Mao Zhong had been a palace graduate, and his title had been bestowed on him by an emperor during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Mao's principle of "maintaining family prosperity through plowing and education" was passed down from generation to generation.

In Xiushui Village, there are many ancient buildings.

During the Song Dynasty (960-1279), one of Mao's offspring, Mao Ji, who was a palace graduate and chief of the Guiji Prefecture, in today's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, donated some of his salary to help construct the Jiangdong Academy of Classical Learning. The naturally developed stone room, on Lingshan Mountain, beside the Xiushui River, served as the academy's main structure. Since then, reading has been very popular in the area. In fact, the Annals of Fuchuan County indicate, from the Tang Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty (1644-1911), the county has produced 27 palace graduates; of them, 22 were from Xiushui Village. The most famous of those graduates was Mao Zizhi, who was the No. 1 scholar during the Song Dynasty. The villagers constructed a building and erected a statute in his honor.

Some builidngs were erected in honor of Xiushui Village's palace graduates.

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