The picture is taken by Wang Di at the ceremony of worshiping Confucius in Songyang Academy

Photo by Wang Di of Songyang Academy in Dengfeng, Henan

The picture is taken by Wang Di, the scenic spot of the stele pavilion in the snow

  Chinanews.com, Zhengzhou, February 23rd (Wang Di) Chunxueyiyi, ancient cypresses, red walls and green tiles, a few Confucian classics recited... On the 22nd, "Freehand China - Visiting the Origin of Chinese Characters" "During the theme publicity interview, the reporter visited Songyang Academy at the southern foot of Songshan Mountain, about two kilometers north of Dengfeng City, Henan Province.

In the early morning of that day, there was a sudden fine snowfall in Dengfeng, which made the whole Songyang Academy more solemn.

The beautiful scenery is rare, attracting tourists to stop to appreciate and take pictures.

  About 1,500 years ago, Songyang Academy was a unique educational organization in the feudal society of our country. It occupied an important and unique position in the history of ancient Chinese education and had a decisive influence.

  Songyang Academy has experienced a history of nearly a thousand years of lectures from the Five Dynasties and later Tang Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty.

According to the "Yuhai" written by Wang Yinglin, a scholar of the Southern Song Dynasty, Suiyang (Yingtianfu Academy) in Suizhou (Shangqiu) of Henan Province, Songyang Academy in Dengfeng, Yuelu Academy in Hunan, and Bailudong Academy in Jiangxi were called the Four Academy of Song Dynasty. Great academy.

  "The way of the university lies in Ming Mingde, being close to the people, and ending in the ultimate good." In front of the Xiansheng Temple that day, more than a dozen young people wore Hanfu and recited the Confucian classic "University" in unison. This is Songyang Academy The classic recitation link in the ceremony of worshiping Confucius.

Xiansheng Hall is the place where Confucius is sacrificed, also known as Xianshi Temple.

It is three rooms wide and built on an abutment of more than one meter.

In the hall, according to the portrait of Confucius drawn by Wu Daozi, a sage of painting, a 2.21-meter-high standing statue of Confucius teaching.

  In the educational history of Songyang Academy, Confucianism education occupies a special historical position.

Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi, famous masters of "Luo Xue" in the Northern Song Dynasty, combined Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism during their lectures here, creating a new stage of Neo-Confucianism.

Confucianism has dominated traditional Chinese ethical thought for thousands of years, and it was after the birth of Neo-Confucianism in the Northern Song Dynasty that it really developed its mature benefits. Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, also known as Luo School Neo-Confucianism, was born here.

It can be said that Songyang Academy occupies an extremely important position in the inheritance and development of Chinese traditional culture.

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