The original text of "Orchid" by Liu Bowen of the Tang Dynasty:
The orchid is in the empty mountain, the beauty's love is invisible, and it is written in the clear window. Orchid, He Feifei, the world is full of admiration and admiration, I want to be full of admiration, independent and unconventional. ?The orchid is good for whom. It dews the cold wind and makes it grow old. ?
Vernacular interpretation:
Orchids bloom quietly in the empty mountains. The beauty liked it but couldn't find it, so she wrote it in a brocade script on the window sill. For whom does that elegant and pure orchid bloom so beautifully? Withstanding the cold dew and cold wind, it still exudes fragrance. But it has been waiting for loneliness until it withered. Extended information
Writing background:
Liu Ji (1311-1375), courtesy name Bowen, was born in Wuyang Village, Nantian Mountain, Jiudu, Qingtian, Zhejiang (now Yuemei, Nantian Town, Wencheng County, Zhejiang) Township Wuyang Village) people. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Qingtian County belonged to Chuzhou Road (today's Lishui, Zhejiang Province) of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces, and was adjacent to Wenzhou Road (today's Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province) to the east. The territory was mountainous. Nantian Mountain is one hundred and fifty miles south of Qingtian County.
The situation of Nantian Mountain is "the top of ten thousand mountains, dozens of miles away from Pyongyang, and it is called Nantian Blessed Land". "Dongtian Blessed Land" records: "In ancient times, it was called seventy-two blessed lands, and Nantian was one of them."
Smart but eager to learn, extremely intelligent. He was taught literacy by his father and is very eager to learn. The reading speed is extremely fast, and it is said that all seven elements can be read. He passed the examination as a scholar at the age of 12 and was called a "child prodigy" by the elders in the countryside.
In the first year of Taiding (1324), 14-year-old Liu Ji entered the county school (i.e. government school) to study. He studied the Spring and Autumn Classics under his tutelage. This is a Confucian classic that is obscure, concise and profound. It is difficult to understand, especially for beginners, who usually just hold the book and recite it without understanding its meaning.
Liu Ji was different. Not only could he recite it fluently after reading it silently twice, but he could also elaborate on it based on the meaning of the text, saying things that no one before him had said. The teacher was greatly surprised when he saw this, thinking that he had read it before, so he tried several other passages, and Liu Ji could recognize the gist of it at a glance.
The teacher admired him very much and secretly praised him, "What a genius. He will definitely not be an ordinary person in the future!" Liu Ji finished learning the Spring and Autumn Classics without much effort.
In the fourth year of Taiding (1327), Liu Ji was seventeen years old. He left the government school and studied Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism under Zheng Fuchu, a famous scholar in Chuzhou, and received the education of Confucian classics.
Zheng Fuchu praised Liu Ji's father during a visit and said: "Your ancestors have profound virtues and have protected future generations; this child is so outstanding that he will definitely be able to bring glory to your family in the future." Liu Ji He has read a lot of books, and has a glimpse of all the scholars. He is especially interested in astronomy, geography, military art and mathematics. He has devoted himself to studying and studying, and is very proficient in it.
Once, while visiting Huizhou, the hometown of Cheng and Zhu Neo-Confucianism, he learned that there was a "Liujia Heavenly Book" in Liujia Fuchuan Mountain in Nanxiang, She County (it is said that he gave it to Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da after his death), so he went to explore the secret. Fanchuan Mountain (the main peak resting on the tip of the ship), it turns out that a complete Mingjiao society is hidden here. Not only did we find "Qimen Dunjia", but we also met a large number of Mingjiao saints.
Liu Ji’s open-mindedness, studiousness and outstanding intelligence enabled him to learn and master a wealth of knowledge about Qi Men Dou Shu here. After returning home, he became famous in his hometown. Everyone said that he had the skills of Wei Zheng, Zhuge Kongming's talent.