As the old saying goes, Tang Ming is like sowing rice, and the children are poor to the end. What does Tang Ming mean? Does this make sense?

There is usually a saying among the people: "If Tang Ming sowed rice, his descendants would be poor to the end." What does this sentence mean? Legend has it that this sentence originated from a fortune teller, and the most direct intention is to persuade the world to know how to be filial. And its literal meaning is "if you don't respect your deceased relatives and ancestors, future generations will be miserable."

I believe everyone can understand the meanings of "children and grandchildren" and "poverty to the end", but Tang Ming and Sowing Rice look a little foggy. Tang Ming generally refers to the highest-level building sacrificed by ancient emperors, and sowing rice refers to threshing rice. So what is the "famous hall"? This word first came from the period of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty. In 65438 BC+065438 BC+00 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty traveled east to Shandong, and then went to Mount Tai to meditate wantonly.

At that time, Liu Che, Emperor Wu of China, established Tang Ming's sacrificial activities in Mount Tai. Because of this, later emperors followed the example of Emperor Wu, and Tang Ming became the most magnificent building of the emperor, where a series of important activities were still held, such as meeting with the governor, issuing decrees and offering sacrifices to heaven. Then why did the ancients regard buildings like Tang Ming as the highest places of worship?

It turns out that ancient people were superstitious and especially believed in God. They think that the Hall of Fame can ascend to heaven like an elephant, or it can direct everything downwards, and the emperor is the son of heaven. Therefore, the emperor must carry out sacrificial activities in such a place to show the harmony between man and nature, and at the same time show the sacredness of this activity.

1420, Judy specially built the Temple of Heaven in the suburbs of Beijing, and the Hall of Praying for the Year was also selected as a United Nations World Cultural Heritage. Now it is also a very splendid hall. Later, the phrase "Tang Ming sowed rice, and his children and grandchildren were poor to the end" was handed down.

Filial piety is the virtue of the Chinese nation. The word first appeared in Mandarin, which originally meant a caring person with good moral character. However, with the passage of time, filial piety is mainly used to describe that the younger generation should respect and treat their parents well and be loyal and obedient to the monarch. In BC 140, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty succeeded to the throne, and he began to admire Confucianism.

The Han Dynasty also practiced the system of filial piety and honesty. Confucius' Confucianism emphasizes "loyalty and filial piety", and filial piety is a fine virtue that he values very much. Many disciples of Confucius are also dutiful sons. Today, we still maintain the traditional virtue of filial piety. In 2020, Feng Shuangshuang did not hesitate to "sell his body to save his father". At that time, her father was seriously ill, and later he needed 400 thousand yuan for medical treatment.

But their family simply can't afford that much money to see a doctor. In desperation, in order to save his father, Feng Shuangshuang publicly expressed his willingness to marry the person who saved his father. Later, her story became known to everyone, and people helped her to save her father. A man sacrifices himself to save his father. This filial piety is very touching.