First worry, then happiness

First worry, then happiness

In front of the gate of fan Yizhuang in Suzhou City, there was an exquisitely carved stone square with four pillars, three rooms and five floors, about 8 meters high. It was built in the 44th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1565), and repaired in the 34th year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty (1695) and the 24th year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1819).

In front of the gate of fan Yizhuang in Suzhou City, there was an exquisitely carved stone square with four pillars, three rooms and five floors, about 8 meters high. It was built in the 44th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1565), and repaired in the 34th year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty (1695) and the 24th year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1819). It is inscribed with the title of "world economy, loyalty and uprightness" and Fan Zhongyan's famous saying "worry about the world first, and enjoy the world later", so it is commonly known as "worry before happiness". In 1957, it was listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province. In 1963, it was repaired and reinforced by Suzhou cultural relic preservation Committee. Unfortunately, it was artificially destroyed in the summer of 1966. In 1989, to commemorate the Millennium birthday of fan wenzhenggong, a stone square named "first worry, then happiness" was built in front of the martyr Temple of fan wenzhenggong in Tianping.

Address: Tianping mountain scenic spot, Lingtian Road, Mudu Town, Wuzhong District, Suzhou

Longitude: 120.49936960638

Latitude: 31.287416671745

Ticket information: no ticket required. Included in the 30 yuan ticket of Tianping mountain.