Suzhou belongs to the Jiangnan region, and the Jiangnan area has been a place where literati gather and the economy is developed since ancient times, in such a rich place, the cultural atmosphere is particularly strong, coupled with the superior geographical location, it has created many specialties.
But what many people don't know is that in addition to the pipa of Dongshan, the silk of Shengze, the hairy crab of Yangcheng Lake, the biluochun and embroidery in Suzhou, there is also the top scholar of Zhuangyuan, which is also a unique product of Suzhou.
Qian Yong, a Qing Dynasty man, wrote in the "Luyuan Cong": "The prosperity of the Qing Dynasty, Mo Sheng in Suzhou, and the title is especially superfluous list and exploration."
From this sentence, it can be seen that to what extent suzhou in ancient times was rich in zhuangyuan, according to the data, in the six dynasties of the Qing Dynasty, there were more than twenty zhuangyuan in Suzhou, and other lists and tanhua were even more numerous. Therefore, in the national scientific expedition, Suzhou can appear so many titles, have to be admired, what kind of place is this, can appear so many talents.
So, why is there so much more suzhou than in other regions? There are two main reasons for this:
The book has its own house of gold
In ancient China, the emperor and the scholar jointly ruled the world, and the social hierarchy was divided into four grades: the scholar, the farmer, the industry, and the merchant, and the scholar was the highest. Therefore, if you want to attract people's attention and enjoy the wealth and glory forever, you must participate in the imperial examination and then enter the career path, once you pass the examination, you will be in the clouds and leave the ranks of the working people at the bottom.
During the Ming Dynasty, Wang Shisheng also deliberately analyzed the interests of readers to participate in the imperial examination, because from reading, imperial examination, officialdom, and wealth, there is a whole line of interest relations, that is to say, if you can pass the examination, then the promotion of officials and wealth is not a dream, and the purpose of reading and participating in the examination is actually for a word "money".
In addition, Suzhou's famous families first migrated from the north, and if they want to gain a foothold in the south, they must have strong strength, and the best strength must come from official support. In order to better develop the interests of the family, such as the cooperation between officials and businessmen to facilitate business expansion, such as expanding the family's influence in the local area, etc., if someone in the family is an official in the imperial court, it can be convenient to act.
Driven by such interests and a learning atmosphere, the descendants of the big family will inevitably strive to be strong, and those cold disciples also want to enter the temple one day through their own efforts and get rid of the status of peasants. Therefore, everyone worked hard, and the large number of elements that Suzhou naturally produced was also understandable.
Excellent location and strong learning style
The development of Chinese culture was first in the north, and later in order to escape the war, the ethnic groups migrated to the south, and in the migration, they also brought commerce, economy and culture to the south. In addition, Suzhou belongs to Jiangnan, with unlimited scenery and pleasant climate, such a place is very suitable for poetry pairing, dancing and ink, so the talent is multiplied.
In the Ming and Qing dynasties, Suzhou brought together the cultures of many regions in China, integrated them, and added a strong stroke to its own rich cultural heritage, not only with fresh literary impact, but also with rich integration, creating Suzhou students to learn well, and the popularization of education is broader than other regions.
There is a saying in the Qing Dynasty that "northerners take smaller officials and southerners do official engravings", from which it can be seen that the understanding of officials by people in the north and south has led to different styles of study.
Many people think that Shanxi was a large province during the Ming Dynasty, but in the "Lang Qian Jiwen" during the Qing Dynasty, it was counted that from the third year of Shunzhi to the thirteenth year of Tongzhi, a total of 93 were champions, and Suzhou, as a province in Jiangnan, appeared 45 of them, which had to be amazing.
Zhuangyuan, as the most top talent, has always been an admirable existence, the ancient Zhuangyuan is not comparable to today's college students and masters, they have experienced various tests that are much more stringent than the current examinations. In ancient times, the leaders produced by the dynasties were basically Han Chinese, and it can also be seen that the hard work and wisdom of Han students.