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Takeishi
Adhere to the castle peak and not relax,
The roots were originally in the broken rocks.
Hard work and perseverance,
East, west, north and south winds.
2 Author:
Zheng Banqiao (1693— 1765) was an official, painter and writer in the Qing dynasty. Name Xie, word Kerou, Han nationality, Xinghua, Jiangsu. He lived in Yangzhou all his life and made a living by selling paintings. One of the eight eccentrics in Yangzhou. His poems, books and paintings are outstanding and independent, and he is known as the "three wonders" in the world. He is good at painting orchids, bamboos, stones, pines, chrysanthemums and other plants, among which bamboo painting has been more than 50 years and his achievements are the most outstanding. Author of Complete Works of Banqiao. Kangxi scholar, Yongzheng juren, the first year of Qianlong Jinshi. After learning, he worked as an official in Fanxian County, Henan Province and wei county City, Shandong Province. In order to ask the hungry people to be big officials and beg for illness.
3 Interpretation:
Bamboo is deeply rooted in the green hills, and its roots are firmly rooted in the cracks in the rocks. After thousands of tortures and blows, I am still so strong. Whether you blow the southeast wind in hot summer or the northwest wind in cold winter, it can withstand it, and it is still tenacious, as always.
4 background
Zheng Banqiao was poor in childhood, bereaved of his mother, educated by his wet nurse, and studied painting with his father. In his early years, he made a living by selling paintings in Yangzhou, and often lived an embarrassing life of "paying debts when he was lonely and collecting debts when he was pecked at the door". With the support of friends, he got the opportunity to study. In the imperial examination, he was a scholar of Kangxi, a juren of Yongzheng and a scholar of Qianlong. During his tenure, he denounced the traitors and tried his best to relieve them, and was later falsely accused of being dismissed from office. When he left his job, he had only three donkeys, one for himself, one for carrying books and Ruan Qin, and the other for a servant. It can be described as "clean hands" and "the return of an official." This poem is a portrayal of him not being in cahoots with the world.
5 appreciation:
This is a poem with profound implications. The first two sentences say that bamboo is rooted in broken rocks and has a solid foundation. The second sentence says that no matter how the wind blows from all directions, the bamboo stone is still strong. While praising the strong and tenacious spirit of bamboo, the author also expressed its indomitable spirit of not being afraid of any blow. This poem is often used to describe the revolutionary's firm stance in the struggle and unshakable character when the enemy attacks.