Shortly after her husband's death, her uncle shut her up in a small room for 50 years, and now the small room has become a place of interest.

China has a long history. Under the baptism of time, many places of interest have been preserved, the most special of which is a scenic spot called "Wall Gate" in Anhui.

The special feature of this scenic spot is not only that it is only a small room, but also that it represents the story of "female chastity".

Anhui's "Wall Gate" is located at the southern foot of Ruo Ling in Huangshan, a place called Xucun. Originally, it was not called Xucun, but called Rengong Village and Yunxiyuan. Later, because the Xu Shi family moved here in the Tang Dynasty, the family multiplied too much and changed its name to Xucun.

Xucun's economy was prosperous, which lasted for three dynasties: Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Its architecture has the characteristics of Yuan, Ming, Qing and Republic of China, and it has been well preserved so far. It is a favorite tourist destination for many tourists, among which the "Gate in the Wall" scenic spot is quite popular with tourists.

The story of "the door in the wall" took place during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, there was a man named Xu Bosheng in Xucun, and there were six brothers at home. Except that he passed the imperial examination and became a magistrate in Tingzhou, Fujian, all the other brothers were in business.

Under such circumstances, the Xu family is very rich and is a big family in Xu Cun. The marriage of a big family pays attention to the right match.

Therefore, when the Xu brothers reach marriageable age, and Xu Bosheng will choose a virtuous and suitable wife for them.

When Xu Zhou 'an, Xu Bosheng's younger brother, was 24 years old, his family began to choose a wife for him. After long consideration, he finally chose Hu Jia's daughter as a businessman.

On the wedding day, all the bigwigs in Xu Cun came, including Xu Bosheng who was an official with him. The banquet was also very lively, and all the guests were very happy.

At that time, blind marriage and dumb marriage made ordinary couples just maintain superficial love. But Mrs. Hu is young and beautiful, and she has a business mind. She and Xu Zhou 'an have a lot to say, so they have deep feelings after marriage, which once made many people in Xu Cun envious.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. In order to support his family, Xu Zhou 'an lived in Hu's family for a month and embarked on a business trip. Unexpectedly, he met a robber and was killed by him

After the news came back, Hu, who had just turned 20, could not accept the news of her husband's death. She woke up crying and wanted to go with her husband. At this time, Hu was diagnosed as pregnant. After the shock, Hu decided to live well for the children in his belly.

A month after Xu Zhou 'an's funeral, Xu Bosheng called Hu to him and said, "The Xu family is not an unreasonable family. You can choose to celebrate the festival or remarry, and your family will support it. "

Hu, whose mood has not been calmed down, was stunned for a long time after hearing this, and resolutely chose Xu Shoujie. She clearly knows that although her uncle chooses, she has no choice.

If nothing else, say that she is pregnant with the Xu family's child now. Will the hsu family allow her to remarry?

Aside from this, when the rulers and people are harsh on women, will anyone want to marry a married woman? After all, in people's minds, remarriage is a shame and is spurned.

Moreover, the hsu family is not an ordinary family. Xu Bosheng is a state magistrate, and the Xu family is also famous in JOE Village. How can I let her remarry, which leads to many rumors, and it is impossible for her family to let her go back.

She has only one way, so she can only choose to be sober and put on a shackle called "chastity".

Xu Bosheng was satisfied with Hu's choice and praised her for being sensible and a good daughter-in-law of the Xu family. She said "fine" twice in a row. Then he called his servant and asked him to arrange craftsmen to dig a well for Hu.

Because Hu's house is in the backyard, the craftsman drilled a well named Fuquan in the backyard according to Xu Bosheng's instructions, and then built a high wall around the existing house with Fuquan well as the center, which can keep the original windows of the house, but it is not allowed to open windows on the high wall.

In this way, the house is isolated from the outside world and cannot communicate with each other inside and outside. This is the "door in the wall".

After the wall was built, Hu was completely isolated in this special room, and daily food was handed over by servants from time to time.

Apart from taking care of the servants, she has never seen the Xu family and outsiders.

Besides reading and embroidering, her life is eating and sleeping, and occasionally chatting with several servants. This kind of life goes on day after day until the baby is born.

On that day, the child's crying broke the silence in the high wall and gave life to the hut. When Hu looked at the baby in pain and fatigue, she finally felt alive, not a walking corpse.

Hu named the child Tianxiang and did everything by himself. Mother and son have lived together for 9 years.

Xu Tianxiang was taken out of the hut by Xu Bosheng at the age of 9. Being young, he knew nothing but to be separated from his mother, so he asked his uncle to let him live with his mother, but he was not allowed.

When he grew up and understood what high walls represented, he couldn't bear his mother's suffering. He asked his uncle to tear down the high wall again, but he still refused.

Xu Tianxiang clearly realized at this moment that no one expected his mother to walk out of the hut except himself.

After that, Xu Tianxiang studied hard and put all his thoughts into his studies. Many things happen. Xu Tianxiang worked hard to become a big official after Xu Bosheng and was awarded an observer.

With a suit of glory, Xu Tianxiang returned to Xucun and asked his uncle to dismantle the high wall and give his mother freedom.

This time, nobody stopped him. Xu Tianxiang waited with joy to enjoy family happiness with his mother, but she refused to tear down the wall.

For Hu, she spent most of her life in this prison-like place. She is used to this weather, but not to going out.

Moreover, although the Hsu family kept her awake, they treated her well for many years. She hates the concept of chastity and is grateful to the Xu family.

Xu Tianxiang's persuasion is useless, and she can only watch her mother continue to live in this "prison".

During the drought in Xucun, Hu couldn't bear the villagers' lack of water, so he asked Xu Tianxiang to tear down the corner corresponding to the "Fuquan Well" and give it to the villagers for use.

When the magistrate of Xucun county knew Hu's deeds, he saw that she was kind-hearted and played in the court to build a "chastity memorial archway" for Hu.

Hu did not accept it. In her view, the chastity archway is another heavy shackle for her. She had already recited one, and didn't want to recite another, so she said to the county magistrate, "This is what I should do, and there should be no such' reward'."

When the court recovered the "chastity memorial archway", Hu's deeds spread. Her words spread all over the streets, from officials to the people, praising Hu's ambition to keep her virginity.

But if given the chance, Hu would rather not have such ambition and just want to live a quiet life.

During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, 72-year-old Hu died. Because of the status of "widow", the coffin after Hu's death was not allowed to be carried out from the main entrance. Even if Xu Tianxiang could not pay tribute, it was carried out from the demolished corner.

After 52 years, Hu walked out of Xu's house again. When she finally saw the outside world, she was already lying quietly in the coffin.

After Hu's death, the villagers remembered Hu's kindness before his death and wrote Hu's story as a "story in the wall", which was engraved on the wall of the door in the wall.

However, due to the long history, The Story of the Door in the Wall has almost been destroyed, only vaguely seeing "My sister-in-law Hu Shi, a Confucian, 72-year-old first frost, has never been out of the DPRK, and is called Xianfu Lane", and so on, leaving only the Fuquan well and the door in the wall intact.

Today, this special "door in the wall" and Fuquanjing, which once saved the lives of villagers in Xucun, have become popular attractions and are deeply loved by people, and its "chastity view" has also become a hot topic of contemporary discussion.

In fact, in the early days of China ancient society, there was no concept of chastity, and with the development of dynasties, the concept of chastity was constantly changing.

Take the Sui and Tang Dynasties as an example. At that time, it was in the period of the rise and prosperity of feudal society. The system was relatively open and the moral constraints on women were low, so there was no principle of loyalty for life.

This can be seen from the fact that Li Shimin of Emperor Taizong married Li Yuanji's daughter-in-law, Li Zhina of Tang Gaozong and talented people of Li Shimin as concubines, and that Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty took his daughter-in-law as a concubine.

At that time, "remarriage" was not a big deal, and people's ideas were relatively open, so women didn't have so much pressure, and even marriage was free to some extent.

In the Song Dynasty, due to the changes in thought and literature and the prevalence of rational literature, theories such as "preserving righteousness and destroying human desires" gradually appeared. On this basis, Cheng Yi put forward the view that "disloyalty is the most important", which did not conform to the ruling class concept and social development stage at that time, and this view was not taken seriously.

Under the influence of rational literature, women are still free and can go out to do business, and men don't think that married women are inferior when they remarry.

During the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, the concept of chastity was valued by the ruling class, and the chastity archway was regarded as the goal of honor by women.

If the husband dies, his wife is encouraged to inherit. "The History of Ming Dynasty" recorded that "Chen ... parents asked for job-hopping, and the woman was hanged", which aggravated the bondage of women and besieged their freedom.

After the founding of New China, with the idea of emancipating the mind, the status of women improved obviously, and women in China liberated the feudal thought of the old society and abandoned the concept of chastity.

Nowadays, although men and women cannot guarantee absolute equality, they are equal in basic principles, and women can no longer be bound by "chastity".

Due to the existence of feudal ideas, Hu was confined in a small house all her life, and many women like her lost their freedom.

We can't erase the mottled traces on the "inner door" and change history, but we can record and tell history, thus promoting the historical process, warning future generations and changing the future.