Zhu Shi, a seven-character quatrain written by Zheng Xie, a painter in Qing Dynasty. This poem is a poem about bamboo. The poet praised not the softness of bamboo, but its fortitude.
The original "Bamboo Stone":
Bamboo is not relaxed at all, its roots are firmly embedded in the cracks in the rocks.
After thousands of tortures and blows, it is still strong, whether it is the southeast wind or the northwest wind in winter, it can bear it and will still be tough and straight.
Zhushi translation
Bamboo never relaxes when it clings to the green hills, and its roots are deeply rooted in the cracks in the rocks.
After countless hardships, I am still so tenacious, whether it is the east wind or the west wind or the north-south wind.
Annotation and Translation of Bamboo Slips
Bamboo stone: bamboo rooted in cracks.
Persistence: bite tight, which means taking root in rocks.
Rooting: Rooting. Broken rock: cracked mountain rock, that is, cracks in the rock.
Original: original, original, original.
Broken rock: cracked mountain rock, that is, cracks in the rock.
Thoroughly tempered: refers to countless hardships and blows.
Resilience: strong and powerful.
Ren: whatever, whatever, whatever.
Joel: You.
Poetry of bamboo and stone
The first two sentences of this poem praise the indomitable spirit of bamboo. Bamboo seeds "bite" the green hills and take root and "break the rocks". In the harsh natural environment, instead of giving in, they are more upright and upright, showing their tenacious vitality.
The harsh natural environment has exercised bamboo. After being hit by the wind from all directions in the southeast and northwest, it still stands against the wind and is fearless. The whole poem uses anthropomorphic techniques, which endows bamboo with virtuous and tenacious personality traits.
This poem is often used to describe the revolutionary's firm stance in the struggle and unshakable character when the enemy attacks. This poem is written on the surface of bamboo, but in fact it is written on people. The strong bamboo in the poem symbolizes the poet's indomitable character in the face of all kinds of difficulties and hardships, never giving in to any evil forces, and his clank and pride in refusing to go along with the dark society.
A Brief Introduction to the Author of Bamboo Stone
Zheng Xie (xiè)( 1693— 1765), a native of Xinghua, Jiangsu Province, was called Kerou. It should be Kangxi scholar, Yongzheng juren, and Qianlong scholar. He is the magistrate of Fan County and Wei County in Shandong Province. In the eighteenth year of Qianlong (1753), he was dismissed from office because he was hungry and offended dignitaries. He lives in Yangzhou and sells paintings for a living. He is one of the eight eccentrics in Yangzhou.
In the name of calligraphy and painting, he is good at painting. Calligraphy is related to Li, Kai and Xing, and it is unique. It is called "Six Books and a Half". His poems are lyrical and freehand, dripping with joy, winning with simple description, undisturbed by the prevailing atmosphere at that time, and able to touch reality. His Yuefu poems hit the nail on the head and have far-reaching influence, and their styles are similar to those of Bai Juyi and Lu You. There are Complete Works of Banqiao and Going Home, which reflect people's sufferings or expose officials' atrocities and have certain social significance.