Qianziwen means a rhyme composed of one thousand Chinese characters.
Introduction to the Thousand-Character Classic:
The Thousand-Character Classic is a rhyme composed of one thousand Chinese characters compiled by the Sanqi Shilang of the Liang Dynasty and Zhou Xingsi during the Northern and Southern Dynasties (before the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Text that does not rhyme or contrast is called "pen", not "wen"). Emperor Wu of Liang (502-549) ordered people to select 1,000 non-repeating Chinese characters from Wang Xizhi's calligraphy works, and ordered Zhou Xingsi, the minister of Waisanqi, to compile it into a document.
The full text is a four-character sentence, with neat contrasts, clear organization, and brilliant literary talent. The Sentences of "The Thousand-Character Classic" are as plain as words, easy to recite and memorize. It has been translated into English, French, Latin and Italian versions. It is a children's enlightenment book with great influence in China.
Part of the original text:
The sky and the earth are dark and yellow, and the universe is primitive. The sun and moon are full, and the stars and constellations are arranged. Cold comes and summer comes, autumn harvests and winter hides. When the leap year is over, the law Lu adjusts the Yang.
The clouds turn into rain, and the dew turns into frost. Gold comes from Lishui, and jade comes from Kungang. The sword is called Juque, and the pearl is called Luminous. The fruit is precious, plum, and the vegetable is heavy on mustard and ginger.
The sea is salty and the river is fresh, and the scales are hidden and the feathers are flying. The dragon master, the fire emperor, the bird official and the human emperor. When writing was first made, it was to wear clothes. There were Yu Tao and Tang Dynasties who pushed forward the throne and gave way to the country.
Partial annotations and appreciation of the Thousand-Character Essay:
Partial annotations:
(1) Prehistoric: a state of boundlessness, chaos and ignorance, referring to ancient times. Hong, vast and vast. Desolate, empty, desolate.
(2) Ying Zang (zè): Ying: full of moonlight.昃(zè): The sun sets in the west.
(3) Su (xiù)
(4) Juque: Yue Wang Yunchang ordered Ou Yezi to forge five swords. The first one was Juque, and the others were named Chunjun, Zhanlu (zhànlú), Shengxie, Yuchang, etc. They are extremely sharp, and Juque is the sharpest.
(5) Night light: "Sou Shen Ji" said that the Sui Marquis rescued an injured big snake. Later, the big snake repaid his kindness by holding a pearl in its mouth. The pearl radiated brilliance at night. It can illuminate the entire palace, so it is called "luminous pearl".
Appreciation:
"The Thousand Character Essay" starts from the creation of heaven and earth. With the heaven and earth, there are the sun, moon, stars, clouds and rain, frost and fog, and the changes in the four seasons of cold and heat; there are also the gold and jade, iron tools (swords), treasures, fruits, vegetables, and rivers, lakes and seas that were born from the earth. Birds fly and fish swim; there are changes in people and times between heaven and earth.
Here, "The Thousand Character Essay" tells the early history of mankind and the performance of the prosperous times of Shang Tang and Zhou Wu kings, that is, what the article says is "sitting in court and asking questions, hanging the bow to make a flat seal. Aiyu Li First, the ministers are united with Rong and Qiang, and they lead guests back to the king. The phoenix sings in the tree, and the white horse is transformed into vegetation, reaching all directions."