The Research On Culture Of Rural Sages And Local Society In Yangcheng,Shanxi

The term "Rural Sages" first appeared in the Eastern Han Dynasty.People who were noble and prestigious in the rural society were called "rural sages." During the Ming and Qing Dynasties,the development of Culture of Rural Sages was more prosperous,and it was prominently displayed in the setting of “Rural Sages Temple” in various places.The local scholars who were well-respected and popularized by the people in their hometowns and consecrated in the village when they died.“Rural Sages Temple” is a way to praise the contribution of local sages in the rural society,and it is also an important way for the rulers to educate rural people.In the Ming and Qing Dynasties,Yangcheng has rich Culture of Rural Sages.The typical representatives of Rural Sages are numerous,and they played a role in the local society in the form of family.The ethnic groups such as Wang Guoguang,Chen Tingjing,Zhang Shenyan,Wang Zai,Tian Congdian,etc.constituted the culture of Rural Sages in Yangcheng in Ming and Qing Dynasties.The identity of the historical and cultural clan is another label of the traditional Rural Sages.The sages and cultural families have becomed an important humanistic phenomenon in Ming and Qing Dynasties.The important humanistic phenomenon of Yangcheng local society also promoted that the local social atmosphere of Yangcheng worshiping literature and attaching importance to morality and ploughing and reading family.Behind this was the efforts of Rural Sages to carryed out family building and local social construction.The Rural Sages family culture contains the vivid core of self-cultivation,family,life and officialness.The resulting fine family style was infiltrated by the blood of family members.It also has a certain impact on the values of local people.In the construction of local society,the Rural Sages group was committed to educating the people,promoting the formation of local good customs and customs;participating in local public construction,local relief affairs and cultural and educational affairs;they also petitioned the people in the interaction with the government.Establish a standardized local order.As a local society,the local ethics was more prominent,and the people’s admiration for the sages is not only for the sages of the ancestors,but also for the written records and oral inheritance of the Rural Sages.The written records are mostly in the ancient and modern towns.The sage biography,epitaph,preface,and inscriptions are carried out,including the description of Rural Sages’ s deeds and the evaluation of the Rural Sages.The oral tradition is mainly based on the local society where the Rural Sages is located,usually in the form of a story.Publicized the deeds of Rural Sages by telling stories.The rich and diverse characters of the traditional Rural Sages were formed under the interaction of the two.There are officials who are uncorrupted,local protectors,and Philanthropists,educational communicators,etc.Quality and cultivation,good deeds and righteousness.The culture of Rural Sages is a cultural phenomenon inherited in Yangcheng.The traditional culture of Rural Sage encourages people’s values and behavior choices and becomes the historical basis of the culture of Rural Sages in the new era.Under the background of rural revitalization and new rural construction,Yangcheng County explores the local culture of Rural Sages,and seeks the sages among the retired teachers,retired cadres,ordinary people and other groups according to the standards of virtue,talent,and prestige,and builds “New Rural Sages” culture.Compared with the traditional Rural Sages group,the New Rural Sages group has diversified characteristics and also breaks through the lack of gender restrictions.New Rural Sages also has diversified characteristics in the way of participating in village affairs.There are New Rural Sages who are committed to public welfare undertakings,mediating contradictions,and changing customs.There also have New Rural Sages who are committed to regional cultural heritage and take the lead to become rich.Divide into smaller categories and present a diverse approach to participation.When discussing the relationship between culture of New Rural Sages and local society,this paper takes New Rural Sages individual practice as a case research and takes into account the oral information of New Rural Sages.It has certain empirical and objective significance for analyzing the representative culture of New Rural Sages,and also makes practice of the village more vivid.Re-examining the New Rural Sages cultural construction activities hosted by the local government,while achieving results,it also exposed some problems.The public did not know enough about the culture of Rural Sages and the participation was not high.The organization failed to exert its effectiveness.Co-construction from the three levels of government,people and New Rural Sages is the path of the construction of Yangcheng culture of New Rural Sages.