Ouyang Xiu (1007-1072), courtesy name Yongshu, alias Zui Weng, also known as Liuyi Jushi, was born in Shaxi, Yongfeng County. He was born in a humble family and lost his father at an early age. His mother Zheng taught him to read and write since he was a child. He passed the imperial examination at the age of 23 and served as the deputy envoy of the Privy Council and the assistant minister of state affairs. He was a politician, writer, and historian in the Northern Song Dynasty. He was one of the Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties. He created a simple and natural style of writing. He was the leader of the Northern Song Dynasty poetry and prose reform movement and a well-deserved master of the literary world. Sui County, Hubei Province today is where Ouyang Xiu lived when he was a teenager. The Suizhou Chronicles recorded anecdotes such as his mother using reed stems to draw on the ground to teach him calligraphy when he was a child, he borrowed a fragment of Mr. Changli's collection of essays from the Li family in the south of the city to read, and his uncle praised his poems and writing as if he were an adult. At the end of the fourth year of Jingyou (1037), Ouyang Xiu was transferred to Qiande County, Guanghua Army (now Laohekou City, Hubei Province) and served for more than two years. The Han River and the Tianhe River compiled by Laohekou City contains the legend of Ouyang Xiu's love for the people and his fight against violence. In the fifth year of Huangyou (1053), Ouyang Xiu carried his mother's coffin back to his hometown for burial and lived in Shaxi for more than three months. During this period, scholars, relatives and friends came one after another, and the legend of "Lending a Watch from the Dragon King" and other legends were born, which are still circulating in his hometown. Ouyang Xiu was a leader of the poetry and prose reform movement in the Northern Song Dynasty. He opposed the Five Dynasties style, the Western Kun style, and the Imperial College style, advocated a new style of writing, and supported the younger generation, so there were stories such as "Zha Men Hong Xiu" and "Take off the boots to chase the wise". When he wrote "The Drunken Pavilion", he changed dozens of words to "The mountains surround Chu", and the article also interpreted a vivid story. Ouyang Xiu lived and worked in other places all his life, but for thousands of years, legends and stories based on historical facts such as his intelligence as a teenager, his mother's education, his humble attitude towards learning, his literary talent, his impartiality in enforcing the law, punishing evil and promoting good, his broad mind and supporting talents, and his efforts to eliminate current malpractices and innovate literary style have been widely circulated in his hometown. Some of these stories were spread orally among the people in Yongfeng, his hometown, and some were based on historical records and processed and transformed during the spread, and they have a legendary color and distinct folk literature characteristics. Many of these stories began to appear in the folks when Ouyang Xiu was alive, and have been passed down for nearly a thousand years. The "Legends of Celebrities in Ji'an Area" compiled and printed in the mid-1980s included 11 stories about Ouyang Xiu, and the "Folk Tales of Ji'an" published in 2008 included 5 stories about Ouyang Xiu. These stories express the hometown people's admiration and remembrance of this sage, and are vivid teaching materials for inspirational education. Ouyang Xiu (1007-1073) Ouyang Xiu (August 1, 1007-September 22, 1072), with the courtesy name Yongshu, also known as Zui Weng and Liuyi Jushi, was a politician, writer, and historian in the Northern Song Dynasty. Ouyang Xiu was one of the "Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties". He participated in the compilation of "New Book of Tang" and "History of Five Dynasties". He was a representative of the ancient prose movement in the Northern Song Dynasty. He wrote works such as "Records of the Drunken Pavilion" and "Ode to the Sound of Autumn". Ouyang Xiu I Ouyang Xiu experienced ups and downs in his official career and was demoted three times. He was upright and courageous, and his poems and some of his "elegant words" showed this aspect of his character. Ouyang Xiu praised young people with real talents and made every effort to recommend them. He can be called a great mentor throughout the ages, and his students are all over the world. ...more>>>Ouyang Xiu (1007-1073) Ouyang Xiu (August 1, 1007-September 22, 1072), with the courtesy name Yongshu, also known as Zui Weng and Liuyi Jushi, was a politician, writer, and historian in the Northern Song Dynasty. Ouyang Xiu was one of the "Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties". He participated in the compilation of "New Book of Tang" and "History of Five Dynasties". He was a representative of the ancient prose movement in the Northern Song Dynasty. He wrote works such as "Records of the Drunken Pavilion" and "Ode to the Sound of Autumn". Ouyang Xiu experienced ups and downs in his official career and was demoted three times. He was upright and courageous, and his poems and some of his "elegant words" showed this aspect of his character. Ouyang Xiu praised young people with real talents and recommended them with all his might. He could be called a great scholar throughout the ages, and his students were everywhere in the world. ......more>>>Ouyang Xiu (August 1, 1007-September 22, 1072), courtesy name Yongshu, also known as Zui Weng and Liuyi Jushi, was a politician, writer, and historian in the Northern Song Dynasty. Ouyang Xiu was one of the "Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties". He participated in the compilation of the New Book of Tang and the History of Five Dynasties. He was a representative of the ancient prose movement in the Northern Song Dynasty, and wrote works such as The Drunken Pavilion and Ode to the Sound of Autumn. Ouyang Xiu had ups and downs in his official career and was demoted three times. He was strong, upright, and brave. His poems and some of his "elegant words" showed this side of his character. Ouyang Xiu praised young people with real talents and recommended them with all his might. He could be called a great scholar throughout the ages, and his students were everywhere in the world. ......more>>>