Located in: Xu Shen Cultural Park, Zhaoling District, Luohe City, Henan Province Postcode: 462300 Code: 411104 Area code: 0395 Pinyin: Shaoling Qu Zhaoling District is located in the south-central part of Henan Province.

The total area is 405.38 square kilometers.

The total population is 497,000.

Basic Overview Zhaoling has a long history and is located at a strategic location. It has always been a battleground for military strategists.

During the Warring States Period, the State of Wei established Zhaolingyi here.

In September 2004, with the approval of the State Council and the Henan Provincial Government, Zhaoling District was established and became a new district in Luohe City, a famous food city in China, a national health city, and a national advanced greening city.

Zhaoling New District has a total area of ??405.3 square kilometers and a total population of 497,000. It has convenient transportation and communication, sufficient energy and rich resources.

Zhaoling has outstanding people and a splendid culture.

This is the hometown of Xu Shen, a famous philologist, exegesis and lexiconist in the Eastern Han Dynasty. His Shuowen Jiezi is the world's first large Chinese dictionary.

There are many places of interest here.

The historical celebrity Zhaoling is located at the intersection of the north and the south of my country. The people of Zhaoling have both the intelligence and flexibility of the southerners and the simplicity and bravery of the northerners.

There have been numerous talents throughout history, all of whom have distinguished themselves in history with their unique contributions. The famous ones include Miao Xi, Chen Xiang (from Zhaoling County, Runan County in the Eastern Han Dynasty), Dong Zhenhuan (from Hanzhuang, Dengxiang Town in the Qing Dynasty), Li Lianshi (in modern times, from

A native of Suzhai, Laowo Town) and Wang Gongbi (a modern, young native of the village), especially Xu Shen is the most famous.

Xu Shen (AD 54-149), courtesy name Shuzhong, was born in Wansuili, Zhaoling, Runan, Eastern Han Dynasty (now Xuzhuang, Jishi Township). He was a famous Confucian scholar, philologist, exegete, and lexiconist during the Eastern Han Dynasty.

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His book "Shuowen Jiezi" is my country's first Chinese dictionary that creates radicals, analyzes glyphs, studies ancient pronunciations, and summarizes ancient meanings.

The "wen" and "zi" in "Shuowen Jiezi" are conjoined and called "wen", and the single ones are called "zi".

"Shuowen Jiezi" is an important reference book for studying ancient Chinese classics. It is also a bridge for studying oracle bone inscriptions, bronze inscriptions, ancient phonetics, and exegesis. It summarizes the achievements of pre-Qin and Han philology, and preserves the shape, sound, and shape of ancient Chinese characters.

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Studying "Shuowen Jiezi" not only helps to identify the oracle bone inscriptions, but also makes it easy to understand the theories of various schools of thought.

During Xu Shen's lifetime, in addition to "Shuowen", he also wrote "The Classic of Xiao Jing", "The Different Meanings of the Five Classics", "Annotations to Huainanzi", etc.

But he spent the most effort on "Shuowen".

It took him 16 years from the time he started writing "Shuowen" to the completion of the first draft, and another 22 years from the first draft to the revised final draft, totaling 38 years.

The Wubi input method invented by Mr. Wang Yongmin was developed based on the font structure of "Shuowen".

The long history of Zhaoling, an ancient site, has created a splendid ancient culture and left many cultural monuments with historical, artistic and scientific value. There are 9 ancient sites in existence.

The Fuzhuang ruins are located in Fuzhuang Village, Zhaoling Town.

Lu (li) Gong four years (656 BC).

Duke Huan of Qi led the divisions of the Eight Kingdoms to form an alliance with the Chu State in Zhaoling. Fuzhuang was 1.5 kilometers northwest of Zhaoling and was the location of the alliance, so it was called Huichengtai Huishengtai.

It was listed as a provincial key cultural relic protection unit in 1963 and is still in good condition.

The Gouli site is located about 100 meters southeast of Gouli Village, Zhaoling Town.

It is a key cultural relic protection unit at the county level.

The Dengxiang ruins are located in Dengxiang Village.

The site contains Funiu Mountain Culture and cultural relics from the Shang and Zhou dynasties to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

In 1959, it was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit at the county level.

The ruins of the ancient city of Zhaoling are located in the northwest corner of Zhaoling Village.

"Lancheng County Records" records: Outside the south gate of Zhaoling Village, there is a platform on the east side of the road, more than 3 meters high and 83.3 meters around.

Scholars said: "Qi Huan General Tower", and the ruins still exist today.

In 1959, it was announced as a county-level cultural relics protection unit.

Xu Shen's tomb is located about 500 meters east of Xu Zhuang, Jishi Township.

In 1959, it was designated as a key cultural relic protection unit at the county level.

Construction of Xu Shen's Mausoleum started in November 1984 and was completed in March of the following year. In 1987, the province announced Xu Shen's Tomb as a provincial cultural relic protection unit.

Guicun Han Tomb is located 500 meters southwest of Guicun, Zhaoling Town.

In November 1984, villager Liu Xiandong dug up the soil in the responsible field and dug out the tomb. The provincial, prefectural and former Yancheng County cultural relics authorities went to excavate it.

There are many kinds of inscription vessels stored in the tomb.

Confucius wanted to return home (to the village).

"Historical Records. The Family of Confucius" says: "Confucius lived in Chen for three years. He joined Jin and Chu to fight for territory, rebelled against Chen, and invaded Chen. Chen was often invaded."

Confucius said: "Return, return! The young man in our party is crazy and enterprising without forgetting the beginning." In the second year of Ai Gong (493 BC), Confucius was like Chen.

In the fourth year, the people of Lu summoned Ranqiu, and Confucius said: "Return! Return! The young man in our party has become a great leader. It is better to cut him off." Confucius mostly lived between Chen and Cai, and Zhaoling was connected to Cai.

In November of the 11th year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1654), Jingqi, the magistrate of Yancheng County, commemorated the trip of Confucius Chen and Cai. In the Confucius Temple inside the west gate of the village, he set up a "Stele Inscription of the Relics of Confucius' Return to the Village".

The head of the dragon stele and the base of __(bì xì).

In the 39th year of Qianlong's reign (1774), the county magistrate Zhou Zhen moved the stele outside Dongguan of Yancheng, to the north of the highway (today's Huashan Food City area). In the second year of Xianfeng's reign (1852), people who returned to the village recorded inscriptions and carved stones, and it was re-erected at

In the original temple.

The name of Guicun comes from Confucius’s thought of returning.