Famous families in Cuizhai Town

Cuizhai Town has a long history and profound cultural accumulation. According to the "Licheng County Chronicles. Biography of the Sun Family", the ancestors of the villagers surnamed Sun in Sunda Village originally lived in Dahuaishuzhuang, Zaoqiang County, Zhili, and migrated and settled here during the Chenghua Period of the Ming Dynasty. The Sun family has many celebrities and has great influence in the local area.

Sun Zhu, who will be a Jinshi in the second year of Qi tomorrow (1622), has been promoted to the Chief Secretary of Zhili as a counselor, and the commander of Miyun Military Preparation Road and the Military and Horse Division. Sun Zhixiao was a Jinshi in the second year of Tianqi's reign. He successively served as magistrate of Lulong County, Yongping Prefecture, Zhili Province, doctor of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and counselor of Miyun Bingdao. Sun Jianzong was a Jinshi in the 16th year of Chongzhen (1643). He was promoted to the Chief Envoy of Shaanxi Province, Si Zuo, the Chief Envoy. Sun Guangsi was a Jinshi in the twelfth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1655). He was promoted to Doctor Guanglu and Right Minister of the Ministry of War. He is the author of Dan Yuxuan Collection. Sun Xuzu was a Jinshi in the eighth year of Yongzheng reign (1730) and was awarded the title of Magistrate of Dalue County, Daming Prefecture, Zhili. The emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties issued more than 10 pardons and edicts to commend and commend generations of the Sun family. In the 50-acre sacrificial field near Caima Erzhuang, there is a stone square for burial given by the emperor, 2 stone horses, 2 stone tigers, 2 stone sheep, 2 stone lions, 1 Weng Zhong and a Shinto stele. The ruins of Sun's ancestral hall and the large stone table used for worship in front of the ancestral hall are still there. Legend has it that the "Sha Hao Cage" they had treasured for hundreds of years was burned down during the "Four Olds" campaign in the 1960s.