Half an acre of square pond opened, and the sky was overcast.
Why is the water in the pond so clear? Because there is inexhaustible living water for it.
Translation:
Half an acre of square pond is displayed like a mirror, in which the brilliance of the sky and the shadow of floating clouds move together.
Why is the water in that square pond so clear? It is because there is an inexhaustible source to continuously transport living water for it.
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Creative background:
In the second year of Qingyuan (1 196), in order to avoid the disaster of Han Tuozhou, a powerful minister, Zhu and his disciples, Cai Shen and Huang Zhong came to Wuyi Hall (now Zhushan Village, Ping She Township, lichuan county) next to Shuanglin Temple in Fushan, Xincheng to give lectures.
During this period, he traveled between Cheng Nan and Nanfeng. Now, at the invitation of Li Yuanji and Deng, he wrote an Inscription of Sergeant Jianchang, which greatly praised Jianchang talents.
At the invitation of Wu Lun and Wu Chang brothers in Hamawo Village, Shangtang, Nancheng County, he gave lectures in the village, wrote Rongmu Xuan for Wu's guild hall, Bookstore for reading pavilion, Shecang Collection for the social warehouse founded by Wu brothers, and also wrote Two Random Thoughts on Reading in the village.
About the author:
Zhu (1130.9.15-1200.4.23) is known as Zhu Wengong in the world. Originally from Wuyuan County, Huizhou Prefecture (now Wuyuan, Jiangxi Province), he was born in Youxi, Nanjian Prefecture (now Youxi County, Fujian Province). Famous Neo-Confucianist, thinker, philosopher, educator, poet, representative of Fujian School, master of Confucianism, Buddha named Zhu Xi.
Zhu is the only person who is not a disciple handed down by Confucius, but likes to visit the Confucius Temple. He ranks among the twelve philosophers in Dacheng Hall and is worshipped by Confucianism. Zhu is a student, a disciple of Cheng Er (Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi), and he is also called a school with Cheng Er. Zhu's Neo-Confucianism had a great influence on the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties and became the official philosophy of the three generations. He is another person after Confucius in the educational history of China.
Zhu Zhu is the author of Notes on Four Books and Sentences, Notes on Taiji, Notes on General Books, Readings of Zhouyi, Notes on Chu Ci, etc. Later generations compiled Zhuzi Daquan and Zhuzi Xiang. Among them, "Notes to Four Books and Chapters" became the standard of textbooks and imperial examinations.
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