Ailian Tang: The philosopher Zhou Dunyi, a Neo-Confucian scholar in the Northern Song Dynasty, "comes out of the mud but remains unstained" and is honest and upright throughout his life. So where does the Zhou surname Ailian Tang originate?

1. The origin of Ailian Hall with the surname Zhou is in Zheli Village, High-tech Zone, Hengyang in ancient times. Ailian Hall was originally the house of Zheng Xiang, the uncle of Zhouzi. It is located at the Zheli ferry of Hengshao Post Road where the steaming water meets the north and south river winds. In front of the door there is a wide pond with lotus flowers. The morning dew drops on the lotus leaves are dancing in the wind. It is the west entrance. It is the first scenic spot in Hengzhou, hence the name Dew Pond.

2. Because of the coolness of the place, Zhouzi came here to study in the summer in Heng. The third generation grandson Zhou Xing continued to admire the remains of his great-grandfather Lianxi Gong and lived in Heng. He couldn't bear to leave and followed the traces. He set up a memorial field of 400 acres for Lianxi Gong. (Three hundred acres in Zheli and one hundred acres in stone fields).

3. Ailian Hall in Zheli Village, High-tech Zone has always been an important place to worship Zhou Dunyi in Hengyang in ancient times. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, this place became a place for the descendants of Zhou Dunyi in Hengyang to pray for their ancestors. After liberation, the building was in danger several times. But they were all preserved by local descendants of the Zhou family in every possible way.

This concludes the introduction to the origin of Ailian Hall with the surname Zhou.