Recently, at the invitation of the Qian clan of Xiangshan, Professor Qian Handong, honorary president of the Shanghai Qian Biao Research Association and a well-known cultural scholar, came to Xiangshan to inspect the history and culture of the Qian family.
Professor Qian Handong, accompanied by the Qian clan of Xiangshan, visited the ruins of Qian Sikou Temple on Taoyuan Road in Danxi Street, the ruins of Qian Tang Tomb in Zhushuixi Village, the former residence of Qian Jie in Qingcao Lane, and the stone carvings of Qian Yong Cliff in Shiwu Mountain. Subsequently, a symposium was held at the Donggu Lake Hotel to exchange and discuss the history and culture of the Qian clan of the Wuyue Xiang faction.
It is understood that the Qian clan of Wu Yue Xiang originated from Qian Biao, the founding monarch of Wu Yue State, and was the descendant of Qian Yuanxuan, the sixth son of Qian Biao, the envoy of Wu Junjie and the king of Guangling County. Qian Qingyan, the ancestor of the relocation elephant, moved his family to Chenshan (now Chenshan Village, Daxu Town) in the 28th year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1158), and has a history of 866 years. For more than 800 years, Wu Yuexiang sent the Qian family to flourish, talents in large numbers, in the Ming and Qing dynasties, there were Shangshu Qian Tang of the Criminal Department, Qian Jie, the governor of Jiangsu, Qian Zhihan, the chief soldier of Chaozhou, Qian Chuqi, the Wuchang Shikou inspector, the poet Qian Zhilang and Qian Wochen, as well as the people Qian Sirong, Qian Anchen (Wuju people), Gongsheng Qian Xiu, Qian Gongze, Qian Hongji, Qian Silian and other virtuous people. In particular, Qian Tang (1314-1394), according to the "History of the Ming Dynasty", was one of the hard-core figures of Confucianism. During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, Qian Tang risked death to resist the sparseness, once again ensured the sacrificial status of Mencius, and is now ranked in the east of the Mengmiao Temple in Shandong, and the descendants of Mencius built the Baode Temple for the Qian and Tang Dynasty. After the death of Qian Tang, in recognition of his merits, the imperial court specially allocated funds for him to build the Qian Sikou Temple (in the area of Taoyuan Road in today's Dancheng, demolished in the early seventies of the last century). Qian Sikou Temple was once used as the oath place for ancient Xiangshan officials to take office.
At the symposium, Professor Qian Handong, who is also a descendant of Wu Yue Qian, spoke highly of Qian Tang, believing that Qian Tang is not only the most important cultural business card of Xiangshan, but also a cultural business card of the Chinese nation. Moreover, he was honest and self-disciplined, and after his death, he had no place to bury him, and placed it next to the grave of his parents. The Qiantang site should become a base for patriotism education and integrity education in Xiangshan. At the same time, Professor Qian Handong put forward guiding suggestions on how to carry forward the Qian culture of the Wu Yue Xiang faction, such as establishing the Qian Tang Memorial Hall and the "resting place" (the site of the Qian Tang tomb), holding the 630th anniversary of the death of Qian and Tang Dynasty and academic seminars, and hanging the "Jinshidi" plaque in the former residence of Qian Jie.