Mencius was born in 372 BC and died in 289 BC. He is eighty-three years old and eighty-four years old in name only. Because the age of ancient people is calculated by imaginary age, Confucius died at the age of 73 and Mencius was 84.
China admired Confucius and Mencius in ancient times, and the theory of Confucius and Mencius also had great influence in China. They are honored as "saints" and "sub-saints". The age threshold that even sages can't cross is a great challenge for ordinary people. So this sentence has been passed down from generation to generation.
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According to legend, Mencius passed through Gancheng (now Mengke Village, Mengke Township, Hualong District, Puyang City, Henan Province) and was blocked by heavy rain. At that time, Mencius' reputation was quite high, and he rushed to tell stories and sensationalized the whole village. Mencius' residence is crowded, and people who ask for advice are in an endless stream. Mencius saw that this man was very good at giving lectures, so he decided to stay and give lectures for a few days.
People in Gancheng are also proud of this, so they built the "Temple of the First Teacher" where Mencius gave lectures, and changed the name of the village to Monk to commemorate it. Shixian Temple, also known as Monk Temple, is located in Monk East Village. In the sixth year of Jiaqing (180 1), Zhangji in Kaizhou (now Puyang) rebuilt the Monk Temple, named it "the unknown village of Daxian", and changed it to Daxiandian. The temple was destroyed by 1958.
198 1 year, Monk Village was renamed. Meng Temple, also known as Yasheng Temple, is a place where Mencius was sacrificed in past dynasties. The Asian Temple is the main building of the Meng Temple. There is a plaque hanging high between the double eaves on the front of the main hall, on which are written the four characters of "Asian Hall" in regular script, with golden characters. There is a horizontal plaque in the middle of the door, which reads "Tao elucidates Nishan".
There are eight huge red lacquered wooden pillars in the temple, and a pair of giant column-holding couplets are hung on the two pillars in front of the welcome door. "The words of respecting the king must be called Yao and Shun, and they are anxious about the world." Both couplets and door plaques were written by Qianlong in Qing Dynasty. On the east side of the shrine, Yong Zhengdi inscribed a gold plaque with the words "Keep before you leave". Shandong is also known as the hometown of Confucius and Mencius.
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