Pay homage to the mausoleum of the ancestor of the Chinese Xu family
Written by Sheng Fu Word Count: 2046
In the late spring of April, I came to Tantán County to pay homage to the Leopard Gongdun, the mausoleum of the ancestor of the Chinese Xu family. Leopard Gongdun is located seven kilometers north of Tancheng County, Linyi City, Shandong Province, and belongs to Yechenghou Village, Tancheng Sub-district Office. Starting from the hotel, go north along Tandong Road, and walk west for one or two kilometers from a branch road next to Beicheng Hospital to Leopard Gongdun. The front of the leopard pier, that is, not far from the south is the Beicheng Experimental Primary School in Tancheng County, and the sound of students reading loudly comes from time to time.
The mausoleum of the ancestor of the Chinese Xu family is shown
The ancestral tomb has a considerable area, and the core part of the leopard pier is higher than the surrounding flat land, and is shaped by a small hill. The entire ancestral tomb can be regarded as three major parts. The first part, there is a pavilion building built in front of it, which is to sacrifice the tablet of the ancestors of the Xu family, and there is no specific one at present; the second part, in the middle is a mausoleum platform, erect a tall stone stele, the front is engraved: the tomb of the ancestor of the Chinese Xu family, and the back is engraved with the inscription of the ancestor of the Chinese Xu family" (the inscription is attached to the back of the text); the third part, and then the place of a stone in the rear is the core part of the leopard public dun, that is, the tomb group is located.
The tomb complex can also be divided into three parts. On both sides of the front, there are inscriptions of Xu's county in various places. Here I saw the name of my hometown county engraved on one of the tablets in October 2006. This shows that the people of the Xu clan in my hometown have been here. In 2006, I was still working in Shanghai, and I was reckless and ignorant, and I didn't know anything about it. But happily, I've come to the right place this time. It can be said that this is where the mausoleum of my ancestors is located, and our roots begin here.
The middle position after the inscription is a sign tablet, which is engraved with three big characters of "Leopard Pier". Leopard Gongdun is the ancestral tomb of the Xu family, which is the cemetery of the ancestors of the Xu family such as the fifth generation monarch of the Xu State in the Xia Dynasty. The tomb complex is 100 meters long from east to west and 70 meters wide from north to south. After the local and local people traced the source of construction, in 2002, the leopard pier was named "the mausoleum of the ancestor of the Chinese Xu family". In October 2011, it was announced by the Linyi Municipal People's Government as a municipal key cultural relics protection unit. In view of the fact that the Xu family in this county has a tablet here, I no longer have any doubt about the origin of the Xu family, although I do not know enough about the history of the Xu country and the surname Xu. But this time I came to Leopard Gongdun, which can also be regarded as my retrospective and worship of the ancestors of the Xu family.
Stand on the tablet of "Mausoleum of the Ancestors of the Chinese Xu Family" and look at the "Leopard Pier"
Behind the monument is a huge circular tomb. Behind the tomb, there are tombstones of five generations of monarchs above the leopard duke. They are the first ancestor Boyi Gong, Xu Guojun I Zu Ruomu Gong, Xu Guojun II Zu Zheng Guogong, Xu Guojun III Zufang Gong, Xu Guojun IV Zu Ren Gong. At the back, against the back, is a hill higher than the surrounding area. On the mountain grows rapeseed, wormwood, xanium, etc. To the west and north, there is a green wheat field nearby, and buildings can be seen in the distance. It is connected to the county seat in the south and in the east. There is also a piece of wheat planted in a corner of the cemetery, which is growing vigorously and is heading. There is an open "gate" on the south side, which is the entrance to the cemetery.
When I was transcribing the "Inscription of the Ancestral Tomb of the Chinese Xu Family", an old man was watching the inscription in front of the tombs, and then came to chat with me. The old man's surname is Xu, and he is a native of Tancheng County. When the old man left, I was still transcribing the inscription. After that, I looked at the whole cemetery and sat down for a while in the shade of the county's inscription. During this time, a man came to the flock to graze the sheep.
There are two major feelings about paying homage to the leopard mound. First, the mausoleum of the ancestor of the Xu clan in China has a considerable garden, and the momentum is magnificent, and I am proud of it; second, I am very ashamed to see the inscription erected by the Xu clan people in this county. Before leaving, I couldn't help but ask myself: What is the meaning of seeking the roots and asking the ancestors? What is the meaning of being cautious and chasing the distance? Thinking of my own downfall, I can't answer, and my heart is heavy and clear.
Look at the cemetery on the mountain behind the leopard pier
Attached: Chinese Xu ancestral mausoleum inscription
The Xu clan of the East China Sea, the wang clan of China, traced back to the Xia Hou clan, Bo Yi because of Zuo Yu's meritorious work in controlling the water, and his son Ruomu was enshrined in "Xu". According to the evidence of unearthed cultural relics, Tancheng, Cangshan, Feixian, and Pingyi Zhuyi in the Yihe River Basin today cover the hinterland of the beginning of the Xu Kingdom. Xu Guo Yonson has been alive for more than 1,500 years. In its heyday, it was called the hero of Dongyi, Lu Zhuang Gong 26 years, Lu Lianqi, Song Dynasty Xu, forced its pivot to move south, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty Jing Wang eight years, Xu State was merged with Wu, its royal family and Li Min did not remember the ambition of the country, so the name of the country was its surname. The Xu family has developed for thousands of years, and the melons have been extended, and the talents have come out in large numbers, and those who have written in the annals of history are not only the good ministers and eunuchs who govern the country, but also the generals and commanders of Anbang, the Confucian giants in the literary world, and the giants and elites in the business world.
Tancheng, the ancient county, because it is the birthplace of Xu culture, has attracted much attention from the world, this area is connected to Sulu, the geographical advantage is very good, the Maling Mian has become a natural barrier, and Yimu runs through the benefits of the fishing boat. It is also fertile and boundless, the rice and wheat are fragrant, the forest net is like weaving, the ginkgo biloba is covered with gold, the foundation of the Xu country, and the veins of the cover are here. Subsequently, the Tan State of Confucius's teacher, also set up in Si, until the Qin and Han dynasties, here or for the Donghai County, or for the Xuzhou Governance, so the Xu family in the world, are mostly to "Donghai Hall" for its county and clan emblem, and passed down from generation to generation. Spread the wind far away, take note of the score, be proud, and dare not forget the source for thousands of years. The blood of the sons and daughters of our country is thicker than water and the national cohesion, which can feel the heaven and the earth, and can shine on the sweat and green! There is a high fu seven miles away from the north of the county, and its sealed soil is about 15 meters higher than the surrounding ground. After reviewing the "Xu Family Genealogy" all over the country, the Fang family scholars were invited to conduct field investigations, and it was confirmed that this is actually the tomb group of the ancestors of the Xu family, and the monarchs of Boyi and Xu State, such as the first generation of Ruomu, the second generation of Zhengguo, the third generation of Fang, the fourth generation of Ren, the fifth generation of leopard, the sixth generation of Qian, the seventh generation of Yan, the eighth generation of Cheng, the fourteenth generation of Qiang and the nineteenth generation of servants, are all buried here. At the beginning of the new century, the descendants of the Xu family at home and abroad read the ancestors to find their roots, exchanged letters and telegrams, the ancestral mausoleum was kept and abandoned to inquire into detail, and the desire to return to the homeland as soon as possible to worship the ancestors was overflowing, the local government was very concerned about this, so in 2002, the cemetery was set up as a cultural relics protection unit, at the beginning of this year, the city and county leaders visited several times, and after consulting the opinions of the Fang family and representatives at home and abroad, it was decided to name the tomb group "the ancestral mausoleum of the Chinese Xu family", and set up a management committee to be responsible for the repair and protection of the mausoleum.
Looking up at the ancestral tomb of the Xu family, it is located majestically on the plain of a hundred miles, abruptly and majestic, and the momentum is magnificent. If the spring and Jingming, or the autumn is high, the descendants of the Xu family and people from all walks of life at home and abroad will definitely be in the dust, one after another, sacrifice and sweep the mausoleum, sincerely serve the incense, remember the great cause of the ancestors, uphold the virtue of the predecessors, is to make the excellent traditional culture to carry forward, the Chinese flesh and blood compatriots can work together in harmony, build a harmonious society, and become a future!
Shandong Province Linyi City Wangzu Culture Research Association, Shandong Province Tancheng County People's Government, December 2004 AD.
The building at the front of the cemetery
The mausoleum of the ancestor of the Chinese Xu family is shown
Zude Guangyin
Xu Ancestor Tomb
Rape flowers on the leopard mound
North of Leopard Pier
East of the Leopard Pier
Xu
The inscription of the cultural relics protection unit of the leopard pier