Preface to Poems by Sages Chanting for Mount Tai

Poetry, the splendid treasure of Taishan culture

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Mount Tai has accumulated 5,000 years of historical civilization of the Chinese nation. It is the epitome of China's history and culture and the home of Chinese national spirit. Taishan culture is almost an encyclopedia of China traditional culture. 1982, Mount Tai was announced by the State Council as the first batch of national key scenic spots. 1987, Mount Tai became the world's first dual heritage of world culture and nature. In 2003, it was awarded the title of "Top Ten Famous Mountains in China", and in 2007, it was awarded the first "Famous Calligraphy Mountain in China". After visiting Mount Tai, Mr. Looks, an expert of UNESCO, spoke highly of Taishan culture. He said: "Culture originates from nature, and Taishan culture originates from Mount Tai. From the perspective of natural heritage, the natural environment brings culture and many other things. Mount Tai has triple values of nature, history and culture, which is a good feature, which means that China has contributed a special and unique heritage, and he has opened up a unique and unprecedented one for us. Therefore, Mount Tai is a valuable property of China and all mankind.

Mount Tai, called Daizong and Daishan in ancient times, is located in the east of North China Plain and the middle of Shandong. 1545m above sea level, looking at the Yellow Sea in the east, the Yellow River in the west, Confucius' hometown in the distance and Jinan, a spring city in the east of China, as its back. According to ancient myths and legends, after the death of Pangu, the ancestor of the universe, his head became Mount Tai in Dongyue. According to Ren Liang's "Different Stories", the Japanese side: "In the past, Pangu died with four mountains as the head, the sun and the moon as the eyes, the oil as the river and the sea, and the hair as the vegetation. Legend in the Qin and Han Dynasties: Pangu's head is Dongyue, its belly is Zhongyue, its left arm is Nanyue, its right arm is Beiyue, and it is full of Xiyue ... "Therefore, Mount Tai became the first of the five mountains. Mount Tai is famous for its magnificent scenery. Overlapping mountains, heavy bodies, the contrast between pine trees and boulders, and the change of clouds make it bright, magnificent and magical. Just like the couplet on the stone workshop in Hong Men in the Preface to Heaven, "The human spirit is unparalleled, and Wei Yan is the first mountain in the world".

Mount Tai is neither the highest nor the most beautiful. Why is it worthy of the first mountain? ! Because Mount Tai is the accumulation of historical and cultural memories. China people have worshipped Mount Tai since ancient times. Mount Tai is regarded as a symbol of social stability, political consolidation, national prosperity and national unity, and it is said that "Mount Tai is safe for all people". Mount Tai is the only famous mountain in ancient China that was closed to Zen by the emperor. Throughout the ages, meditation and sacrifices were held in Mount Tai, temples were built up and down Mount Tai, and gods and stone carvings were carved. Since Xia and Shang Dynasties, emperors of all dynasties have done a great thing after they ascended the throne, and that is to worship Mount Tai. * * * There are 72 kings who came to Mount Tai to meet the princes, set up high positions and carved stone marks. Literati in the past dynasties worshipped Mount Tai, walked Wan Li Road, climbed Range Rover, chanted mountains and rivers and wrote poems. Mount Tai has become a sacred mountain that they admire, admire and praise. Among the poems and songs they left behind, poetry is the most, which enriches the cultural connotation of Mount Tai.

China's earliest poems about mountains were about Mount Tai. According to the Book of Songs, in a triumphant battle, the sergeant Lu sang "the stone on Mount Tai, which Lu Bang hoped for". It was Confucius, a great thinker, educator and founder of Confucian culture who left Folk Songs. Zhang Heng, an astronomer in the Han Dynasty, also wrote a poem "My thoughts are in Mount Tai, and I can't follow them", which is full of yearning for Mount Tai. Historian and writer Sima Qian took Mount Tai as a symbol and put forward the standard of testing the value of life with his own practice. "People are inherently mortal, either heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather." Cao Zhi, a famous poet in the Three Kingdoms period, climbed Mount Tai and wrote poems such as A Trip to Mount Tai by Fu Liang, Flying Dragon and Immortal, which was the first of its kind. Xie Lingyun, a poet in the Southern Dynasties, also wrote a poem "Zong Tai repaired Yue Wei, and Cui Bi stabbed the sky".

During the Tang and Song Dynasties, it became common for literati to visit Mount Tai, and the aesthetic resources of Mount Tai were explored and praised at a deeper level under its aesthetics. Mount Tai is not only the embodiment of God, but also a symbol of beauty. When Li Bai, a poet, "All the five mountains are sacred mountains, and I don't think about the distance, according to the unchangeable habit of my life", left more than a dozen poems such as "Fu on Mount Tai", "Fu Liang Fu" and "Sending the Old Man to Mount Tai" when he climbed Mount Tai, which made him magnificent. His poems: Mount Tai in April, Shiping Imperial Road opens, Tianmen whistling, Wan Li breeze, the sky is far and blue before the sea falls, and so on. , is a household name, has been circulating for a long time. Du Fu, a realistic poet known as a poet saint, wrote: "Mount Tai is the top! , lush and green, across Qi and Lu when he climbed Mount Tai at the age of 25. The magical nature brings together thousands of beautiful mountains in the south and the separation between morning and dusk in the north. Caiyun lave? My mind is free and easy, birds fly back and forth in front of my nervous eyes ... once you climb to the top of the mountain, you will see that other mountains are short under the sky. Fan Chengda, a famous scholar in the Song Dynasty, praised the towering Mount Tai Sunview Peak with "Daiyue's southeast view is the first and the sky is towering" in his poem Sunview Peak. Yuan Haowen, a writer in the Yuan Dynasty, wrote A Tour of Mount Tai, eulogizing the achievements of the Qin and Han emperors with the poem "The Emperor of Qin is a great man and the Mausoleum is also a great talent", and looking at the supremacy of Mount Tai from the symbol and authority of the Emperor of Heaven.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, scholars followed suit, and the creation of poems chanting Mount Tai reached its peak. During this period, the number of writers increased greatly, the scope of creation was broader, and high-quality poems emerged one after another, enriching the treasure house of Taishan poetry, with sincere words and harmonious rhythm, which gave people beautiful enjoyment. Yu Ming Shen Xing visited Mount Tai twice and left six poems. Among them, Taishan Extreme Drink wrote: "Ask Dai Jun's spirit, Bai Han's vanity, and Qin Song's vanity. I am tired in this life, the wine can wake up, and the color of the bottom peak of the staff is still unknown. " Praising the beautiful scenery of Mount Tai with contrast is enough to wake up the world-weary. Xiao Xie, a poet in the Ming Dynasty, traveled all over Mount Tai, leaving hundreds of Taishan poems, many of which are excellent. Fortunately, Emperor Qianlong also gave more than 100 poems, which shows the position of Mount Tai in the hearts of royal nobles. Song Lian, Fang Xiaoru, Xu Xiake, Yuan Mei, Ren, Gu and Wei Yuan. They also boarded Mount Tai to express their feelings. Among them, Dai Zongsong wrote: "Rock and rock meteorology, Dai Zongkai, the first letter of the Five Dynasties ..., and the policy is considerable, Pan Heng is too lazy to ask Penglai." Kang Youwei, a famous politician and scholar, is fascinated by the rocky weather and alpine valleys of Mount Tai. He has traveled around the world three times, which can be called footprints all over the world, but he loves Mount Tai in Shandong best. 19 16 and 1922 visited Shandong twice, and enjoyed visiting Mount Tai. Kang Youwei's 570-word poem Night is magnificent and magnificent, which is the longest poem written on Mount Tai.

After the founding of New China, some famous scholars, such as Zhu De, Guo Moruo, Shu Tong, Xiao Difei and Yang Xin, all went to Mount Tai to write poems. 196 1 Mr. Guo Moruo wrote six Taishan poems in five years. When he reached the top, he wrote with emotion: "Clouds and time shift, thunder leads the way, I will reach the top, if I see the mountain low." The poet outlined the grandeur of Mount Tai from a macro perspective. Professor Yang Xin, an expert in modern aesthetics in China, visited Mount Tai for 29 times, and was deeply attracted by the majestic scenery of Mount Tai and encouraged by the spirit of self-improvement and courage to climb. He wrote the poem "Tall, lofty, amiable, turquoise as the bone, clear spring as the heart, breathing the universe, breathing the clouds, the bosom of the sea and the sky, the soul of China", which has become a poem widely celebrated in contemporary Mount Tai. Shen Peng, a famous calligrapher, also visited Mount Tai many times and wrote many poems. In 2007, Shen Peng Calligraphy Elite Class created a number of large-scale calligraphy masterpieces with Taishan poems as the theme, which made great contributions to the development of Taishan poems.

Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. In order to carry forward the excellent national culture and inherit the essence of Taishan poetry, Taishan Art Museum spared no expense in fame and fortune, bravely shouldered heavy burdens, and invited experts and scholars to select more than 2,000 masterpieces from the vast library of Taishan poetry for collection and publication. As an Artest, I sincerely admire what Taishan Art Museum has done for Taishan culture! Wang keyu