy to Jiangxi. . Due to his indifferent nature, he could not bear the transition of officialdom, so he lived in seclusion in Youweiguan, Xishan, Hongzhou (now Nanchang), and devoted himself to Taoism. He wrote in Xu Ning's book: "Although I was angry about becoming famous, I knew my fate was poor, so I cultivated my nature and lived in the forest ravine and lived in Xin Yuanmen. Thanks to the support of the immortal saints, I was spared the dragon bell even though I was approaching twilight years." Apart from studying Taoism, he only devoted himself to poetry and wine. For self-entertainment, he prefaced the collection of poems "Xishan Collection" and said: "For twenty years, under the moonlight of cigarettes and pine trees, I drank but did not eat, my stomach and intestines were clear, my body and mind became clearer, and I saw the mystery of the heaven and earth." This shows his complacency and leisure after learning Taoism.
Shi Jianwu’s life spanned nine dynasties including De, Shun, Xian, Mu, Jing, Wen, Wu, Xuan, and Yi. Just as the Tang Dynasty was declining, warlords were fighting, eunuchs and cronies, and the officialdom was changing. The struggle was fierce, exorbitant taxes and heavy taxes were imposed, class conflicts deepened, and people's lives were uneasy. Various factors prompted him, who was born as a commoner, to devote himself to studying Taoism in seclusion. There was originally a saying in Xishan, Hongzhou, that "twelve real people transformed into immortals". I admired it very much, so at the age of 30, when I retired to study Taoism, I wrote "Xishan Jingzhong Yin", which said: "The Tao Qi condenses into a god, and the jade palace The golden hall is getting new day by day. If anyone can teach Xishan the Tao, Lian Yu will be thirteen." Therefore, he always lived in seclusion in Xishan, and later returned to his hometown of Shibi Temple in Zhaoxianli (today's Xiande place).
In the early years of Taihe (about 827 AD), Emperor Wenzong of the Tang Dynasty came up with the desire to visit the fairy mountains overseas, so he led his tribe to buy a boat and sail across the sea. After many vicissitudes, they landed on an unknown island, which is where it is today. Penghu Islands. At this time, there were only a few natives on the island, and production was in a primitive state. At that time, the economy and culture of the Tang Dynasty was already in a leading position in the world. The settlement of the Shi people brought vitality to the production and development of Penghu. The civilization and morality of the mainland are also spreading on the island, and even taking root. "Penghu" gradually became famous, and its external exchanges became increasingly frequent, finally attracting the attention of the imperial court. Since the Southern Song Dynasty, a "Inspection Department" has been set up on the island, with troops and officials stationed to take charge of defense and civil affairs. People from the mainland have also immigrated to the island in an endless stream, becoming part of our country's administrative region.
Shi Jianwu’s move to Penghu in his later years became a highlight in his life journey and he made indelible contributions in the development of Penghu. In the second year of Xiantong reign of Yizong of the Tang Dynasty, Shi Jianwu died in Penghu at the age of eighty-two. Later, his tribe moved the coffins of him and Mrs. Liu to their hometown in mainland China, Luo Tomb Mountain (now known as Huashan).
Shi Jianwu wrote a lot of works throughout his life, which can be divided into two parts: poetry and Taoist research. His poems are beautiful and timeless, and there are ten volumes of "Xishan Collection" handed down from generation to generation. There are many Taoist works but not many that have been handed down from generation to generation. His books include "Zhenji of Xishan Group of Immortals Meeting", "Taibai Jing", "Interpretation of Huangdi's Yinfu Sutra", "Zhonglu" Preaching Collection" etc.