Revitalizing Liushan and Establishing Schools (3) --- Guilin's Historical and Cultural Figures

Guilin is a famous historical and cultural city with a brilliant history. The beauty of Guilin's landscape is known all over the world, which makes Guilin's tourism culture another brand that attracts worldwide attention.

The article wrote: Liu Kai served as an official in Quanzhou through three dynasties - Song, Yuan, Ming. The country had already changed its ruling family three times, for countless years, but the people of Quanzhou still remembered Liu Kai fondly and continued to honor him. Why was this? Originally — "Among the common people towards their superiors, there are those who wish for their departure while they are in office, these are greedy and violent officials, already hated by the people; there are those who are not happy when they are in office, nor feel sorrow when they leave, these are mediocre officials, already ordinary; there are those who bestow favor while in office, and are thought of fondly after leaving, these are law-abiding officials with good governance, already virtuous. Those who choose people to spread virtue, once the person leaves, so does the favor; those who establish laws to protect the people, once the law changes, so does the benefit. If an official serves hundreds of years ago, and the people still think of him fondly hundreds of years later, he must be like a parent to the people and a role model for officials, is he not a great virtuous one?"

Here, Gu Lin divided local officials in the hearts of the common people into three categories: some officials, while in office, the people hope they will leave soon, because they are greedy and violent officials, already hated by the people; some officials, while in office, the people are not happy, and when they leave, the people do not feel sorrow, they are mediocre officials; some officials, while in office, the people support them, and after they leave, the people miss them, they are law-abiding officials with achievements.

Governor Gu also expressed in the article that although it is difficult to achieve great virtue while serving as an official in Quanzhou, he dare not be a greedy, violent or mediocre official.