In ancient times, most famous families had their own hall names. When common people called this family, they often used "Xiao-Secret Hall" instead. Now, the hall name is no longer exclusive to princes and nobles. Many families like to erect a plaque and write their own hall name

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In ancient times, most famous families had their own hall names. When common people called this family, they often used "Xiao-Secret Hall" instead. For a family, hall names have the function of gathering family strength and admonishing their children to never forget their family ambitions.

Now, the hall number is no longer exclusive to princes and nobles. Many families also like to erect a plaque and write their own hall number when building a new home.

For example: Sizhitang , insiders can tell at a glance that this is a family named Yang.

In order to avoid the suspicion of "uneducated", it is very necessary to know some famous hall names.

In ancient times, most famous families had their own hall names. When common people called this family, they often used

  • So, what is the story behind the hall number? How did the ancients get the hall number?

Sizhitang's story is widely circulated.

Historical records: When Yang Zhen was the famous scholar in Donglai, he passed by Changyi County once. County magistrate Wang Mi was recommended by Yang Zhen, so he visited him late at night, brought ten jin of gold, and prepared to "meaning" to repay Yang Zhen's recommendation. Seeing this, Yang Zhen immediately rejected Wang Mi's bribe. Wang Mi did not give up and said, "The ignorant person in the night." Who would know when it was late at night? Yang Zhen immediately said seriously: "Heaven knows, earth knows, son knows, I know." If a person wants to be worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth, how can no one knows it? The beautiful talk of "Four Knowledge" has been passed down through the ages, and the descendants of the Yang family were also called the hall, intending to persuade future generations: to establish themselves with sincerity and be worthy of heaven and earth.

The earliest hall name was born in the Jin Dynasty and was named "Yushu Hall".

originated from the famous Xie family in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. "New Words on the World" says: Xie Taifu asked his nephews: "What are the children doing to make people better?" No one can tell anyone about it. The chess replied, "It's like a zhilan orchid and jade tree. I want it to be born on the court." Almost all the children of the Xie family in the Eastern Jin Dynasty were Wang Xie Fengliu, the spokesperson of the Wei and Jin dynasties. Everyone admired it at that time. The Yushu Hall also followed the Xie family for thousands of years and was widely circulated.

In ancient times, most famous families had their own hall names. When common people called this family, they often used

When we see the plaque of Tianshui Hall, it does not necessarily mean that this family is from Tianshui, Gansu.

"Tianshui" is Zhao's hall name. The Song Dynasty , which takes the Zhao family as the royal family, is also often called Tianshui Yichao . For example, in the "Preface to Jiang Bingnan", Mr. Chen Yinke said: "Prefers integrity and shame on snobbishness. The culture of Tianshui Dynasty has become an eternal treasure of our nation." During the shame of the Song Dynasty - the Jingkang Incident, the Jin people not only abducted the two emperors Hui and Qin, but also gave them insulting titles: "King of Tianshui County" and "Duke of Tianshui County". The reason why the Jin people gave the titles of the two emperors was precisely because the Zhao family originated from Tianshui County and was a prominent family in Tianshui County.

In ancient times, most famous families had their own hall names. When common people called this family, they often used

In "Records of the Grand Historian·Biography of Xiang Yu ", Xiang Yu once said: "Wealth and honor do not return to our hometown, like walking in the night with colorful clothes, who knows it!" Walking in the night with colorful clothes, often used with idioms such as the dark throwing of the pearl, is intended to indicate that life is frustrated and the situation is not possible. The poet of the Qing Dynasty, Wu Weiye, once had a poem called "Xiang Wang Temple": "I miss the daytime brocade, and my regret is in Pengcheng." In contrast to walking in brocade clothes at night, the daytime brocade is the meaning of returning home in brocade clothes and enjoying supreme glory during the day.

Strangely, The hall number established by the Northern Song Dynasty Han Qi After retiring and returning home was Zhu Jintang . The ancients valued introvert and self-support, so how could they use such a flamboyant hall name? It turned out that Han Qi returned home in bright clothes, deliberately used "Zhu Jin" as the hall name, and wrote poems to express his aspirations, with the intention of advising future generations and not being trapped by wealth, fame and fortune. To get such a high-profile hall name, we need to teach future generations to reflect on ourselves every day and not be proud of boasting about our wealth. The literary giant of the Northern Song Dynasty, Ouyang Xiu, once wrote a novel article for all time, " Xiangzhou Zhoujintang Ji " to praise Han Qi's noble character and advise the powerful not to "praise for a moment and be honored by a countryside."

In ancient times, most famous families had their own hall names. When common people called this family, they often used

There are many hall numbers, and we can guess the owner's surname at a glance. For example, the Sanxing Hall is the hall name of Meng; Ailian Hall is from the famous " Ailian Hall ", author Zhou Dunyi, Ailian Hall is naturally the hall name of Zhou.

Then you may ask, I am quite unlucky. The ancestors of the same surname have no celebrities and no famous allusions are left behind. Isn’t our family worthy of having a hall number? These two guidelines are generally followed by the hall number of

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1. Take the honorable deeds of celebrities and wise men of his ancestors as the hall name.

In addition to the "Four Knowledge Hall" and "Three Moving Hall" mentioned above, we also have to mention an interesting hall number. That is the hall name of Cui's - "Shu Li Tang".

Everyone may think as the name suggests, thinking that the Li family and the Cui family have some grudges, so the Cui family wants to silence the Li family in their own territory. To explain the origin of "Silence Li Tang", we also need to talk about the famous "Yellow Crane Tower" that is famous all over the world:

"The people in the past have left with yellow cranes, and there is no Yellow Crane Tower here. The yellow cranes will never return, and the white clouds will be gone for thousands of years. The clear rivers reveal the trees in Hanyang, and the grass is lush. Parrot Island . Where is the village gate at dusk? The smoke and waves on the river make people sad."

It is said that when Li Bai climbed the tower, he was also excited to write a poem. After reading the masterpiece of Cui Hao , he could not write a poem. "There is a scene in front of him, but Cui Hao wrote a poem on his head." How great is this talent? The Cui clans were also proud and regarded this "highlight moment" as the hall name of their family, so that all the descendants of the clans would be honored.

In ancient times, most famous families had their own hall names. When common people called this family, they often used

2. The county and ancestral home of this surname are used as the hall number.

But this way, it also makes you feel embarrassed to "flash your name". Just like the Tianshui Hall mentioned above, it is also the hall name of Liang, Ji, Yan, etc. There is no way, who made Tianshui County a treasure land, and many families settled here. What's more, China is vast and rich. In ancient times, a city had a population of one million, and it was common for hundreds of castes to have hundreds of castes in big cities. There were countless wealthy families in the county, so it was not new to have a chance to get a house number.

In ancient times, most famous families had their own hall names. When common people called this family, they often used

Hall number has developed to this day, and it has a tendency to integrate with personal hangout numbers.

Elegant people like to give a nickname for their study to show their ambitions. The famous ancient writer Mr. Tang Lan once said the "Four Oracle Bone Halls", including the Guantang of Mr. Wang Guowei and the Dingtang of Mr. Guo Moruo . Mr. Feng Zikai's Yuanyuan Hall and Mr. Zhang Daqian's Dafeng Hall are also well-known to the world. Taking an elegant hall name can also show the owner's interest.

text: Sailboat

References: "New Languages ​​of the World·Version", Chen Yinke's "Preface to Jiang Bingnan", "Records of the Grand Historian·Biography of Xiang Yu"

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