According to the first batch of Sichuan historical celebrities released by Sichuan Province, in addition to the well-known Li Bai, Du Fu, Su Shi, etc., Yang Xiong was also selected into the list. Nanyang Zhuge Lu, Western Shu Zi Yunting. The "Western Shu Ziyun" mentioned in the famous "Buried Chamber Inscription" is yang xiong, a scribe, philosopher, linguist and writer born in Chengdu during the Western Han Dynasty.
This year marks the 2,000th anniversary of Yang Xiong's death. Today (12th) morning, the "Current Situation and Future of Yangxiong Research - Academic Seminar to Commemorate the 2,000th Anniversary of Yangxiong's Death" was held in Pidu District, Chengdu. Novels and dramas about Yangxiong are being created, and in the future, Pidu District will also set up "Yangxiong's Hometown" and build Yangxiong Memorial Hall. At the seminar, what kind of views did the experts put forward?
Experts clash
A master who started from imitation
At the meeting, Professor Xu Jie of the College of Literature of Nanjing University said in "On the Jiande Concept of Yang Xiong's Endowment" that Yang Xiong was an important fu family in the Han Dynasty, and his creation was similar to Sima Xiang, and the next Qi Ban Gu and Zhang Heng extended the alternating changes between the two Han Dynasties, which is of extremely important turning point and pioneering significance among the "Four Great Masters of Han Fu".
Professor Xu Jie, School of Liberal Arts, Nanjing University
For Yang Xiong, his words are generally mentioned, which is similar to That of Sima Xiang. Liu Yuejin, director of the Institute of Literature of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and editor-in-chief of "Literary Heritage", introduced that when Yang Xiong was young, he worshipped the great scholar Sima Xiangru, and once imitated Sima Xiangru's "ZiFu" and "Shanglin Fu", and composed "Ganquan Fu", "Yu Hunting Fu", and "Changyang Fu". "Shu Du Fu" also imitates Sima Xiangru's fu, taking Chengdu, the country of Tianfu, as the object of description, describing the geographical situation, scenic spots, agricultural trade, industry and commerce of Shudu, and seeing it as a picture scroll of scenery and customs in Shudu.
Liu Yuejin, director of the Institute of Literature of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and editor-in-chief of Literary Heritage
Because Yang Xiong's rhetorical achievements were comparable to Sima Xiang's, later generations referred to the two as "Yang Ma". However, Yang Xiong was not only a lexicographer, he was also a thinker and philosopher. In fact, it should be pushed that it is a cultural giant that inherits the scholarship, thought, and spirit of the hundred schools of the pre-Qin Dynasty, and has a far-reaching impact on future generations. Yang Xiong showed great spiritual spirit and original ideological courage in the Taixuan and Fayan, and instead of directly copying the I Ching and the Analects, he combined them with the geopolitical culture and Taoist culture of Sichuan.
Historians everyone
Encyclopedic characters
Yang Xiong grew up in Chengdu's Pidu District and was very concerned about the history of ancient Shu. He is the author of the linguistic work "Dialects", which is an important material for the study of the Western Han language. He went deep into the people to conduct investigations and studies, and wrote the "Benji of the King of Shu", which had influenced thousands of years, so that the history of the five dynasties of the ancient Shu kingdom of silkworm bush, bai irrigation, Yu Kai, Du Yu, and Enlightened Ming could be simply and for the first time preserved, especially the major historical events such as Du Yu's "Teaching the People's Harvesting", "De Chu Yang Rang", and "Chiseling Jade Fortress Mountains to Eliminate Water Damage" of the enlightened Shu State. Yang Xiong is fully worthy of being called the first encyclopedic figure in Sichuan's history.
Professor Cai Fanglu of the Sichuan Institute of Advanced Study of Culture and Education of Sichuan Normal University discussed yangxiong's influence on Shu studies, and also mentioned that the criticism of Yangxiong by later Generations of Shu people can show Yangxiong's influence. For example, Su Shi criticized Yang Xiong for using obscure language to cover up simple truths, and Su Rui also criticized Yang Xiong's view that he only read the books of the saints, believing that reading should be inclusive and open.
Professor Cai Fanglu of the Sichuan Institute of Advanced Study of Culture and Education, Sichuan Normal University
New perspectives
Mr. Wuliu in Tao Yuanming's pen is not himself, but Yang Xiong
Experts also make a lot of subversive ideas. For example, Professor Fan Ziye of the Institute of Literature of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences put Yang Xiong and Mr. Wuliu together for research. In primary and secondary schools, we often regard Mr. Wuliu as Tao Yuanming himself, and even some scholars such as You Guoen and Yuan Xingpei think so. Fan Ziye said that through investigation, the conclusion completely subverted the statement that "Mr. Wuliu" was Tao Yuanming's autobiography, and he put forward a new point of view, saying that Tao Yuanming's "Biography of Mr. Wuliu" was Yang Xiong himself. "Yang Xiong himself likes to compare himself with Liu Xia Hui, in ancient times, Yang Liu had the same meaning and could be interchanged, and Mr. Liu was Mr. Yang." Professor Fan Ziye compared the "Biography of Mr. Wuliu" with the "Biography of Yangxiong", using a large number of texts such as "idle and quiet less words", "quiet death, less lust", and corresponding arguments with linguistic details, pointing out the relationship between Mr. Wuliu and Yangxiong, saying that Mr. Wuliu is Yangxiong.
New initiatives
Pidu District will build a Yangxiong Memorial Hall
At the meeting, Hou Xiaodong, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Pidu District CPC Committee, revealed that they planned a base for the study, and in order to ensure the land resources for the construction of the Yangxiong Memorial Hall and the restoration of Yangxiong's former residence, they arranged the 69-mu construction land around the Yangxiong Tomb to cover the indicators, planned to build the Yangxiong Memorial Hall, and restored important scenic spots such as Ziyun Pavilion, Reading Desk, and Ink Pond. The environmental remediation project has been completed and the conceptual design of the second phase of the Yangxiong Tomb Project has been initiated.
In addition, on the occasion of the 2,000th anniversary of Yangxiong's death, they will also carry out cultural activities such as the groundbreaking ceremony of the "Yangxiong Hometown" Cultural Park Project, the "Yangxiong Classic Dictionary" Calligraphy Contest, the "Yangxiong Famous Passages" Recitation Contest, etc.; hold the Yangxiong Cultural International Summit Forum, the launch ceremony of the historical novel "Yangxiong Biography", the premiere ceremony of the animation "Yangxiong Travels", and the premiere ceremony of the drama "Confucius in the Western Road".
The symposium also successfully compiled the proceedings of "The Present And Future of Yangxiong Research- Academic Symposium to Commemorate the 2,000th Anniversary of Yangxiong's Death", which contains a total of 28 articles, which are studied from different angles and directions for Yangxiong himself and his works. In this way, it strengthens the docking of various institutions, promotes the influence of Yangxiong research in the industry, and promotes the deepening of Yangxiong research and its cultural practice.
Chengdu Business Daily client reporter Chen Mou photographic report
Edited by Yang Yutong