"Loyalty and honesty, handed down from generation to generation, poetry and calligraphy handed down from generation to generation" is a common couplet on the door of old Beijing Hutong, which comes from Su Shi's inscription in Sanhuai Hall. Although it has a long history, its core connotation has not changed with the changes of the times.
It originated from Su Shi's "Three Inscriptions" and tells the loyal deeds of the Wangs in Sanhuai. When Wang Dan renovated his former residence, he asked Su Shi to write an inscription for Sanhuai Hall, in order to encourage future generations and imitate the loyalty and integrity of their ancestors.
Brief introduction to the inscription of Sanhuaitang;
The inscription of Sanhuaitang is an article written by Su Shi, a writer in the Northern Song Dynasty. Firstly, the article affirms the cause of good and evil from the argument of the existence of destiny, and puts forward the view that "there must be latecomers for the benevolent"; Then it describes the process and expectation of Wang Hu's planting of Sanhuai, and the fact that there are many virtuous and talented people in Wang Hu's descendants.
The full text runs through the thought of fate and karma, advocating kindness, loyalty and forgiveness, euphemism, beauty and fluency.