The school was founded in 1784 AD (Qianlong Jiachen of the Qing Dynasty). Its predecessor was Wenchang Keshe, which was the place where scholars were educated during the imperial examination era. Its history of running the school can be traced back to the Hongzhi and Jiajing years of the Ming Dynasty. In the Jiazi year of Hongzhi (1504), Zou University passed the examination, and he advocated the establishment of private schools for free study, and promoted the trend of studying for exams. Later, Zou Tingwang, the young minister of Taipu Temple, disbanded and returned to his hometown, and founded Sanxiang Social Studies in the south of the house. Since Xian Cong's visit, talents have emerged in large numbers, and there is an endless stream of people who have been awarded sage books."
In the Renwu year of Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (AD 1762), three people, Zou Shiyi, Chen Lvyan and Yuan Zaichang, were born in Yixiang. After taking part in the provincial examination, they returned here and settled in Xiangyi. They went ashore for a tour and saw that there was a class meeting there. After the village, he immediately discussed with local sages and decided to establish a Wenchang Class Club, with "62 people who followed it happily". When he was young, he gave lectures on literature and took turns to teach. The first director was Zou Jie (whose courtesy name was Guanying, whose name was Wanzi, and who was appointed by Wuzi during the Qing Dynasty) of Susong County. This can be called the beginning of the school.
In the Jiachen year of Qianlong (AD 1784), local sages Zou Shiyi (alias Jieting, nicknamed Longquan), Peng Xichuan, Zou Jingkui, etc., in order to "prevent leisure and easy sparseness", sought a fixed place and invited colleagues to Donated materials and materials to build Lan Academy in Longtan Bay, surrounded by mountains and rivers. "Although Zou Shiyi was seventy-three years old and his strength was declining," he still "did not hesitate to do all the bamboo, wood, bricks, and tiles with his own hands." It took three years and was completed in the autumn of the Bingwu year of Qianlong (AD 1786).
The front of the academy is a pavilion, which is three feet high and can be climbed up to see from afar. On the forehead of the pavilion is written "Hui Lan". The top of the pavilion is dedicated to Emperor Wenchang in order to kill Siwen, so it is commonly known as "Wenchang Pavilion". Your Excellency has placed seat numbers everywhere, imitating the regulations of the Gongyuan examination room. There is a main hall inside, with four doors and three bays. Tea, kitchen and toilet are all available. The main hall enshrines the statue of Confucius, the most holy teacher of Dacheng, King Wenxuan, so this hall is also called Dacheng Hall. When students enter the courtyard every day, they first go to the Dacheng Hall to worship Confucius, and then enter the room to receive lessons. From then on, Wenchang Class Club had a fixed place. During the imperial examination era, four people including Zou Tingwang, Zou Xiaozhouling, Zou Chunsheng, and Zou Zuxian passed the imperial examination, and countless candidates and imperial examination students achieved the glory of this era.
Zou Jie, the first director, won the imperial examination in 1768 and later served as the magistrate of Guiyang County, the magistrate of Yixian County, Anhui Province, the magistrate of Fanchang, and then the magistrate of Susong County, both of whom were famous for their Xunliang. Although he did not have a great reputation in politics, he was famous for his work in advocating schools, reforming bad rules, fighting powerful people, caring for the orphans and weak, and exonerating those who were wronged. When he was the magistrate of Susong County, he wrote a couplet for the county government office: "If you receive a penny in vain, there will be ghosts, gods, and the constitution; if you do the slightest deed, your children and grandchildren will be far away and close to you." He was poor all his life and obeyed the law. After death, there is no money for burial. After the burial, he was stolen and his head was missing.
After more than a hundred years, in the year of Wuzi of Guangxu (AD 1888), Zou Sigu, a student of Taipei University, Zeng Jichang, a fellow scholar of Gansu Province, Zou Deyan, a fellow scholar of Zhongdian, Yunnan, and Zou Luxi, a selected tutor, saw the academy and went to the rain. On the other hand, the pillars, pillars and beams were ruined. In order to save it once and for all, we took the initiative and donated money to rebuild it. It was made of bricks. It was washed away from its simplicity and looked completely different. It now looks like an ancient pavilion. There are many people who paid "more than 3,600 gold, and started to donate money for repairs. Hundreds of people were enthusiastic about it, but they were so rich that the streets were covered with red millet, and they had less than a penny."
In the Qing Dynasty, the government issued an order to promote foreign learning. Mr. Yang Yinyuan and Zou Yutai transformed the academy into a rural school, which was called "Wenchang Pavilion School". Influenced by the reform ideas, in addition to offering courses such as ancient Chinese, Tang poetry, and Song poetry, the school also learned from Europe and America and added courses such as history, geography, nature, art, and culture. Except for the highly respected old scholars and ancient scholars, the rest of the teachers are young people in their twenties and thirties. Some of them studied in Japan and were members of the Tongmenghui. They had contacts with Sun Yat-sen, Chen Tianhua, Huang Xing, Song Jiaoren, Tan Renfeng, Cai E, Zou Hanxun, Zou Daijun, etc. They are knowledgeable and progressive, and their classes are very popular among students. The school also often invited Tan Renfeng (a native of Yatian, not far from Yangxi, now part of Longhui County) to give lectures and promote the "Three People's Principles, the Five-Power Constitution, and the Strategy for the Founding of the People's Republic of China." It was very inspiring. Students Zou Tianshan and Zou Yuqi participated in the Revolution of 1911 and became key members. Later, Zou Jinhui entered the Whampoa Military Academy after graduation and served as the battalion commander of the Ye Ting Independent Regiment in 1926. He took the lead in the battle of Tingsi Bridge and was heroically wounded. On July 8, 1929, he was seriously injured and could not recover from a long illness. Sacrifice for the country. Later, the Nationalist Government posthumously recognized him as the regiment leader and awarded him the rank of lieutenant colonel.
In the early years of the Republic of China, Zou Deyan (also known as Xiaofan), the county magistrate, resigned from Yunnan and returned to his hometown. He discussed with colleagues to expand the school building, and began to raise funds and prepare materials. However, due to changes in the situation, wars spread, banditry broke out, and people panicked, the materials were scattered before construction started. The school also ceased in the sixth year of the Republic of China (1917).
In the 13th year of the Republic of China (1924), senior education leaders Luo Yuankun, Luo Jiaoduo, Zou Qian, and Zou Renfang returned to their hometowns from the provincial capital. They decided to resume the school. After everyone discussed it, they unanimously agreed. Agree to "change the name to 'Xinhua County District Sixth District Dunxin Senior Primary School'". Luo Yuankun, Luo Xiangqiu, Yuan Jiliu (the above three were Comrade Mao Zedong’s teachers when they were teaching in the First Division), Zou Manzhi, Yang Guanlu, Liu Liren and a large number of scholars and celebrities were invited to teach. High-level teachers cultivated high-level students and achieved the glory of this period. In the 15th year of the Republic of China (1926), Xinhua held a unified graduation examination for primary school students in the county, and students from Dunxin High School ranked among the top ten in the county. It caused a great sensation in the society, and the county government specially awarded him the "Light of Dunxin" in recognition. Xinhua Datong Town, in order to catch up with Dunxin, changed the academic system from two years to three years for senior high school students, but it failed to catch up with Dunxin High School.
During this period, many Dunxin graduates joined the army during the Great Revolution and plunged into the vigorous revolutionary torrent. For example, Zou Xinzhu and Zou Zixiong were admitted to the Whampoa Military Academy after graduation. Zou Jinba, Zou Jinzhuan, and Zou Jintuo, brothers and sisters, successively embarked on the road of revolution after graduation, and some later held important leadership positions.
Yuan Xinhu (original name Zou Qingqing, also named Dingcai) entered Dunxin High School in 1927, graduated with honors in 1929, and was admitted to Beiyang Institute of Technology. In 1937, the Institute of Technology was bombed. Yuan organized the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army to go south. After learning that Beiyang Institute of Technology had moved to the northwest, he rushed to Xi'an and then moved to Yan'an. He changed his name to Yuan Xinhu. After being dispatched by the party, he broke into Fu Zuoyi's army in Suiyuan and served as the chief of the Propaganda and Training Section of the Suiyuan Provincial Government. After Xi'an was liberated in 1949, he served as the Liaison Director of the Northwest Military and Political Commission. In 1953, he was transferred to an agency directly under the central government. In 1955, he went to Cairo and served as counselor of the embassy of the People's Republic of China in Egypt and Syria. Later, he was transferred to the consul general of Pakistan. He was received by Premier Zhou Enlai many times. After returning to China in 1968, he served as director of the First Bureau of the Intelligence Bureau of the General Staff Headquarters of the People's Liberation Army and deputy minister of the Ministry of National Security. Now retired. On January 22, 1984, he inspected his alma mater and wrote "Returning to his alma mater, the second rhyme of President Liu's Qijue": "In the 50s of the army in Beijing, I returned to my alma mater with even more energy. There are thousands of students who are dedicated to the country and the people."
In the summer of the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929), Zeng Zanpeng initiated and donated ten yuan to build a pavilion on the earth platform in front of the right side of the pavilion. It was completed in January and connected with an overpass. Become a leisure resort for teachers and students.
In September, discussions began on expanding the school building in Gezuo, but there was no funding. Everyone said: "Jingwei fills in the sea, Foolish Old Man moves mountains, everything depends on manpower." What are you worried about? So everyone worked together and raised donations separately. Zou Gaochun, Xiao Weili, Zou Botang, Luo Huiru, etc. also raised funds from fellow residents in Hubei Province. However, there were many difficulties in all directions, the current situation was unstable, the harvests were poor every year, and the work was discontinued. It took five years to complete, and it cost more than 4,300 silver dollars. Zou's Wuchang Yaxindi Society pledged five hundred silver dollars. The new building has six rooms on two floors. It is spacious and bright and can accommodate 300 people for classes. In addition to the main campus, the school also has 162 acres of school land. All funds, fields, houses, and coins are engraved on the wall. The school has entered an extremely glorious period, and Yangxi has also become a famous cultural hometown. Those who successively headed the school were Yang Yinyuan, Zou Yinzhong, Xiao Juemin, Liu Liren, Luo Fangfang, Zou Shimin, Xiao Weili, Luo Yiran, Liu Liren and Zou Gaotan. Mr. Liu was the longest-serving and served as the principal twice. All of them were outstanding figures in the township. Its door.
In the next academic year of the 23rd year of the Republic of China (1934), Zou Gaotan took over as the principal. Zou Gaotan, courtesy name Fujiu and Shaoyan, was born in Lengshui Lane, Yangxi in 1893. He graduated from Hunan Higher Industrial School (the predecessor of Hunan University). Mr. Zou is erudite and talented. He is a good calligrapher and has high attainments in calligraphy, art, music and other aspects. In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, he wrote and directed the historical opera "Mulan Joins the Army", which greatly inspired the people's enthusiasm for the Anti-Japanese War and won widespread praise from the public. People still talk about it and praise it to this day. Mr. Zou takes educating talents as his mission. Take education as a pleasure and school as a paradise. Teaching in accordance with the times, during the Anti-Japanese War, students were called upon to "go to school today and go to the battlefield tomorrow." Encourage students to go to the anti-Japanese front line. Former Office Director of the Ministry of Forestry Zou Xupu, Tsinghua University Professor Xie Ling, National University of Defense Technology Professor Zou Dingyi, Hunan University Professor Zou Longqing, Hunan Normal University Professor Zou Ruibin, as well as Zou Gaoyi, Zou Xindi, Zeng Huazhi, Zeng Fanluo, Zeng Wenzhi, Zeng Huizhi, Zou Lu They all studied hard under his disciples and laid a solid foundation. Later, they each had their own specialties and became the pillars of the country.
Mr. Zou Gaotan served as the principal until his last breath. In 1941, after graduating from college, his eldest son was killed by a Japanese plane at the Chenxi Arsenal. Mr. Zou was filled with grief and anger, and died of illness in 1942.
After Zou Gaotan passed away, Mr. Luo Fang took over as the principal. Luo Fang was born in 1890. He was an official and famous official. He graduated from the county middle school and graduated with the highest honors from the Hunan First College Teacher Development Institute. Mr. Luo teaches Chinese language, history, nature, and health. He writes very well. He writes couplets and signboards for local people. He also practices medicine, treats people, and can read Chinese horoscopes, read auspicious days, and can carve. He is an upright man and honest in his duties. If there is any dispute in the village, he is always willing to come to him to mediate. He is diligent and conscientious in school work, deeply loved by teachers and students, and respected by the villagers.
When Mr. Luo was the principal, it was in the middle and late stages of the Anti-Japanese War. The school organizes Boy Scouts and conducts strict military training. They are uniformly dressed in yellow clothes, with epaulettes, collar badges, cap badges, and belts decorated with benevolence, wisdom, righteousness, and courage. Each person has a scout stick as a weapon. There is a regiment headquarters with a regiment leader, and there are squadrons and squads under it. According to the requirements of the army, people are sent to stand guard at the school gate and the regiment department entrance every day to conduct military training and conduct camping exercises as far away as Hengyang. They went to the streets and village courtyards to carry out anti-Japanese propaganda, performed street plays, and used oil paintings to promote anti-Japanese resistance. Among the boy scouts, Zou Shumei and others later participated in the Anti-Japanese War. They fought bravely and tenaciously on the battlefield at the entrance of the cave. They fought bloody battles with the enemy for three days and three nights, and even broke their arms but still stayed in the line of fire.
A century-old school rises amid difficulties