Anhui Cultural Famous Family

Author: Huang Xiugeng
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Publishing Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Anhui, during the Spring and Autumn period, belonged to Wu and Chu, and was established as Huainan Kingdom in the early Han Dynasty. During the Three Kingdoms and the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it was a strategic passageway. In the Kangxi era of the Qing Dynasty (1662), the Anhui Provincial Governorship was established, taking the first characters of Anqing and Huizhou to name it Anhui. The Anhui Cultural reviews cultural figures whose regions include Anhui, Anzhong, and Annan. The Yangtze, Huai, and Xin'an rivers flow through it, the Weiyang River winds, Chaohu Lake lies dormant, the Dabie Mountains stand as a barrier to the west, and Huangshan and Jiuhua Mountains rise to the south. The lush forests and verdant plains offer abundant resources and a simple, honest folk culture with deep historical roots. This is the birthplace of Laozi and Zhuangzi and their philosophies, the birthplace of the Cao brothers, the founders of the Jian'an literary school, the homeland of the "Tongcheng School," the home of the Huizhou merchants, and the birthplace of Anhui studies and Xin'an medicine, led by Dai Zhen. The 69 cultural included in this volume have made significant contributions in politics, military affairs, philosophy, classics, literature, art, science, education, and medicine, shining brightly throughout history. Culture is created by humans through long-term social practice. Cultural heritage is long-lasting, and wisdom is profound. The development of culture always builds upon the foundation laid by predecessors, continuously extending, spreading, evolving, and advancing. The more predecessors provide, the faster successors may develop. On this vast land of Jianghuai, people have continuously lived and multiplied, culture has continued to spread and flourish, and the accumulation of knowledge, the of art, and the inheritance of culture require the intellectual relay of two, several, or even ten generations to push culture to new heights and shine more brilliantly. The facts of the cultural in this volume powerfully reveal that the Jianghuai region not only had past glory but, through inheritance and development, has now become prosperous. Through further inheritance and creation, tomorrow will undoubtedly be even more splendid. This book serves as a valuable and effective local textbook for young people, expanding their knowledge and nourishing their growth. It also plays an important role in inspiring and guiding young people and their parents.