In the lobby on the ground floor of the bell tower, stands a huge stone tablet about 5 meters high and 1.3 meters wide on all sides. This stone was collected from Wang Mashi in an orchard 2 miles away from the bell tower. At that time, it was used to slide logs on rocks. Sixty or seventy people dragged and pushed them every day, but it took more than half a month. Subsequently, Xie Xianzhuang (Xian Zhuang), a county belonging to Wanxian in the late Qing Dynasty, wrote some epigrams engraved on stone tablets at the request of Wan's highest military and political chief. These aphorisms soon spread widely and became famous in China. 1958, premier Zhou Enlai went to the bell tower to read the inscription. Although this monument was destroyed in the early 1960s, some old Wanzhou people still remembered it by word of mouth and used it to regulate their behavior and educate their children. Become a humanistic monument in the hearts of the people of the Three Gorges. After the "Cultural Revolution", some enthusiastic people are still doing interviews, collecting and sorting out inscriptions, trying to make an accurate text for re-engraving this monument. However, because the photos and rubbings of this monument have not been preserved, we can only visit a small number of manuscripts or some word-of-mouth materials recalled by old people. It is difficult for old people's memories to be completely accurate, and there are inevitably several mistakes in each manuscript. So although it is roughly the same, there are also some small differences, and even cancel each other out. On the basis of the above information, Wanzhou local chroniclers have successively compiled and published several aphorisms and inscriptions, one of which is better than the other, but there are still some differences. Comrade Wu, member of the Standing Committee of Chongqing Municipal Committee and secretary of Wanzhou District Party Committee, attached great importance to this and asked the relevant departments at the district level to organize experts and scholars to carefully scrutinize, repeatedly demonstrate and confirm in many ways. Thus formed the * * * knowledge. In 2008, the District Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the new District Federation of Literary and Art Circles invited experts, scholars and relevant people to discuss and study repeatedly, carefully selected and brainstormed, and finally collectively revised an inscription on proverbs that was considered to be more accurate and reliable, which was personally examined and approved by Comrade Wu, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and secretary of the District Committee.
After examination and approval, it was decided to publish it in the Three Gorges Metropolis Daily. This not only provides a more accurate blueprint for engraving aphorisms, but also adds new content to the current mass activities of "reading classics" and "spreading proverbs". The original inscription on the school motto tablet is ***96 1 28 proverbs, which can be regarded as a practical moral code of conduct and a correct life. Most of the motto. But it is by no means a copy of the original text, but a second creation based on one's own life experience and analysis of various social situations, which has been expanded and sublimated in both the breadth of content and the depth of thought. What's more commendable is that in a large number of essences, cultural classics and aphorisms of past dynasties are inevitably mixed with a small amount of feudal dross, and this monument carved 68 years ago does not discriminate against women at all, and promotes feudal dross and superstitious colors such as the Three Cardinals and the Five Permits. This monument is better than many famous aphorisms in the past dynasties, and it is enough to rank among the excellent cultural heritage of the Chinese nation. Therefore, it is not only a classic of Wanzhou, but also a classic of Chongqing and even the whole country, and it is the spiritual wealth of human society. The author's ability to create such excellent aphorisms is not only related to his knowledge as an eight-official, but also related to his baptism in the May 4th New Culture Movement. The author's name is Xie Shubi, and the word is Xianzhuang. Guangxu was born in Sanzheng Township, Wanxian County in the early Qing Dynasty. His family is a scholarly family, and I am a tribute worker in the 23rd year of Guangxu (Ding You). After he entered imperial academy, he was admitted to the first class by the DPRK, that is, he was appointed as a small official of the Beijing Household Department, and soon he was promoted to be a branch director in charge of salt affairs. After many years in Beijing, influenced by the May 4th New Culture Movement, he kept pace with the times and gradually became anti-feudal.
Becoming the 87-volume "Butterfly Pavilion Poems" and letting four sons study translation, surveying and mapping, post and telecommunications, politics and law respectively are all related to their advocacy of scientific democracy. Classics are treasures of national spirit. Like other classics, the motto of Xishan has the permanent charm of traveling through time and space, constantly reading and innovating, and inspiring people to move forward. In today's society, traditional morality has been reduced in some people, and it is promoted when it is missing. Promoting citizens' morality, improving interpersonal relationships and promoting social harmony will certainly play a positive role. The aphorisms of the whole monument are written in plain classical Chinese, with many parallel essays, natural, refined and neat. Concise, catchy and easy to remember. The motto focuses on personal cultivation, which is derived from the "self-cultivation" of ambition and settling down; Modest and prudent, honest and grateful; Whether doing good or evil, correcting mistakes, or being diligent and thrifty, being honest and honest, we must start from small things and do what we say, without procrastination, intolerance, self-deception and mistakes; Be strict with yourself and be lenient with others; In the enjoyment of life, we should be considerate of ourselves and others; Be self-reliant and self-reliant. To make friends, you should be able to distinguish between "good friends" and "bad friends" and be "good friends" of others. Listen to harsh advice and treat slanderers as good teachers and friends, so that you can be alert and reflect on yourself at any time and make fewer mistakes. Don't insult others, don't laugh at others behind their backs. Poke people with jokes, which is the easiest way to get into trouble, and it is especially appropriate to quit. In learning, it is a great tool to remind young people to "aim high, but keep their heads calm and concentrate on their studies." If you blindly,
Arrogant and impetuous, you will never achieve anything. "In family relations, the motto emphasizes that brothers and sisters should live in harmony and don't' fight'. If they regard their children as their enemies, they should treat their parents "with their love for me" or "with their love for their children" to show filial piety. The primary responsibility of parents lies in "children should teach them to understand". We should also let him learn a career. If he idles, he will add a tramp to the world. " Don't just save money for future generations, because "if children are virtuous, more money will damage their ambitions;" Children and grandchildren are not virtuous, and more wealth will benefit them. " This statement deserves parents' deep thought. "Being an official in the monument is pain, not happiness; Good for personnel, not good for yourself; This is a question of reputation, not interest. Understand this truth before you can be an official. " This is a truth that every official should understand and a motto that should be followed. It explains in the simplest way what is really "serving the people wholeheartedly". At the end of the motto, the example of "official things are perishable and official uses are expensive" shows that many disadvantages are caused by the word "private", which shows that people should correctly handle public and private affairs. "It shows the author's beautiful vision for the future world. The motto of Xishan, full of wisdom and philosophy, will accompany us warmly, become our mentor and friend, standardize our words and deeds, and become our eternal compass on the journey of life!