It should be "It is better to accumulate money and jade than to accumulate books and teach children; there is nothing better than being generous to others."

There is a couplet in the ancient building "Mingshan Hall" in Suzhou:

"It is better to accumulate money and jade than to accumulate books and teach children; to have a wide field and a wide land is to be generous to others.

" This The couplets are clear and clear. The first couplet talks about attaching importance to culture and education, while the second couplet talks about the principles of conducting oneself in society, which is quite consistent with the name of "Mingshan Hall".

Mingshan Hall is located in Shangwan Village, Yangwan, Dongshan. It is a magnificent folk residence with extremely high architectural art. It was built in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty. The main building is in the east, with flower hall, hall, main building, left and right side lanes, wing rooms, etc. To the west there are wall doors, ear rooms, living rooms, Buddhist towers and gardens. Mingshan Hall was listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province in March 1982.

During the Republic of China, Mingshan Hall was owned by the Zhang family. In the 10th year of the Republic of China (1921), Zhu Runsheng, a native of Yangwan, purchased Mingshan Hall and established a private Jiantang Primary School, which was later renamed Yangwan Primary School. There are branch schools in Wanwan and Wangshe, offering compulsory education to civilian children with free tuition and book fees. Jiantang Primary School is named after Zhu Runsheng's father, Zhu Jiantang (1869-1918), a famous businessman living in Shanghai in Dongshan in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. It holds shares and establishes Jiucheng Poplin House, and registers the trademarks "Single Lu" and "Double Lu". In addition, Zhu Yi participated in the planning of the export of silk, tea, furs, medicinal materials, oils, and groceries, and was elected president of the Shanghai Export Association. In the 30th year of Guangxu's reign (1904), in order to improve the transportation in Sushan, the Yutai Ferry was founded to navigate Yangwan, Dongshan and Suzhou. This was the beginning of steamships in Dongshan. He also advocated the cemetery system and tried to set up the Zhu family's burial place as a cemetery. He has successively served as director of Sanshan Hall and director of the hometown association. His son Zhu Runsheng (1902-1979) inherited his father's business and did business in Shanghai. Following his father's orders, he founded Jiantang Primary School in Mingshan Hall and appointed himself chairman of the school board. During the Anti-Japanese War, Qinjin and Dahua Middle Schools were founded in Ximen, Shanghai. He served as Dongting Dongshan Traveling to Shanghai Association and chairman of the editorial board of "Moli Shanghai News". After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he supported the establishment of the "East Dongting Dongshan Alumni Association" and founded the monthly magazine "Mo Lifeng". During the Anti-Japanese War, a Japanese antique dealer tried to forcefully purchase Mingshan Hall for 2,000 silver dollars, but Zhu Yanci refused. After liberation, Zhu Runsheng was successively elected as a member of the Shanghai Municipal People's Political Consultative Conference and a member of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the China Democratic National Construction Association. The couplets on the two pillars in the hall of Mingshan Hall represent the history of Zhu's father and son's respect for teachers and education. The first couplet is "It is better to accumulate money and jade than to accumulate books to teach children", and the second couplet is "It is better to be generous than to be generous to others", which has profound meaning.

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