Although Zhou was an ancient country, his life was reformed. The reform of the Western Zhou Dynasty could not be separated from Duke Zhou, who created thousands of years of ritual and music civilization in China. Confucius said, "I am so weak that I have not dreamed of Duke Zhou for a long time." More importantly, he made a unique contribution to the formation and development of China's traditional cultural value system.
On the Phoenix Mountain in Feng Huangming, visitors laugh in front of Zhougong Temple. The Zhougong Temple at the southern foot of Fenghuang Mountain in Qishan, Shaanxi Province is dominated by Zhougong Temple, Zhao Gong Temple and Taigong Temple, supplemented by Jiangyuan Temple and Houji Temple Temple. The hall is magnificent, with exquisite pavilions and pavilions. Along the lush boulevard, a heavy blue brick and green tile slowly appeared in front of us. The statue of Duke Zhou carved in white marble in front of the Hall of Great Heroes is kind and dignified, with bright eyes. Through these eyes, I seem to see the determination and courage of the Duke of Zhou to put down the "Three Prison Rebellion" without fear of gossip, and the satisfaction and pride of the Duke of Zhou when the princes worshipped Zhou Zong.
"King Wen was arrested and performed Zhouyi", and the Eight Diagrams Pavilion behind the statue of Duke Zhou was built to commemorate King Wen and Duke Zhou's performance of Eight Diagrams. Based on this, Zhouyi is not only the study of warlocks, but also the first philosophy of China, involving astronomy, calendar, music, art of war, and even the study of life. This is an encyclopedia of civilization.
China people advocate the golden mean, even architecture is no exception. With the main building as the core, the buildings on both sides are symmetrically distributed, which shows the atmosphere of ancient temples in China without losing the gentle beauty of moderation. Hou Ji Hall is the backyard of Jiang Yuan, and Duke Zhou is the front hall. This is the portrayal of the famous "holding children and grandchildren", and now we also follow this beautiful moral when taking family photos.
Sima Qian said: "It is inappropriate for the Duke of Zhou to write the Official of Zhou." Zhou Guan was locked in the royal family until he was discovered by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, in the era of Wang Mang, Liu Xin proposed to include him as a scholar and change Zhou Guan to Zhou Li. Although later scholars proved that Zhou Li had nothing to do with Duke Zhou, Zhou Li could not do without Duke Zhou. "Sacrifice and war are national events", especially sacrifice activities, are the combination of ceremony and song and dance, which is the original meaning of ceremony and music. Duke Zhou, as a minister of humerus, can and can regulate these.
From the Shang Dynasty, which paid attention to blood relationship and ancestors' "respect for heaven" and "respect for the country", from the belief in witchcraft to the belief in ancestors' blood relationship, it is the process of the gods returning to personnel, and it is also the embodiment of the transfer of fate from divination sacrifice to moral cultivation, which is a progressive civilization. All this is inseparable from the Duke of Zhou. After the demise of the Yin Dynasty in the Zhou Dynasty, the Duke of Zhou stipulated that the music used for sacrifice was elegant music, that is, capital music, which was a development from barbarism to civilization.
From the implementation of the system of rites and music to politics, it is a system of enfeoffment based on consanguinity and marriage, thus showing the atmosphere of "caring for and embracing all countries" for future generations. As far as blood relationship is concerned, there are big and small. In this pagoda-like structure, the son of heaven becomes his parents, and his brothers, sons and nephews, near and far descendants guard him, thus forming the family world. However, Zhou Gongping's rebellion in the Three Prisons returned to power as king, which ended the rule of brotherly relationship, legalized the inheritance mode of father's death and son's succession, and established the eldest son inheritance system to a certain extent, which enabled the smooth transition of political power. This mode was adopted by later generations and became the spiritual heritage of the Chinese nation. ? This is the case in dynasties, and so is the home of ordinary people. The so-called "isomorphism of home and country" began with the ceremony and joy of Duke Zhou.
Shang Dynasty "governors are to the emperor, and later governors are to the alliance, and there is no distinction between monarch and minister." The Zhou Dynasty under Duke Zhou was "the respect of emperors, not the length of governors, but the king of governors." The change of the identity of the son of heaven from the eldest brother to the monarch is the embodiment of the standardization and rigor of the family and the world. At this point, "under the world, is the land of kings, the land of land, the land of princes?"
The gloomy and civilized Zhou Dynasty was Confucius' ideal society, and Duke Zhou was a saint who entered Confucius' dream several times. I have never dreamed of Duke Zhou, but I know he is there, in the hearts of Chinese people. Carrying forward Zhou Culture and practicing Zhou Rites is the basic way and the only way for us modern people to trace back to the source, inherit civilization and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.