An ancient poem describing fish swimming in water with reflections of clouds is as follows: There can be hundreds of fish in the pond, all of them seem to be swimming in the sky and have nothing to rely on. The sunlight is clear and the shadows are spread on the rocks. This sentence comes from "The Story of Xiaoshitan" written by Liu Zongyuan in the Tang Dynasty.
"The Story of Xiaoshitan"
Original text:
Walk a hundred and twenty steps west from Xiaoqiu, across a bamboo field, hear the sound of water, like a ring, and my heart stopped Enjoy it. After cutting bamboo, we took the road and saw a small pool at the bottom. The water was particularly clear. The whole stone is considered to be the bottom, and when it is near the shore, the stone is rolled up to form a dip, an islet, a rock, and a rock. Green trees and green vines are covered with swaying winds, scattered and scattered.
There are hundreds of fish in the pond, all of them seem to be swimming in the sky and have nothing to rely on. The sunlight is clear and the shadows are spread on the rocks. _But it doesn't move, _you pass away in the distance, coming and going suddenly, as if enjoying yourself with the tourists.
Looking southwest of the pond, you can see the twists and turns of snakes, and you can see the light and death. Its shores are so different from each other that its origin cannot be known. ?
Sitting on the pool, surrounded by bamboo trees, it was lonely and desolate, feeling desolate and desolate. Because the place was too clear, I couldn't stay there for a long time, so I remembered it and left.
Travelers: Wu Wuling, Gong Gu, Yu Di Zongxuan. Those who were subordinated and followed were Cui's Erxiaosheng: "Forgive yourself" and "Fengyi".
Translation:
Walk a hundred and twenty paces west from the hill, across a bamboo grove, hear the sound of running water, something like the sound of pierced rings hitting each other. The sound made me very happy. I cut down the bamboo and opened a path to walk through it. As I walked along the road, I saw a small pool with extremely cool water.
The bottom of the small pool is a whole stone. Near the shore, some parts of the bottom of the stone roll out and expose the water, becoming highlands in the water, small islands in the water, uneven rocks in the water, and Cliff in the water. Green trees and green vines cover and wrap around, swaying and drooping, uneven, and fluttering in the wind.
There are about a hundred fish in the pool. They all seem to be swimming in the air, with nothing to rely on. The sun shines directly to the bottom of the water, and the shadows of the fish are reflected on the stones. It stopped there motionless, and suddenly swam to the distance again, coming and going, brisk and agile, as if it was enjoying each other's entertainment with the tourists.
Looking to the southwest of Xiaoshitan, I saw that the stream was as winding as the Big Dipper, and the water was meandering like a snake. One part was bright and the other part was dark and invisible. The terrain on both sides is intertwined like a dog's teeth, making it impossible to know the source of the stream. I sat on LakeTan, surrounded by bamboo trees and trees, surrounded by silent and deserted trees.
It makes people feel desolate, cold to the bones, quiet and profound, and filled with an atmosphere of sadness. Because the environment here was too desolate to stay for a long time, I wrote down the scene here and left. The people who traveled together were: Wu Wuling, Gong Gu, and my brother Zongxuan. Two young men named Cui went with him: one was named Shu Ji and the other was named Fengyi.
Extended information:
Creative background of "The Story of Xiaoshitan":
In the first year of Yongzhen reign of Emperor Shunzong of Tang Dynasty, Liu Zongyuan was demoted to Yongzhou Sima for supporting Wang Shuwen's reforms. , Wang Shuwen was killed. Political frustration led him to place his affection on mountains and rivers. After Liu Zongyuan was demoted, in order to relieve his inner resentment, he often cut down bamboos, took roads, and visited mountains and rivers.
He also expressed his unfortunate experiences through detailed descriptions of the scenery. During this period, he wrote eight landscape travel notes, later called "Eight Notes of Yongzhou". In the first article, "A Banquet in Shide Xishan", the author described his mood at that time: "I am a native of Yu, living in this state, and always worried about Li." The article was written under this background.
About the author of "The Story of Little Rock Pond":
Liu Zongyuan, courtesy name Zihou, was a famous writer and thinker in the Tang Dynasty. Liu's ancestral home was in Hedong, and he was born into an official family. He had few talents but had great ambitions. In his early years, he was admitted to Jinshi, and his writing skills were based on eloquent words. One of the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties, he and Han Yu jointly initiated the ancient prose movement in the Tang Dynasty, and were also known as "Han Liu". Liu Yuxi was also called "Liu Liu" with him.
Wang Wei, Meng Haoran, and Wei Yingwu are also called "Wang Meng Wei Liu". Liu Zongyuan left more than 600 poems and works in his lifetime. His philosophical thoughts contained elements of simple materialism, and his political thoughts were mainly manifested in the social and historical view of emphasizing "power" and the Confucian people-oriented thought.
The language of literary works is simple and natural, the style is elegant and meaningful. Representative works include "The Donkey of Guizhou", "The Snake Catcher", "Eight Records of Yongzhou" and the quatrain "Jiang Xue", etc.
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