The land of Qilu, the land of Kong Meng, the state of etiquette. Perhaps these words do not summarize the sacred regional characteristics and long historical context of the Land of Qilu. It is not only the origin of Confucianism that has influenced the whole world, but also the ceremonial state known throughout the country. The enthusiasm and hospitality of the people of Shandong are engraved in the hearts of every Chinese. This is a great land, a land that inherits the essence of the Chinese national culture.
Shandong has rich land and abundant resources, rich water veins and fertile soil. Coupled with thousands of years of meticulous management and reclamation by industrious local people, Shandong has become one of the richest provinces in the Central Plains throughout the dynasties, even in the 21st century. At present, Shandong is one of the most economically developed provinces in China, accounting for the third largest economy in the country since 2007.
Shandong not only has many well-known enterprises in China, but also one of the most developed provinces in agriculture. Shandong's arable land rate has long been the first in the country. Not only is the grain yield high, but also the wild animal and plant resources are very rich, and the ecological environment is very good. Not only is agriculture developed, but Shandong's industrial output value also accounts for the top three in the country. Some large and medium-sized industrial enterprises are many, which are called "elephant economy" by the outside world, showing a situation of a hundred flowers competing.
In addition to agriculture and industry, Shandong's tourism industry is also quite developed, and almost every city has rich tourism resources. Up to now, Shandong has a total of six national key scenic spots and ten national important historical and cultural cities. These famous cultural cities and tourist attractions not only bring Shandong a huge tertiary industry income, but also accumulate Shandong's cultural heritage.
The reason why Shandong has become a strong province with developed economy and culture is actually for many reasons. For example, with a vast area and rich material resources, coastal provinces are at the forefront of reform, opening up, and economic development. In fact, the most important thing is the historical and cultural reasons, after thousands of years of historical accumulation, since the beginning of the Qin Dynasty, a unique Qilu culture has been formed in Shandong, which is a regional culture belonging to Shandong.
Qilu culture includes Taoist culture, Bingjia culture, Dharma culture and Mojia culture, the core of which should be the Confucian culture represented by Confucius. It is well known that Confucian culture originated in the land of Qilu and flourished here. From the Han Dynasty onwards, the status of Confucianism continued to rise, and it was even recognized by the emperor. In subsequent dynasties, Confucian culture also became a powerful tool for rulers to consolidate their position and control the people's thinking. Eventually, Qilu culture also became the mainstream culture of the Chinese nation.
Because of the accumulation and long history of culture, in ancient times, compared with other regions, Shandong naturally gave birth to many people of insight. For example, there is Yan Bao, who was a very great prime minister of the State of Qi during the Warring States period. Although he is in a high position, he lives frugally, has a clean wind in his sleeves, and is full of righteousness. Never use power for personal gain, is a generation of celebrities. He was very politically far-sighted and capable of governing, and the auxiliary political period lasted for fifty years, because of his existence, the State of Qi became a powerful country. Yan Bao was thus recorded in history.
In addition to Yan Bao, the famous minister born in Shandong also has the famous military figure Zhuge Liang of the Three Kingdoms period, and in many literary works, Zhuge Liang has been shaped into an image of courage and strategy and intelligence in the minds of future generations. He was a native of Langya, and was also in the Yinan region of present-day Shandong. Zhuge Liang came to Jingzhou with his uncle when he was young, and because he was very famous for his extraordinary talent, he settled in Longzhong after his uncle's death and cultivated the land for a living. Later, he was invited by Liu Beisan Gu Maolu to become a military master, and gave full play to his outstanding military talents to help Liu Bei establish the Shu Han regime.
In addition to Yan Bao and Zhuge Liang, Shandong also gave birth to many generals, such as Wang Meng in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Fang Xuanling, a general in the Tang Dynasty, and Fu Yiyi in the Qing Dynasty, as many as a dozen famous scholars and state-governing wizards. Some people may wonder why Shandong's long-standing historical and cultural accumulation has created so many famous awards, but why has no emperor ever been born?
It is true that there are more than four hundred emperors in China's thousands of years of feudal society, but none of them were born in Shandong. In fact, there are several reasons.
First of all, because the birthplace of Confucian culture is in Shandong, Confucianism advocates the ideas of benevolence and loyalty, and advocates strict hierarchical relations, such as monarchs, fathers and sons. Under the influence of such a culture, the people of Shandong are safe and keep to themselves, even if they are generals who come out, most of them will not have the idea of usurping the throne.
Secondly, because Shandong is bordered by the sea, it has rich natural resources, the people are self-sufficient, their lives are very rich, and the people's lives are stable, there will be no peasant uprisings, and naturally no one will be interested in the throne. Who wants to fight against the imperial court if they can eat and drink enough?
One of the most important reasons is that Shandong's terrain is flat and there is no danger to defend. Once a mutiny was launched in the Shandong region, it could not occupy a favorable position and was doomed to failure. This can be seen from the location of the capital of successive dynasties, no large dynasty has set up its capital in Shandong, and Shandong is not a popular place for soldiers to fight.
Another reason is the ancient people's superstition of feng shui, that Shandong's feng shui can only create a general, and can not go out of the emperor, so the superstitious idea is also imprisoned by the people of Shandong, of course, this is just superstition, Shandong has not had an emperor for thousands of years, Xiaobian personally thinks it is just a coincidence.
In addition, the Yellow Nest in Heze, Shandong Province, is not considered an emperor, not only does the history of zhengshi not recognize it, but also the history of the wild and the folk do not recognize it.