Whenever we come to this couplet with gold on a blue background, the tour guide will tell the related story in detail. Because, this seemingly ordinary but not eternal quatrains couplet was inscribed by Ji Xiaolan, who is known as the first gifted scholar in Qing Dynasty. Besides, in this couplet? Rich? With what? Chapter? Today, it looks like two typos.
Kung fu gate
Rich? The word "treasure" is obviously a little missing from the head. What else? Chapter? A vertical character, with a head, this couplet was written by Ji Xiaolan, a talented scholar, like Kai? Hejian gifted scholar? , but also the editor of SikuQuanShu, how could he make such a mistake?
What's more, this couplet is still hanging on the post in front of Confucius' house. Isn't this a typical way to make people laugh? However, in the hundreds of years since it was built, it seems that no one who has been here has pointed out the mistakes of these two words. What is the reason?
Ji Xiaolan Steels
About these two words, the local tour guide interprets them like this:? Rich? The reason why the number of words is small is to show Confucius? A rich man without a roof? ; And then what? Chapter? One of the words runs vertically through the upper part? Day? Words, express the meaning of Confucius? The article is sky-high? .
This explanation seems to subtly cover up the real reason why Ji Xiaolan wrote typos, and he even praised Confucius' influence on later generations through these two typos. But the reason for this explanation is only invented by later generations, and there is no exact basis.
Zhangzi
When we trace the origin of these two words, we will find? Rich? And then what? Chapter? Ji Xiaolan didn't make a mistake by hand or intentionally, because Ji Xiaolan's writing was completely correct.
In fact, these two words don't need to be traced back to the original writing. Just open a Calligraphy Dictionary, and readers will find that since the Northern Wei Dynasty, this? Rich? When Chinese characters are written, it is very popular to write without dots on them. Just pick some from the calligraphy dictionary? Rich? The proportion of Chinese characters written with or without dots is stable at around 1/2.
Rich writing
Chapter? This method of writing Chinese characters can also be traced back to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, especially in ancient inscriptions, which was widely used in Ji Xiaolan? Chapter? The writing style of Chinese characters is even included in the calligraphy of the Tang Dynasty, which clearly shows that it was written by Ji Xiaolan? Chapter? Chinese characters are actually common characters in calligraphy.
From this perspective, behind this couplet, it is not the meaning of the tour guide itself. What's more, if you want to leave couplets in the residence of saints, it is bound to be written strictly and standardized so as not to make people laugh. As celebrities, people like Ji Xiaolan are most concerned about their reputation. Naturally, I won't write casually, and even make mistakes.
Chinese characters are extensive and profound, which is the perfect carrier of China culture. Thanks to the Chinese characters created by our ancestors, people in China can read books written by the ancients thousands of years ago. However, this does not mean that Chinese characters are immutable. On the contrary, Chinese characters are always developing and changing.
When we visit places of interest, we find words with different fonts, so we don't need to make a fuss or pretend to understand them forcibly. We should pay more attention to them and read more professional books, so as to increase our knowledge and appreciate the beauty of Chinese characters in China.