"Shui Jing" says: "There is a stone bell mountain at the mouth of Pengli." Li Yuan thought that he was facing a deep pool, the breeze was blowing, the water and rocks were fighting against each other, and the sound was like a loud bell. This is true, but people often doubt it. Now if a bell and chime are placed in the water, even though there is a strong wind and waves, it cannot make any sound, but it is worse than a stone! In the Tang Dynasty, Li Bo began to visit his remains. He found two stones on the pool, clasped them and listened to them. The south sound was like Hu, and the north sound was clear and clear. I think I got it. However, I doubt it. The sound of a stone can be heard everywhere, but this one is only called a bell. Why?
Ding Chou in the sixth month of the seventh year of Yuanfeng, Yu Ziqi'an came to you on a boat trip, and the eldest son, Maijiang, went to Dexingwei of Nao and sent him to Hukou, because he could watch the so-called stone bell. The monk asked the boy to hold an ax and pick one or two of them among the rocks to buckle them. Yu Gu laughed and didn't believe it. At dusk, when the moon shines, I take a small boat with Mai alone to the foot of the cliff. The boulders stand thousands of feet sideways, like wild beasts and strange ghosts, eager to attack people. The falcons sitting on the mountain will startle when they hear the sound of people, and they will roar in the sky. There is also an old man coughing and laughing in the valley, who may say: "This "It's like a stork and a crane." Yu Fang was eager to return the favor, and he made loud noises on the water, like bells and drums. The boat people were terrified. If you look at it slowly, you will find that there are stone caves at the bottom of the mountain. I don't know how shallow or deep they are. Microwaves enter them, and they are light and surging. This is why. The boat returned between the two mountains and was about to enter the port. There was a large rock flowing in the middle, which could seat a hundred people. There were many orifices in the air, which were in harmony with the Feng Shui. Because of his laughter, he said to Mai, "You know what you know? Those who are squeaking are like King Jing of Zhou Dynasty who has no shot; those who are boring and boring are like the song of Wei Zhuangzi. The ancients are not deceived!"
Is it okay to make assumptions about whether something exists without seeing it or hearing it? What Li Yuan saw and heard is almost the same as that of Yu, so it is unknown; the scholar-bureaucrats were unwilling to use their boats to anchor under the cliff at night, so they could not know; while the fishermen and sailors seemed to know but could not speak. This is why it is not passed down in this world. But the humble people seek it by testing the weight of the axe, thinking that they have achieved it. After I remembered it, Gai sighed at Li Yuan's simplicity and laughed at Li Bo's ugliness.
Translation
"Shui Jing" says: "There is a Stone Bell Mountain at the mouth of Poyang Lake." Li Daoyuan believed that there is a deep pool at the foot of this mountain. When the breeze stirs up waves, the water and stone They hit each other and make a sound like a big bell. People often doubt this statement. Now put the bell and chime in the water. Even strong wind and waves can't make it make any sound, let alone the stone. In the Tang Dynasty, Li Bo searched for its relics and found two rocks on the edge of the pool. He knocked on them and listened to their sounds. The rocks on the south made a thick and fuzzy sound, while the rocks on the north made a crisp and loud sound. After the beating of the drumsticks stopped, the sound continued to spread, and the lingering sound slowly disappeared. He himself thought he had found the reason why Shizhongshan was named. However, I am more skeptical about this statement. Rocks that can make a clanging sound when knocked. There are bells everywhere, but only this mountain is named after a bell. Why is this?
On Dingchou day in the sixth lunar month of the seventh year of Yuanfeng, I took a boat from Qi'an to Linru. It happened that my eldest son Su Mai was about to go to Dexing County, Raozhou to be a county captain, so I sent him to Hukou. , so you can see this mountain called "Stone Bell". The monk in the temple asked the boy to take an ax and hit one or two places in the middle of the messy stone wall to make a ringing sound. I still laughed and didn't believe it. At night, with the moonlight shining brightly, Meyer and I took a boat alone to the bottom of the cliff. A large stone wall stands diagonally next to it, thousands of feet high, like ferocious beasts and strange ghosts, sinisterly trying to pounce on people. The falcons that live on the mountain are frightened and fly up when they hear the sound of people. There were roars high in the sky; there were also sounds like an old man coughing and laughing in the valley. Some people said: "This is the stork." I was frightened and wanted to go back. Suddenly, a huge sound came from the water, and the sound was like drums and bells. The boatman was very frightened. I observed carefully and found that there were stone caves and cracks at the bottom of the mountain. I don’t know their depth. The slight water waves entered inside, swaying and impacting, creating this sound. The boat rowed back to the middle of the two mountains, and was about to enter the port. There was a large stone blocking the center of the current. It could accommodate hundreds of people. It was empty in the middle, with many holes. The wind and waves blew it in and out, making a sound like a rock. The sound echoed the previous crackling sound, as if music was being played.
So I smiled and said to Maier: "Do you understand? The one that makes the clanging sound is the Wushe bell of King Jing of Zhou Dynasty, and the one that makes the sound of the boring and boring mandarin is the singing bell of Wei Zhuangzi. The ancients did not deceive us. Ah! ”
Is it okay to subjectively infer whether something happened without seeing it with one’s own eyes or hearing it with one’s ears? What Li Daoyuan saw and heard was probably the same as what I saw and heard, but the description was not detailed enough; generally, people who are officials and study are not willing to take a small boat to dock under the cliff at night, so no one can understand the truth; and the fisherman The boatman, although he knew it, could not say it with his mouth or write it with his pen. This is the reason why this mountain (the real reason for its name) has not been passed down in the world. But simple people actually use axes to find the reason for naming the bell, and they think they have got the truth about it. Therefore, I recorded the above situation, sighing at the simplicity of Li Daoyuan's narrative, and laughing at Li Bo's shallow knowledge.