Zhong Huamin, the imperial envoy of Shandong Province, praised in his "Essay on Commemoration of Mencius' Mother": "The Holy Son is the Holy Mother" and "To teach children in life, we aim at Qingzi. W
Zhong Huamin, the imperial envoy of Shandong Province, praised in his "Essay on Commemoration of Mencius' Mother": "The Holy Son is the Holy Mother" and "To teach children in life, we aim at Qingzi. When our wives teach their children, we aim at Confucius. From ancient times to the present, there is only one person." Following Meng's mother. As the story spread widely, the feudal rulers also tried their best to shape her into an idol that met their needs. The feudal emperor repeatedly granted her posthumous titles until the second year of Qianlong (1737), when she was granted the title of "Mrs. Duan Fan Xuanxian of Zhu State". After Meng's mother passed away, she was buried with Mencius's father at the foot of Ma'an Mountain, 25 miles north of Zoucheng. Later generations believe that Mencius's fame was due to Meng's mother moving three times to teach her children, so the forest was called "Meng Mu's Forest". Mencius Forest faces Mencius Forest in the east and covers an area of ??578 acres. The mountains and hills are covered with junipers and cypresses, the ancient trees are lush and shaded, and there are numerous tombs. It has been announced as a key cultural relics protection unit in Shandong Province. In Zoucheng, the hometown of Mencius, there are still places dedicated to Meng Mu such as Meng Mu’s Tomb in Ma’anshan, Mencius’s former residence in Fu Village (which was transferred to Qufu after the founding of the People’s Republic of China), Meng Mu Hall in Mencius Temple, and Sanqian Temple in Miaohuying.