The Xu family in Xinglong Village, Heping County, has three Jinshis from one family

The Xu family in Xinglong Village, Heping County is a place full of outstanding people. , they are Xu Yanfang, Xu Yantai and Xu Xuzeng.

Xu Tingfang was a Jinshi in the Renxu year of Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. In this year, he was 63 years old.

Xu Tingfang was eager to learn throughout his life. He took nine provincial examinations and six national examinations, and finally passed the Jinshi examination at the age of 63.

After Xu Tingfang’s father, Xu Junjia, learned that his son had passed the Jinshi examination, he added the word “Jinshi” on the door of his house.

When Xu Tingfang took office as the magistrate of Fufeng County, Shaanxi Province, Xu Junjia warned Xu Tingfang: "If you are not greedy for money as an official, you can rise to the sky; if you do good things for the people, you can live longer." Xu Tingfang He was re-elected as the county magistrate of Fufeng County for 20 years. When he left office, the people bid farewell to him for more than 10 miles.

Xu Tingfang’s second grandson, Xu Yantai, has a slightly tilted head and a slight lameness in one foot. He was a Jinshi in the Bingxu year of Qianlong’s reign in the Qing Dynasty.

During the palace examination, the examiner asked: "Your trunk is crooked and your head and neck are tilted. What can you do?" Xu Yantai replied: "Your trunk is crooked and your waist and bones are straight to achieve justice. Your head and neck are tilted to the facial features. Upright, facing the emperor." The examiner said: "You can only take three steps forward and take a look." Xu Yantai then took three steps back. The examiner said again: "You take three steps back and take a look." "Xu Yantai said: "Long live the imperial court, there will be no retreat if there is progress. "After the examination, the court discussed that this person was extraordinary and could not be disparaged, so he was chosen according to the article.

This story is recorded in the collection of "Tongya Thatched Cottage" written by Xu Yantai

Xu Tingfang's No. The third great-grandson, Xu Xu, was the 67th Jinshi in the country during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, and later became the official in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

He is the author of "Fenghu Miscellaneous Notes"

Research on Hakka Studies. Among them, Xu Xu was often mentioned by academic circles.

Xu's "Fenghu Miscellaneous Notes" was regarded as the "Hakka Manifesto" by academic circles.

Xu Junjia founded the Xu family in Xinglong. "Fengyuan Study"

Xu Junjia invited teachers to impart knowledge to the people named Xu and the poor students nearby.

Now you can see the words "Yizhi Xueyan" on the ruins. Xu Junjia asked the students in the study to learn from the studious spirit of Yan Hui, a student of Confucius.