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In the first year of Zhiping, when it was sunny in Changzhou, the sky thundered. That is a big star, like the moon, which is seen in the southeast. Occasionally, it will vibrate again and move to the southwest. Another earthquake struck Xu Shiyuan, a citizen of Yixing County. You can see it from far and near, and the flames are impressive, and the fences in Xu Shi are on fire. It's time to stop the fire. There is something the size of a cup underground, which is very deep. Looking down, the stars are shining inside. It was dark for a long time, but it was still hot. It took me a long time to find that it was more than three feet deep, but what I got was a round stone, still hot, as big as a fist, with a slightly pointed end, as heavy as iron. Shen Zheng of the State Guard got it and sent it to Jinshan Temple in Runzhou. So far, it has been hidden in the box, and tourists will see it when they arrive. Wujiu Wang is very detailed about this. [2]

Note: Sunrise is at noon, which is equivalent to 9: 00 a.m. to 1 1. Yu, Yin Yu.

Translation:

One day in Changzhou in the first year of Northern Song Dynasty, just after sunset, there was a thunderous noise in the sky. It turned out to be a big star, almost like the moon, appearing in the southeast. Then there was a loud noise, and the big star moved to the southwest. After another shock, the star landed in the garden of a family named Xu in Yixing County. People from far and near saw it. The fire was bright and the walls of the Xu family were completely burned down.

Then the fire went out, and I saw a deep hole the size of a teacup on the ground. Looking down, the big star is in the cave with a faint light. After a long time, it gradually darkened, but it was still too hot to get close. I dug a hole more than three feet deep, and it took me a long time to dig a round stone, which was still hot. It is as big as a fist, with a slightly sharp end and similar color and weight to iron.

Shen Zheng, the Changzhou magistrate, sent it to Jinshan Temple in Runzhou for preservation. Until now, it is still kept in the box. When tourists arrive there, they open boxes for people to visit. Wujiu Wang wrote an article about it and described it in detail.

Precautions:

(1) from Shen Kuo's Meng Qian Bi Tan. Meteorites pass through the earth's atmosphere and rub against the air, generating heat energy. It didn't burn completely, and the part that fell to the ground was called a meteorite.

② The first year of Zhiping, AD 1064. Zhiping is the title of Song Yingzong.

③ At sunrise: The sun sets. Jade, Jade Valley, the legendary place of sunset. As big as the moon: almost as big as the moon.

④ See (xiàn): same as "now", appearing.

⑤ zhuó: Direction and arrival.

Impressive: bright and shining. Fence: Fence.

⑦ Know everything: A hole is as big as a cup. Twilight: The appearance of shimmer.

8 rounds: digging.

Pet-name ruby Shen Zheng: refers to Yin Shenzheng and life is unknown of Changzhou Prefecture. Runzhou: Place name. Governance is located in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province. Jinshan Temple: Temple name. The Buddhist temple, located on the Jinshan Mountain in the northwest of Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, was founded in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, formerly known as Zexin Temple, and has been called Jinshan Temple since the Tang Dynasty.

Attending Wujiu Wang: a native of Cheng Nan (now Nancheng County, Jiangxi Province) in the Northern Song Dynasty. Biography: recording and writing articles.