Guishan Academy is located at No. 1 Huixinzhong Street, Taoziyuan Community, Qiaodong Street, Huicheng District. It faces north and south, and has an area of 35,964 square meters. Guishan Academy was first built in the first year of Taiding in Yuan Dynasty (1324) and was specially built to worship Confucius, also known as the Confucius Temple. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, it became an important place for “synthetic education talents” to cultivate imperial examination talents in Guishan County.
The existing buildings of Guishan Academy are well preserved, with rich historical information and strong cultural connotations. They are not only a temple for respecting Confucius and guiding future generations, but also the highest institution of learning and the only official school for Guishan County. They have opened up the precedent of talent cultivation in Guishan County, and also planted the seeds of respecting culture and education in the Dongjiang River Basin.
Guishan Academy is responsible for the educational functions of inheriting culture and performing rituals and music. The Academy holds a grand ceremony for worshipping Confucius every year. In ancient times, the purpose of building the Confucius Temple was not only to worship Confucius’ Saint, but also to pray for cultural prosperity and express expectations for cultural prosperity.
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Guishan Academy was built 26 times and moved 3 times. The main structure of the building not only preserves the architectural style of the Ming Dynasty, but also integrates the architectural characteristics of the Qing Dynasty, has superb craftsmanship and a strong Lingnan architectural style. It is the oldest hall building in Huizhou and is now a valuable physical material for studying ancient buildings.
In the Ming Dynasty, Guishan Academy built Lingxing Gate, Jimen, Panchi, Jiashan Pond, Loyalty and Filial Piety Temple, Famous Officials Temple, Township Sage Temple, Qingyun Pavilion, Wenchang Pavilion, etc. Now only the Jimen and the Temple of the Xianshi built in the 41st year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1613).
Huang Family Library
During the Qing Dynasty, the Huang family moved from Fujian to Huizhou, and reproduced and grew in Huizhou. During the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, the Huang family built the Huang family’s ancestral hall. Later, in order to facilitate the food, accommodation and preparation of the Huang family’s children who came to Huizhou to take the exam, the Huang family’s ancestral hall was renamed “Huang Family Study Room”.
The Huang family’s study room is three rooms wide and three deep, making it a typical Ming and Qing dynasty hall.architecture. In July 2005, under the principle of “restore the original appearance and preserve the current situation”, the Huang family’s study room was opened as the “Dongjiang Folk Cultural Relics Museum”, which was repaired as a whole and was a special folk cultural relics museum in Huizhou City.
“A man wants to fulfill his life’s ambition, read the six classics diligently in front of the window”, stepped into the gate of the Dongjiang Folk Cultural Relics Museum, a simple picture of Dongjiang Folk History slowly unfolded, and couplets were engraved on both sides of the gate, “The first place in the family is the best, and the family is unparalleled in filial piety and friendship”, showing the world the ideals and ambitions of a family. The museum displays more than 20,000 cultural relics with the imprint of Huizhou’s local culture, connecting the footprints of the ancestors’ constant search and rushing up and down, allowing every person with a heart who stops and looks at it to experience the simple and rich folk customs of the local people, and feel the inherited and endless Dongjiang culture. The moment Cinema stepped out of the door, the crowd of people in Babaylan was busy, and the West Lake hidden under the green trees was as elegant as a painting, which complemented the four words “Sky-opening Picture” on the door. Culture is the mirror of history, history is the carrier of culture. For Huang’s study, the appearance of the study is changing, and the demand for it by the times is also changing.
From sacrificing ancestors to convenient children taking examsCinema, and then to the Dongjiang folk customs display, the historical roles of Huang’s study have been repeatedly switched. The only thing that remains unchanged is that as long as its living space is still there, it will never stop telling the world about the ups and downs along the way.
Fenghu Academy
Huizhou has always been a key place for books, and it can be said that there are many academiesBabaylan and academies are everywhere. Fenghu Academy, which is known as the “Four Major Academies of Guangdong” together with Guangzhou Guanghai Academy, Zhaoqing Xingyan Academy, and Shunde Rongshan Academy. It occupies an important position in the history of education in Huizhou and even in Guangdong.
Cinema Fenghu Academy has a long history and is rich in humanities. In the fourth year of Chunyou of the Song Dynasty (1244), it was held in the Great Hall. Driven by the trend of the academy, Huizhou prefect Zhao Ruyu created the “Juxian Hall” in Yingangling, also known as the “Twelve Mr. Temple” to commemorate the “Twelve Mr.” famous scholars who have made the most contribution to Huizhou’s economy and culture since the Tang and Song Dynasties (Chen Wei, Su Dongpo, Chen Yaozuo, Chen Pengfei, Gu Chengzhi, Zhang Songqing, Liu Zheng, Xu Shen, Su Babaylan, Chen Guan, Chen Huan, Tang Geng) was used as a place for teaching and teaching.
In the second year of Baoyou in Song Dynasty (1254), Liu Kegang, the prefect of Huizhou, further changed the “Juxiantang” into academy, and named it after Huizhou West Lake, namely “Fenghu Academy”. In the 33rd year of Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1694), the royal palace of Huizhou was Wang Yen in Huangtang Chong. href=”https://funnybookish.com/”>BabaylanBuilding Fenghu Academy.
During the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, Huizhou Prefect Bingshou built Fenghu Academy on a large scale, and was completed the following year. After the reconstruction, the mountain chiefs hired by Fenghu Academy were all famous scholars at that time, most of whom were from Jinshi, such as the famous scholar Song Xiang. From the reconstruction to the 28th year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1902), “there were many followers gathered, and people competed for learning” was the heyday of Fenghu Academy and cultivated a large number of talents.
In July 1990, Fenghu Academy was listed as a cultural relics protection unit in Huizhou City, and its stone plaques and carvings were listed as national famous plaques. CinemaFenghu Academy has basically restored antique buildings according to history and has become a scenic spot for Fenghu Academy.
Fenghu Peninsula is surrounded by water on three sides. The newly built Fenghu Academy is located among green trees and has been completely renovated. It has built Fenghu Academy Gate Tower, Shang Zhixuan, Lequn Hall, Library, Wenchang Pavilion andHistorical buildings and cultural attractions such as Penglu, Chengguan Tower, Xizhao Pavilion, and Yufeng Pavilion.
In addition, archways such as erudition and determination, study of things and virtues, and Fenghu Academy have been added. Along the central axis, there are small bridges, mountain gates, halls, bookshelfs, and east-west wings. Outside the courtyard, there are also small scenery such as pavilions, terraces, towers, pavilions, pavilions, and strange stone waterfalls. Natural landscapes and historical culture complement each other, becoming a humanistic ecological landscape integrating culture, gardens, leisure and tourism. As Song Xiang said, “Humanities are ancient Zou Lu; Mountains are small and Peng Ying”, Fenghu Academy is closely maintained by Huizhou’s thousand-year-old scholarly fragrance and silk culture.
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Text | Liang Xingwu, Editor of “Huicheng Seal” Editorial Board | Yang Yingyu Source | Yangcheng Evening News Publishing House