There is a folk proverb: "Before there was Yangcheng, there was Guangxiao first." The Yu Zhongxiang Temple and monument were built in the 16th year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1811). Yu Fan, courtesy name Zhongxiang (164-233), was born in Yuyao, Zhejiang during the Wu Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms. Yu was good at Confucian classics. He was banished to Guangzhou for offending Sun Quan. "Although he was punished and released, he lectured tirelessly and often had hundreds of disciples." Later, Sun Quan repented and ordered that if Yu Fan was still alive, he would be given personnel and ships. Also all. If he dies, he will return to his hometown in mourning and let his son do the official bidding. But by this time Yu Fan had passed away.
The author of the inscription is Zeng Li, courtesy name Shufan and nickname Bingu. He was a native of Nancheng, Jiangxi Province and a Jinshi during the Qianlong reign. The calligrapher Yi Bingshou was a master of official calligraphy in the Qing Dynasty. There are still many Yimo traces in existence, but few of them are long and masterpieces. This stele is not widely circulated, but it has a large number of words and is a meticulous work of Yi's. Those who are interested in learning Yi's calligraphy will find it of great benefit to study this stele carefully.
