It is amazing that there have been so many immortals and literati since the Tang Dynasty. Jinshi is the product of the feudal imperial examination system, the protagonist in China's political arena and the mainstream of civil servants in China's feudal society. From the Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, there were more than 2,300 literati in Puxian area.
Among many scholars, Xu Duo, Huang Gongdu, Chen, Wu, Chen, Lin, Lin Heng, Lin Huan, Ke Qian 12 won the first place, while Chen Mu, Fang Tianruo, Cai Dian, Li Zongshi, Chen Junqing and Huang Ai won the second place.
Many outstanding talents in Puxian, ancient and modern times, concentrated on writing in a certain profession or department and became famous scholars in history books. For example, in education, there are a generation of grandmaster Lu Zheng and philosopher Lin Guangchao who pioneered universal culture and education; In terms of literature, there are Huang Tao, the founder of Minzhong articles, Xu Yin, a poet of "Splendid Piles", Liu Kezhuang, a great writer, Huang Yiqing, a famous children's writer, and Guo Feng, an essayist.
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Putian's title of "a famous literary country" is not self-styled, but a rational understanding and high evaluation of Putian's local characteristic culture by foreign government officials. Because it is well said, it can be used to show seniors and encourage them to study in the future, so it has been accepted by Putian people and has been used ever since.
This is because 1368 after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, it was stipulated that county magistrates should stay away from their hometown and work in other provinces. As local government officials, it is their duty to build monuments and inscriptions. How can you let others tell you what to do and make irresponsible remarks? Moreover, "the authorities are fascinated, the onlookers are clear" and "the flowers inside the wall are fragrant outside", which has always been the case.