Where does the name Xiaogan City in Hubei Province come from?

"The first county in Xiaogan was named "Xiaochang", and its origin is unusual. According to historical records, Emperor Xiaowu Liu Jun (reigned 454-464), the founder of the Southern Song Dynasty, was the third son of Emperor Wen Liu Yilong. His son was appointed King of Wuling and stationed in Xiyang (now east of Huanggang, Hubei Province). In the third year of Yuanjia (453), Emperor Wen's eldest son Liu Zhu killed his father and usurped the throne. "Succeeded and obtained the throne. In order to consolidate the imperial power, Liu Jun advocated filial piety, changed the title of the year to Xiaojian, and ordered to reward those who had filial piety, "the ladder of filial piety, righteousness and obedience, and the first level of nobility". Immediately, in the first year of Xiaojian ( 454), Liu Jun established a new county in the east of Anlu and the south of Yun County, where filial sons were born in large numbers and the reputation of filial piety was far-reaching. He named it "Xiaochang" to praise the prosperity of filial piety here and to express his determination to govern the country with filial piety. During the Five Dynasties and the Later Tang Dynasty, Zhuangzong Li Cunxu changed Xiaochang to "Xiaogan" in the second year of Tongguang (924) in order to avoid the name taboo of his grandfather Li Guochang, which means that the emotion of filial piety is heaven and earth. This name has been used to this day. The origin is full of the distinctive color of Xiaogan's unique filial piety culture. Even though it was once renamed "Dongfeng" county during the Cultural Revolution, it eventually returned to the cultural stereotype cast by history."

As far as I know, there is a Xiaogan Township in Deyang, Sichuan, and most people from Sichuan claim that their ancestors came from "Macheng Xiaogan". Therefore, Xiaogan enjoys the reputation of "the Holy Land of Immigration" in history.

Among the twenty-four filial piety compiled by the ancients, Xiaogan accounts for three: Dong Yong, Huang Xiang, and Meng Zong. Moreover, Huang Xiang and Meng Zong are both real figures in official history. Although Dong Yong is a legendary figure, there is also evidence.

The Story of a Filial Son

Dong Yong and the Seven Fairies

Dong Yong had to sell himself into slavery because his family was poor and had no money to bury his dead father; the seventh daughter of the Jade Emperor Deeply moved, Tianting and Dong Yong became friends for hundreds of years in private. The seven fairies used their skillful hands to weave 10 pieces of brocade silk to redeem Dong Yong, and the couple returned the home. But the Jade Emperor was furious, and the seven fairies reluctantly said goodbye to their husbands.

Xiang Jiuling can warm the table

Huang Xiang of the Eastern Han Dynasty, his mother died when he was nine years old, and he served his father wholeheartedly. In the hot summer, she fanned her father's pillow and mat to cool her; in the cold winter, she used her body to warm his father's bedding. In the "Three Character Classic", "Fragrant nine years old, it can warm the mat. Filial piety to relatives is what you should do", which is Huang Xiang's filial piety deeds when he was a child.

Meng Zong Cries for Bamboo

During the Three Kingdoms period, Meng Zong, a filial son, whose mother was seriously ill, wanted to eat soup made from fresh bamboo shoots. But it was almost the winter solstice. Meng Zong was extremely anxious. He held the bamboo in his hands and cried. Suddenly, several bamboo shoots were exposed where the tears fell. After my mother ate the fresh and delicious soup, she recovered immediately.