Han Yu, born in the Tang Dynasty, was given the courtesy name Tuizhi, his posthumous title was Wengong, and he was known as Han Wengong in the world. He was one of the eight great masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties. Together with Liu Zongyuan, he was known as "Han Liu". Han Yu called himself Junwang Changli, and in his old life he was called Han Changli. In his later years, he served as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the imperial court, also known as the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the Han Dynasty. Han Yu was an advocate of the "Ancient Prose Movement" and was highly accomplished in literature. He was a writer, essayist, philosopher, thinker, and politician. Since ancient times, Han Yu's poems and essays have been widely circulated. We have all read Han Yu's prose "Teacher's Theory" when we were studying. Han Yu proposed the idea of ??"writing to convey Tao" and "combination of literature and Tao", and insisted on "preaching, teaching, and solving doubts". "'s educational philosophy has become our ancestor who respects teachers and values ??education to this day. In his later years, Han Yu, in the 14th year of Yuanhe, because Emperor Xianzong of the Tang Dynasty welcomed the Buddha's bones into the palace, he worked hard and remonstrated, but because of this incident he was demoted as the governor of Chaozhou. He came to my hometown of Chaozhou and made the desolate and backward Chaozhou a A famous historical and cultural city, the landscape of Chaozhou also changed its surname because of Han Yu. Because Han Yu was an official in Chaozhou, Chaozhou also had Hanjiang, Hanshan, Hanshan Normal College at the foot of Hanshan, Changli Road, Changli Primary School, and Hanwengong Temple on Hanshan. The people of Chaozhou have been grateful to Han Yu from generation to generation, and Han Yu has become a model for Chaozhou officials to learn from. So, why is Han Yu revered by the people of Chaozhou? What historical achievements did Han Yu make in Chaozhou, and what major historical contributions did he make? One: serving as an official for one term will benefit one party. Han Yu's Dehua Chaozhou had a huge impact on group psychology. Historically, many central officials of the Tang Dynasty were demoted to Chaozhou, such as Zhang Yuanyou, Tang Lin, Chang Huaide, Lu Yi, etc., but they basically did not occupy a place in the spiritual world of Chaozhou people, nor did they What cultural relics are left for future generations to see. This is because although they are high-ranking members of the Central Committee, they have not served as officials for one term and have not benefited the country. Their reputations are not great, and they have not done much in Chaozhou. Therefore, they are just passing by. Han Yu was different. Han Yu had only been in Chaozhou for eight months before he gained immortal fame and lived forever in the living world of Chaozhou people for generations. In the history of Chinese culture and thought, "respecting Han" has been the most important thing in all Chinese dynasties since the Tang and Song Dynasties. The homosexual psychology of literati. Because Han Yu is a famous poet, ancient writer, and also a famous thinker. In literature, Han Yu is one of the eight great writers of the Tang and Song Dynasties. As a martial artist, Han Yu's thoughts originated from Confucianism. He regarded himself as orthodox Confucianism and opposed the purity and annihilation of Buddhism. , theocratic and superstitious, he praised Mencius for eliminating Yang Zhu and Mozi, but he advocated the use of Confucius and Mohism. He opposed the separatist rule of vassal towns and the exclusive power of eunuchs. Han Yu advocated the importance of a writer's ideological cultivation, personality cultivation, moral cultivation and literary cultivation for good creation. From this point of view, Han Yu was progressive. It was precisely because of Han Yu's progressive ideas that Chaozhou experienced a cultural renaissance from a desolate land. As we all know, Han Yu's contribution to Chaozhou was to govern Chaozhou and benefit the government, which mainly included driving away crocodiles and pests, caring for farmers and mulberry trees, redeeming slaves, and recruiting teachers and schools. When Han Yu came to Chaozhou, Chaozhou was in a critical period of historical development. Since ancient times, Chaozhou has been far away from the Central Plains, located outside the mountains, and has inconvenient transportation, forming a closed geographical and cultural circle. By the Tang Dynasty, when the civilization of the Central Plains was highly developed, most areas of Chaozhou were still in a desolate and backward state. After Han Yu came to Chaozhou, Chaozhou's social history accelerated its pace, and its culture and education also reached a certain scale. Chaozhou's population increased rapidly, its economy and culture developed rapidly, and it gradually caught up with the development level of the Central Plains and Jianghuai regions. It can be seen that when Han Yu came to Chaozhou, it was a critical period when Chaozhou needed the flame of civilization to burn away the barbarism and backwardness. Han Yu was able to work hard and moralize Chaozhou, which is also the historical reason why Han Yu became respected by Chaozhou people from generation to generation. Second: Han Yu governed Chaozhou with favorable policies and drove away crocodiles, which had an invisible and profound impact on the folk life and group psychology of Chaozhou people. There used to be many crocodiles in the Hanjiang River in Chaozhou, which would eat people who crossed the river, causing the people to complain. The Hanjiang River was also called "Evil Creek" in the past. Han Yu was very anxious when he found out about it. He thought that if the crocodiles were not eliminated, the consequences would be endless, so he decided to save the people. In order to get rid of the harm, the people ordered the slaughter of pigs and sheep, and decided to set up an altar to sacrifice crocodiles by the river in the north of the city. Han Yu drove away crocodiles, which had a profound impact on the folk life of Chaozhou people. It is recorded in the old and new Tang Dynasty books, "In the early days, when I came to Chaozhou, I asked about the people's sufferings. They all said that there were crocodiles in the evil stream, which ate the people's and livestock products and used them all. The people thought that this was the case." After a few days of poverty, he ordered Qin Ji to throw a sheep and a pig into the stream to express his blessing. In a few days, the water dried up, and after traveling sixty miles westward, there was no crocodile problem. "Although later generations have a lot of controversy over Han Yu's sacrifice of crocodiles, and some scholars even thought it was a "boring farce." In the past few years, more and more scholars have been educated. Successive Chaozhou officials praised Han Yu for his ability to control crocodiles. Su Shi affirmed that Han Yu "can tame the crocodiles". The people and scholars of Chaozhou were even more appreciative and grateful because of Han Yu's actions. A demoted official who is able to ignore personal worries and misfortunes, and in order to relieve the people's worries, "inquiries about the sufferings of the people" as soon as he takes office, and takes action to express his motivations and behaviors in words, will naturally be recognized and recognized by the people. Praising Han Yu for driving away crocodiles and eliminating harm for the people has become an important part of Chaozhou people's respect for Han after the Song Dynasty. It has been widely spread in the life world of Chaozhou people and has a profound influence. Third: Han Yu attached great importance to culture and education, which gave Chaozhou rich cultural resources and was the historical origin of the rich and colorful folk life of Chaozhou people.
After Han Yu was demoted to Chaozhou, he believed that culture and education must be developed. He believed that in order to govern the country, "it is better to put morality and etiquette first, and supplement it with politics and punishment. If a husband wants to use morality and etiquette, he must teach his disciples in the school." "So, on the one hand, Han Yu recommended Zhao De, a local leader, to take charge of the state schools, and on the other hand, he made great efforts to establish rural schools. The school was short of funds, so Han Yu donated more than eight months of his salary. The power of role models is infinite. The founding of Han Yu's school decisively influenced the optimization choices of the trend-setting people in subsequent dynasties on their own behavior. Chaozhou also has Lin Daqin and other No. 1 candidates as well as a large number of outstanding political talents. Facts have proved that respecting Han and serving Han and putting the establishment of schools as the first priority has indeed become a habit and a collective phenomenon among officials who came to Chaozhou in successive generations since Changli. Han Yu's establishment of schools really nourished the collective character of the Chaozhou people. The reason why Chaozhou has Guangji Bridge, Archway Street, Xu Prince Consort's Mansion, and many other historical and cultural heritages shows that Chaozhou people are eager to learn and worship literature. Tracing back to their roots, they all directly benefited from Han Yu's establishment of a school. It is precisely because of Han Yu's start of education that Chaozhou people have formed a profound cultural heritage. Traditional literary arts such as poetry, calligraphy and painting have a profound foundation among Chaozhou folk. Often some ordinary people can recite Han Yu's poems casually. Some self-employed business owners are often good at writing, reciting poems and composing poems. All this can prove that the folklore phenomena and group characters in a certain region generally carry profound cultural resources with thousands of years of history. This kind of humanistic tradition and this kind of folk customs in Chaozhou are precisely because they are far behind the ancient customs of Han Yu who founded Confucianism. . Modern folklore believes that folklore, as a cultural phenomenon, is not an individual's behavior, but the customs and preferences that are generally inherited by society. The folk customs of a region reflect the unique psychology of the people in that region. In the urban area of ??Chaozhou, there is Changli Road and Changli Primary School. Naming a road or a school is not random. It often reflects the specific cultural mentality of the namer. Naming it after Han Yu reflects the Chaozhou people. My memory and respect for Han Yu. In the middle section of Changli Road in front of the current Chaozhou Museum, there is a majestic stone archway. On the forehead of the archway are inscribed "Old Ruler of Changli" and "Famous Country in Lingnan", which expresses the Chaozhou people's memory and praise for Han Yu, and also reveals that the Chaozhou people have a lot of culture. The pride caused by the famous Han Yu. There is a "Jinghan Pavilion" on the hillside behind Hanbi Building in Chaozhou West Lake Park, and a "Crocodile Sacrifice Platform" is built next to the north embankment of Hanjiang River in the northern suburbs of Chaozhou. All of these reflect the various ways in which Chaozhou people commemorate Han Yu. Of course, the place where people go most often is the Hanwengong Temple. After eight hundred years, the Hanwengong Temple has continued to be popular, and the "hundred generations of Wenzong" still shine with charming light. The construction and existence of Han Wengong Temple is a symbol of Chaozhou's historical and cultural celebrities, and it is also the habit and custom of Chaozhou people to respect Han Yu. Yes, as a great writer, educator and thinker in history, although he only stayed in Chaozhou for eight months, he was able to care about the people's sufferings, drive away crocodiles, establish schools and educate talents, and left Chaozhou with rich historical and cultural resources. The folk life of Chaozhou people has left precious wealth. Chaozhou people have respected Han Yu from generation to generation. Han Yu has become a god in people's hearts in modern life. Han Yu's myths and legends include "Walking Horses Leading the Embankment" and "Eight Immortals Build the Xiangzi Bridge". ", is a reflection of the long-term accumulation of historical culture in people's hearts, and also fully demonstrates people's respect for Han Yu.