六尺巷里天地宽

In the Six-foot Lane, A Vast Realm Unfolds

        六尺巷位于安徽桐城，是邻里和谐礼让之典范。

        The Six-foot Lane is located in Tongcheng, Anhui Province, and is a model of harmonious and courteous neighborhood.

        清朝康熙年间，文华殿大学士兼礼部尚书张英在桐城的家人，与邻居吴家发生宅基纠纷。张家人给张英写信求助。不料，张英回信中写了一首打油诗：“一纸书来只为墙，让他三尺又何妨。长城万里今犹在，不见当年秦始皇。”收到回信的张家人，心生愧意，主动退让三尺，吴家感动也让三尺，形成六尺巷。

        During the reign of Emperor Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, the family of Zhang Ying, Grand Secretary of Wenhua Hall and Minister of Rites, had a dispute over the boundary of the homestead with the Wu family, their neighbor in Tongcheng. The Zhang family wrote to Zhang Ying for help. Unexpectedly, Zhang Ying wrote a doggerel in his reply: “A letter comes just for a wall; Why not yield three feet and all? The Great Wall still stands today; But Qin Shi Huang has gone away.” After receiving the reply, the Zhang family felt ashamed and took the initiative to retreat three feet. Touched by this, the Wu family also conceded three feet, thus forming the Six-foot Lane.

        六尺巷蕴含“以礼为先、以让为贤、以和为贵”理念，体现中华民族传统美德，影响深远。历史上六尺巷曾被毁，后复建扩建。“六尺巷”与“桐城派”共同成为了桐城文化最耀眼的名片。

        The Six-foot Lane contains the concepts of "giving priority to courtesy, respecting concession as virtue, and valuing harmony", reflecting the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation and having a profound influence. In history, the Six-foot Lane was once destroyed and later reconstructed and expanded. "Six-foot Lane" and "Tongcheng School" have jointly become the most dazzling name cards of Tongcheng culture.

        鉴古烁今，在社会治理方面，桐城市人民法院推出“六尺巷调解法”成效显著，获评全国先进典型，为基层治理提供借鉴。在文化传承方面，六尺巷的故事深入人心，对传承弘扬优秀传统文化、加强精神文明建设意义重大。

        Looking at the past and illuminating the present, in terms of social governance, the People's Court of Tongcheng City has launched the "Six-foot Lane Mediation Method" with remarkable results. It has been rated as a national advanced model and provides a reference for primary-level governance. In terms of cultural inheritance, the story of the Six-foot Lane is deeply rooted in people's hearts and is of great significance for inheriting and promoting excellent traditional culture and strengthening the construction of spiritual civilization.

        2024 年 10 月 17 日，习近平总书记来到桐城市六尺巷，重温张吴礼让典故，察看桐城历史文化展陈。总书记强调，六尺巷承载历史智慧，要弘扬中华民族传统美德，相互礼让、以和为贵，解决好民生问题，化解好社会矛盾，使社会更加和谐。这进一步提升了六尺巷的知名度和影响力，为其传承和发展注入了新动力。

        On October 17, 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to the Six-foot Lane in Tongcheng City, reviewed the story of courtesy between the Zhang and Wu families, and inspected the exhibition of Tongcheng's history and culture. The General Secretary emphasized that the Six-foot Lane carries historical wisdom. We should carry forward the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation, be courteous to each other, value harmony, solve people's livelihood issues well, resolve social contradictions well, and make society more harmonious. This further enhances the popularity and influence of the Six-foot Lane and injects new impetus into its inheritance and development.

（审稿人：张泓  审核人：葛志）