Full text: watching the tide? Southern Song Dynasty? careful
The tide in Zhejiang is also a big world view. From hope to 18, it is the most prosperous. Fang Qi is far away from Haimen, just like a silver line; As we approached, the snow mountain in Yucheng fell from the sky, sounding like Hong Zhong, shocking the maser, devouring the sky and the sun, with great power. The same is true of Yang Chengzhai's poem "Silver in the sea is the country and jade in the river is the waist".
Every year, the Zhejiang Pavilion is silent to teach the water army to study, with hundreds of people on both sides of the strait; After that, those who galloped and split into five formations and rode flags, javelins and knives on the water were all on the ground. Yellow smoke is everywhere, people are invisible, and water is like a mountain. When the smoke subsided, there was no trace, only the "enemy ship" was burned by the fire and died with the waves.
Hundreds of good swimmers in Wuer, all wearing tattoos and holding ten colorful flags, rushed to meet the challenge. Wan Ren, which haunts whale waves, made great strides and the tail of the flag was slightly wet to show off their abilities.
More than ten miles up and down the river, Luoqi is full of pearls and green flowers, and the traffic is blocked. Always eat everything. It is not enough to look at the curtain.
Vernacular translation:
The spring tide of Qiantang River is a wonder in the world. The 16th to 18th lunar calendar is the most prosperous. When the tide surges far away from the mouth of Zhejiang, it is only the thickness of a silvery white line; Like the snow-capped mountains in Yucheng, the tides rise and fall in the sky, and the sound is like thunder, which engulfs the sky and shakes the sun. Yang Wanli's poem "Silver in the sea is the country and jade in the river is the waist" describes such a scene.
Every year (in August of the lunar calendar), the governor of Lin 'an Prefecture in Kyoto comes to Zhejiang Pavilion to review the navy, and hundreds of warships are on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Then we rehearsed five formations, sudden acceleration, sudden jump, sudden separation, sudden merger and various changes. At the same time, there are people riding horses, dancing flags, raising guns and wielding knives on the water, as if stepping on the flat ground.
Suddenly, yellow smoke rose all around, and people and things could not see each other at all. The roar of water explosion sounds like a mountain collapse. The smoke cleared and the water was calm again, but there was not even a trace of a ship, only the "enemy ship" destroyed by the fire went with the waves. ?
Hundreds of Wuzhong athletes who are good at swimming, all with long hair and painted patterns, are holding ten colorful flags sewn with silk in their hands, scrambling to meet the tide. (Their figures) are ups and downs in the stormy waves of Wan Ren, tossing their bodies and changing their postures, but the tail of the national flag is not wet at all. With this (performance), they showed their (superb) skills.
Between the north and south of the river bank, there are spectators wearing gorgeous jewelry and clothes, and there are too many cars and horses, which block the road. The food and drinks sold are several times higher than usual. And the people who rent sheds (a lot) have no rooms even if there is open space in the middle.
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Hangzhou was called Lin 'an in the Southern Song Dynasty and was a famous national capital. Tide-watching site was in the south of Lin 'an at that time (now it has been moved to Haining, Zhejiang due to river diversion), and a tide-watching ceremony is held on August 18 every year. Before the tide, there were naval exercises, and when the tide came, there were young people from the State of Wu bidding for performances. On that day, from the palace to the people, people rushed to watch, very enthusiastic.
The author also came to the Qiantang River with great interest. He was deeply shocked by the sea of people and the noise of gongs and drums. He seemed to see the ingenious combination of nature and human civilization ... After watching the tide, he recalled that the surging tide made a terrible sound and the people watching the tide on the shore were amazed in unison. He was deeply moved by the shocking scene in his mind.
Finally, he can't stand the inner peace any longer, and must record this spectacular scene! It seems that all the scenes have been presented before his eyes; He picked up the brush, and the pen walked like a fly, flowing like clouds; In just over 200 words, the magnificent scene of the Qiantang River spring tide, the grand scene of the naval exercise and Wu Zhong's superb frolic skills are vividly described.
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