Source (Han) Liu Zhen's biography of Huangxiang in the East View of Han Dynasty.

Interpretation describes being very filial to parents.

idioms and their stories

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a man named Huang Xiang. When he was very young, he knew how to be close to and filial to his parents.

When he was nine years old, his mother died and his father came to raise him alone. He is well aware of his father's hard work, and he is doubly filial to his father. All housework is undertaken by him alone. When other children are playing, he chopping wood and cooking at home so that his father can have more time to rest.

In summer, when the weather is hot, Huang Xiang's father finished his work and sat in the yard to enjoy the cool. Huang Xiang used a fan to cool the bed, and then served his father to go to bed. In winter, it's freezing. He warms the bed with his body before letting his father lie down and sleep. Over time, Huang Xiang's filial piety to his father won the praise of his neighbors.

When Huang Xiang 12 years old, Jiangxia's satrap called him "the highest filial piety", and Han and Emperor also praised him.

When they grow up, people recommend Huang Xiang as a local official. When Huang Xiang served as the prefect, he sympathized with the hunger and sufferings of the people, cared for the people and made profits for the people. On one occasion, the area where Huang Xiang served as the satrap suffered a major flood, and he did not hesitate to take out his salary over the years to help the affected people; At the same time, I played the emperor and asked for tax relief for the people. The people all love this good official who loves the people like a son. At that time, there was a popular saying: "chinese odyssey, Jiangxia Huangxiang."

Grow up Xinyu

There is an old saying: "all the virtues's filial piety comes first." It means that filial piety is the most important virtue among all kinds of good virtues. Life in this world, growing up in this world, all originated from parents. Parents give us life and nurture us to grow. Therefore, filial piety to parents and respect for elders is the duty of being a man and the premise of the formation of various virtues. Just imagine, if a person can't even honor his parents and repay his upbringing, who will believe that he is a good person? Who wants to deal with him? Filial piety is the traditional virtue of our Chinese nation. We must take Huangxiang as an example and be a good boy who respects parents and cares for the elderly.