"Beijing Guozijian is located at No. 15 Guozijian Street (formerly known as Chengxian Street) in Andingmen, Dongcheng District, Beijing, adjacent to the Confucian Temple and Lama Temple. The two sides of Guozijian Street are sandwiched by Huaiyin, the east and west ends of the street and the archways on both sides of the Guozijian gate are painted, which is the only remaining ancient street in Beijing with four archways.

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Beijing's Guozijian Street used to be called Chengxian Street, but today for the needs of tourism development, this ancient street has been replaced with the same name as the higher education institution Guozijian, with one end of the main road busy with traffic, and the other end is adjacent to the Lama Temple. Walking here, you will feel that the hustle and bustle around you has fallen silent all of a sudden, and your body and mind can't help but be a lot quieter, and you can feel the tranquility of these 600 years. Nowadays, many places in China are building tourist cities, which can stimulate transportation, catering, hotels and other industries, but how many tourist attractions are truly humanistic and natural? I couldn't help but slow down and walk down this ancient street, feeling the charm of the highest university.

How many students' dreams start here? In ancient times, it was very difficult for the peasant people to change their social status, and a peasant child, if he wanted to change his status, one was to become a soldier, and the other was to study. The campus is the birthplace of their dreams, and the scholars are dreaming all kinds of dreams in it, but when they enter the society, the reality will be eager to reveal the cruel side, so that the scholars and students are caught off guard, and how many people will be able to succeed? The dream of the majority is always a dream, and only a few people can turn their dream into reality.

Due to the relocation of the capital to the north, the Ming Dynasty had Guozijian in Beijing and Nanjing, so the Guozijian located in Nanjing was called "Nanjian" or "Nanyong", while the Guozijian located in Beijing was called "Beijian" or "Beiyong". Founded in the tenth year of Dade in the Yuan Dynasty (1306 AD), Beijing Guozijian is the highest administrative organ of China's Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties and the highest institution established by the state. Although China's universities are not ranked in the world today, but the tradition of the Chinese nation is extremely long, as early as the Western Zhou Dynasty, there was university education, to the Han Dynasty, there was Taixue, after the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the school system is more perfect, the schools directly under the central government have Guozixue, Taixue and other six schools, all under the management of one institution, that is, Guozijian. In today's parlance, Guozijian is not only the Ministry of Education, but also the highest institution of learning for the government to cultivate reserve talents.

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There are a total of four painted archways in this street, it is very obvious, it has both the symbol of our country's ancient Chongwen and education, and also the role of encouragement and inspiration of the scholar and the excellent. The reality of society is extremely cruel and indifferent, pie will not fall from the sky, society is fair to everyone, the future and destiny can only be fought for by their own efforts, everyone has the opportunity to change their fate in their life, some people seize the opportunity to rise step by step, and some people make a mistake, then step by step.

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When pedestrians walk on this street, this sign will remind people that from the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties to the present day, the cultural atmosphere of this ancient street has not faded.

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Now there are many colleges and universities, but there is no institution that can be as revered as the emperor and the majestic momentum of the country.

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Jixian Gate, the gate of Guozijian, there is a well pavilion in the courtyard of the door, and the Zhijing Gate on the east side communicates with the Confucian Temple. The overall building of Guozijian sits in the north and faces south, and the central axis is distributed with Jixian Gate, Taixue Gate, Liuli Archway, Biyong, Yilun Hall, and Jingyi Pavilion. There are four halls and six halls on the east and west sides, constituting a traditional symmetrical pattern, and it is the only ancient central public university building in China.

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Acacia is planted on both sides of the ancient street, and the branches stretching out from both sides, like hooking fingers, and the eye-catching archway intersect together to bathe in the coolness of early spring, as if they have been listening to the sound of Lang Lang reading here for a hundred years, walking here and those who have studied here, must be pregnant with that common dream in their hearts. Since the Zhou Dynasty, there is a saying of "three acacia trees, three public positions", that is, three locust trees are planted outside the gate of the palace, which represent the official positions of Taishi, Taifu and Taibao. The ancients said: "The responsibility of ascending Huai Ding", that is, the position of the three princes. Therefore, in China's feudal society, people regard the national acacia as "the tree of the minister's doctor". The planting of locust trees in the Guozijian is a metaphor for the fact that students can be admitted to high-ranking officials.

I heard that the construction here was designed by Shen Shen, and it has been a constant topic of power and money for a long time. In the spring of 1785, in order to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his accession to the throne, Emperor Qianlong held a large-scale "Linyong Lecture" activity in Guozijian. So far, the palace is still displayed with precious cultural relics such as the throne used by Qianlong for teaching, the imperial book case and the plaque inscribed. Liu Yong, the secretary of the Qianlong Promotion Department, was responsible for the design and construction of Biyong, and Liu Yong took the designed drawings and presented them to the emperor. Qianlong was not very satisfied after reading it, and ordered that the household department Shangshu and Shen review it again. He Shen was well versed in Qianlong's intentions, and proposed to remove the four pillars in the hall and replace them with the "method of wiping the corners and erecting the sea beams", so that there were no beams and no pillars in the hall. In this way, the hall was spacious and unhindered, which was conducive to the emperor's lectures, and saved 4,400 taels of silver (according to the budget at that time, a column cost 1,100 taels of silver), while the annual expenses of the Guozijian were only 6,000 taels of silver. This change really made Qianlong Longyan happy. It can be seen that although He Shen is good at flattering the emperor's heart, he is not a mediocre and talentless person. After it is built, the "Piyong Palace" looks like an official hat, and looking down from the air, it looks like a copper coin.

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"Taixue Gate". Enter the second gate of the Guozijian. After entering, it is the second courtyard of Guozijian. There are glazed arches, Biyong and Yilun halls inside. The word "Taixue" was also inscribed by the emperor himself. In this ancient university, there is its own unique reverence everywhere.

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Walk through the Taixue Gate, it is the large "glazed archway" in the second gate of Guozijian, which is made up of three four pillars and seven floors of the top of the palace glazed archway, the 48th year of Qianlong (1783). It is the only memorial arch in Beijing that has been set up specifically for education. The banners on both sides are the emperor's imperial inscriptions, which are the symbols of ancient China's reverence for literature and education. The front book "Yuanqiao Jiaoze", the shade side is "Xuehai Festival View", the color painting is gorgeous, it is the only glazed archway that does not belong to the temple in Beijing. In addition to the importance and hope of education, there is also an exhortation and encouragement to scholars and students, all those who enter the Guozijian will feel the grace of the emperor at the beginning of admission, and complete a spiritual comfort. It also reminds me of the portraits of great men and the teaching aphorisms that hang prominently in schools.

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"Champion Bridge". Like the main hall of the Forbidden City, this hall is connected by a cloister and is inlaid with carved balustrades of white marble on the outside. The palace is also surrounded by pools. If you look down from above, it looks like an ancient copper coin.

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"Piyong Palace". Built in the 49th year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, the Biyong Hall is the central building of the Guozijian, and has been praised by Mr. Liang Sicheng as one of the six palaces alongside the three major halls of the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven Prayer Hall, and the Summer Palace Renshou Palace. It is one of the oldest ancient schools in China.

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The white marble railing outside the corridor sprays the pool of the head of the water mantle, that is, "Pi Yongpan water", the water surrounds the four gates, and it means to spread the flow of education. Built with a heavy eaves and four corners of the spire, Biyong sits on a tall pedestal, surrounded by pools, and carved stone balustrades in white marble. The faucet in the pool spits water, surrounded by clear streams, looking down from the air, like a piece of jade inlaid in the blue waves.

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"Half an acre of square pond is opened, and the sky and clouds and shadows wander together. Ask the canal to be as clear as promised, for there is a source of living water. "The goldfish in the pool are swimming freely, which has the charm of ancient Chinese paintings, but the heavy responsibility of scholars and talents to govern the country and the country will not be reduced because of the comfort of the fish.

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The architectural form here is also in accordance with the royal system, built on a quadrangular platform in the center of a circular pool in the center of the central axis, with doors on all sides and six steps. Surrounded by a long corridor and surrounded by elaborate bridges across the pond to connect the temple with the courtyard, this architectural form symbolizes the Tianyuan place. After the Qianlong Emperor, every time the new emperor ascended the throne, he would come here to give a lecture to show that the central government attached great importance to higher education. The yellow glazed tiles and gilded orbs on the top do not hide the royal majesty. From a distance, it looks like an official hat worn on the head.

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Under the palace, "the gold brick is on the ground", the upper is the ceiling of the wellhead type of the golden dragon seal, there is no pillar in the middle and the corner is erected, it is spacious and luxurious, and the structure is reasonable. The horizontal plaque directly above the hall is the imperial pen inscription of the Qianlong Emperor Linyong when he lectured, "Yahan is in music".

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The interior of this building, without a large pillar as a support, is equipped with a wood-carved dragon chair, a dragon screen, etc., and on it is a plaque written by Emperor Qianlong's imperial pen. Since Kangxi, once the emperor ascends the throne, he must give a lecture here, called the "Biyong Grand Ceremony". The emperor is here to tell the truth of governing the country and the country, the emperor he sits on the dragon chair, and the voice is heard by the herald official standing outside the hall, giving lectures to the students who kneel to listen to the instructions, how solemn and solemn the scene should be.

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The furnishings inside are delicate and beautiful.

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Ay... In the game of life throughout the ages, greed and cowardice in human nature often prevail, and those who can control greed and cowardice will win more and lose less in all battlefields of life. The first priest (principal) of Guozijian was Xu Heng, a famous physicist in the Yuan Dynasty, who had more than 200 students at that time. The students who study here are called "supervisors", and there are roughly three sources: first, the right way supervisors selected from all over the country to further their studies; the second is foreign students, roughly from Goryeo, Turas, Cochin, Russia, etc.; The third is "donating to prison", as long as you pay enough money, you can receive a "prison license", which is considered a prison student. They also became the earliest envoys of cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries, witnessing the glory of higher education in ancient China.

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The word "Biyong" originates from the ancient place where the Son of Heaven taught, and there is a verse in the "Book of Songs" that "on the drum and bell, in the music of Biyong". In terms of form, Biyong should be a temple surrounded by water.

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Before the emperor gave a lecture, the Manchu and Han scholars first lectured on the "Four Books", and then the Manchu and Han Dynasty sacrificed wine to lecture on the "Zhou Yi", which was called the assistant lecture, and then the emperor personally issued the imperial commentary, and the officials and students kneeling outside the hall listened to the emperor's lecture by transmitting it loudly through the transmission pipe.

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"If you learn without thinking, you will be reckless, and if you think without learning, you will die." "Yilun Hall" is located in the north of Biyong, was rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty on the site of the Yuan Dynasty, in the early years was the emperor's lecture place, after the construction of Biyong, it was changed to the prison library. This statue of Confucius also bears witness to the development of education in China. In Taiwan, people locate Teacher's Day as the birthday of Confucius, which is also the propagation and inheritance of our Chinese culture.

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Many people pray here, adults hope for career success, and children aspire to the title of the gold list.

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1。 Beijing Guozijian address: No. 13, Guozijian Street, Andingmen, Dongcheng District, tickets: 30 yuan.

2。 Transportation: Take Metro Line 2 or Line 5 and get off at Lama Temple, exit from Exit C, go south, Beijing Guozijian is on the road of Chengxian Street.

3。 Food: There are many teahouses and cafes on Chengxian Street, and its style is as elegant and distant as this street, and it is very pleasant to sit here in the afternoon, drink a cup of tea, and read a good book

Now, after Guozijian has completed its historical mission, it, like the Forbidden City and other old buildings, has gradually become the business card of the vicissitudes of the ancient city of Beijing. Today, the sound of the talents reading has long gone away, leaving only the building that has gone through the vicissitudes of wind and rain. I stand here, looking into the distance, thinking about the future; What will be the road waiting for our "new generation"? There are people on every road, and everyone has a different road, but they are inseparable from hard work and struggle, from ancient times to the present, it has always been so...

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