Bamboo stone:
Author: Zheng Xie
Original text:
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.
Translation:
Firmly adhere to the castle peak and not relax, originally deeply rooted in the crevices.
After many trials and tribulations, the bones are still strong and can blow the east and west and the north and south winds.
Extended data:
Zheng Xie, the author of Bamboo Stone, loves and cares for the people. In the spring of the sixth year of Qianlong, Zheng Banqiao, the champion of the imperial examination, was sent to Fan County, Shandong Province as a county magistrate, and began his career as an official for 12 years.
He tried to be simple and simple as an official, and regarded drinking and other etiquette as a shackle. In order to observe the people's feelings and visit their sufferings, he often does not sit in a sedan chair, is not allowed to sound gongs to clear the way, is not allowed to set up a sign of "avoid" and "be quiet", and wears casual clothes and sandals to visit the countryside.
Even if we patrol at night, we only need one person to lead the way with a lantern with the words "Banqiao" written on it. Because he often visits incognito "take a break and see the coupling farming", so that "he came to the big house to ask questions several times", he could not be found.
He is always concerned about the sufferings of the people. He is good at painting bamboo all his life, especially at writing poems on bamboo. When Wei County was appointed as a county magistrate, his immediate superior and Shandong Governor asked him for calligraphy and painting. He drew a famous bamboo and wrote a poem on it: "Yazhai lies listening to the rustling bamboo, which is probably the voice of the people's sufferings." Some small officials in Caozhou County always care about their feelings. "
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