Reading Thousands of Books and Traveling Thousands of Miles is from Dong Qichang's "Essays on Painting a Zen Room—Volume 2".
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Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles (Pinyin: dú wàn juàn shū, xínɡ wàn lǐ lù) from Dong Qichang's "Essays on Painting a Zen Room - Volume 2" . In ancient times, Wanjuan refers to the emperor's examination papers. I studied in order to go to Beijing to take the exam and get the title on the gold medal list.
This is a metaphor for studying hard to make your talents outstanding and let the knowledge you have learned be reflected in life. At the same time, you can increase your knowledge, combine theory with practice, and apply what you have learned. The words come out of the Ming Dynasty: Dong Qichang's "Painting Purpose" and Du Fu's "Twenty-two Rhymes Presented to Wei Zuocheng".
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Liu Yi
Zhizhong, a native of Fuzhou. He was born in the first year of Tianxi reign of Emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty and died in the first year of Yuanyou reign of Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty. He was seventy years old. He learned from Hu Yuan when he was young. He ascended the rank of Jinshi in Qingli, raised the postal book, and moved the Qushan Order. Anyone who benefits the people will do so; the people of the city will record their affairs and call them governance. During the reign of Shenzong, Shuicheng was removed from the capital. Find out about the state. The common people believe in witches and ghosts and do not engage in medicine.
The Yi people followed the orthodox customs and taught them, and denounced the evil witches to make Yi become a doctor, so the customs changed. Add Zhi History Museum to know Guizhou. He was demoted to deputy envoy of Junzhou Tuanlian. At the beginning of Yuanyou (AD 1086), he was summoned back by Shuicheng of Dudu. He died of illness in Dao. Yi authored 170 volumes of the Seven Classics, 30 volumes of the Mingshan Collection, and 30 volumes of the Juyang Collection, all of which have been handed down to the world in the "Biography of the History of the Song Dynasty".
Dong Qichang
Dong Qichang (1555-1636) was a calligrapher and painter of the Ming Dynasty. The courtesy name is Xuanzai, and his nickname is Sibai and Xiangguang layman. Han nationality, from Huating, Songjiang (now Maqiao, Minhang District, Shanghai), once lived in Songjiang. In the 17th year of Wanli's reign, he was a Jinshi and was awarded the title of Editor of the Hanlin Academy. He was promoted to Minister of Rites in Nanjing and was given the posthumous title of Wenmin after his death. He is good at painting landscapes, following the example of Dong Yuan, Ju Ran, Huang Gongwang and Ni Zan. His brushwork is elegant and neutral, quiet and sparse; his ink is bright, clean and meaningful, gentle and indifferent; his green and green colors are simple and elegant.
Using Buddhist Zen as a metaphor for painting, he advocated the "North and South School" theory and was an outstanding representative of the "Huating School". His paintings and painting theory had a great influence on the painting circles in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Calligraphy appeared in Jin and Tang Dynasties, and has its own style, capable of poetry and prose. Existing works include "Dwelling in the Rock", "Eight Scenes of Autumn", "Zijintang Picture", etc. He is the author of "Essays on Painting Zen Rooms", "Collected Works of Rongtai", etc., and has engraved "Tie of Xihongtang". His calligraphy has the beauty of "face, bones and posture".