召公奭与甘棠遗爱

Shi,Prince Shao and the Eternal Love of the Wild Plum Tree

召公奭为周文王的长庶子,是西周初年著名的政治家、军事家,为建立、巩固西周政权作出了突出的贡献。他与周公分陕而治,巡行陕间乡里,舍于甘棠之下,决狱于阡陌陇亩之间,深受群众爱戴。百姓赋《甘棠》之诗,敬其人而爱其树。召公之德政教化,被称做"甘棠遗爱"。

Shi, the name of Prince Shao was the first son born by the concubine of Emperor Wen of Zhou dynasty and was a well known statesman and strategist in the early years of Zhou dynasty. He had made outstanding contributions to the founding and consolidation of the West Zhou dynasty, and separately ruled Shan＇ xi range with Prince Zhou. He often went the rounds among the country villages, rested under the wild plum trees and judged in the farms, thus he was deeply loved by the masses. The people sang the poem of 〈 The Wild Plum Tree 〉 for him, loved him and loved the tree. His virtuous teaching is called ＂the eternal love of the wild plum tree＂.