What about bamboo? She not only has the strong character of plum blossoms smiling in the wind, frost, snow and rain, but also leaves a perfect image for others with her virtues of being quiet, elegant, modest and enterprising, high-spirited and honest, and willing to contribute. I love bamboo, appreciate bamboo, worship bamboo, and praise bamboo, not only because bamboo’s various charms give people artistic beauty, but because bamboo’s natural temperament and unique character give me philosophical enlightenment and personality power!
“Stay firm on the green hills and never let go. The roots are still in the broken rocks. After countless hardships, they are still strong, regardless of the winds from east to west, north and south.” This famous saying that has been passed down through the ages can be said to vividly describe the perseverance and unyielding spiritual quality of bamboo. Bamboo grows silently in the barren mountains and wild ridges. No matter whether it is peaks, peaks, ridges, or ravines, it can survive in adversity with perseverance. Although she has been guarding the boundless loneliness and desolation for many years, and has been beaten and tortured by wind, frost, snow and rain all year round, she has always "fixed on the green mountains", concentrated on her mission, and had no regrets. For thousands of years, bamboo has been regarded as a role model and admired by others for its clean and upright character and high integrity.
Bamboo is strong, fresh, full of vitality and vigorous. When the spring breeze has not melted away the remaining cold of the remaining winter, new bamboo shoots sprout quietly on the ground. After a spring rain, the bamboo shoots burst out of the ground and point straight to the sky. The saying "a foot of Qingming and a foot of Grain Rain" is a reference to her youth. A portrait of vitality and vitality. When the spring breeze blew away the layers of bamboo shoots, she looked like a lively little girl, standing gracefully in the bright spring light. In midsummer, she stretched out her long arms, shook up a piece of rich green gauze, and danced in the wind, making her graceful and graceful. When the summer is gone and the cold comes, she is still covered with lush greenery, smiling against the wind, frost, snow and rain. No wonder Bai Juyi left such a wonderful sentence in "Inscription on Bamboo on the Window": "Thousands of flowers and grasses have withered, leaving you to look into the snow." Bamboo has a spring that will never disappear.
Pine trees remind people of patriots; banana trees remind people of beauties; tall locust trees remind people of generals; and bamboo trees remind people of hermits. Bamboo is light and delicate, and evergreen all year round. Although she has all kinds of tenderness, she never tries to please others, let alone domineering. Her character is modest, honest and unpretentious. Bamboo does not bloom, is light, elegant, and spotless. Her natural nature that does not seek to be gorgeous or seek fame has attracted the attention of the world. Zheng Xie, a poet of the Qing Dynasty, praised this: "Section after section, thousands of leaves are collected; I don't bloom, so I don't tease bees and butterflies." Bamboo has no distracting thoughts and is willing to be lonely. She does not seek to be heard or reached in the wild forest. Don't be busy in the mountains. Thousands of years have passed, but it has finally become a climate like this vast sea.
In the vast sea of ????bamboo, you can see the green and tall old bamboos, like warriors wrapped in armor, while the curved new bamboos look like tender girls like water; The square bamboo forest is like a team, a row of soldiers straddling the horse and flying. When you walk along the bamboo paths on both sides, the bamboo leaves gently brush your face, and it looks gentle, peaceful and elegant. The combination of hardness and softness, the ability to bend and stretch, is another characteristic of bamboo. "Don't bow your head because of the snow. When the red sun returns, you will soar into the sky; don't be buried in the earth for a short period of time, and the green tips will stand out and pierce the sky." This couplet expresses the broad mind and open-minded and cheerful character of bamboo.
Even in the harsh conditions of broken rocks, bamboo can survive tenaciously; it does not ask for anything, but only gives. Bamboo's life is a life of dedication. The delicacies made from bamboo shoots are eaten by humans; the cloth shoes sewn from bamboo shoots endure the humiliation and suffer silently. Bamboo mats, bamboo furniture, bamboo plywood, bamboo chopsticks, bamboo halls, bamboo crafts, etc. are all available. In Chengning Zhuxiang, Su Dongpo said, "I would rather eat without meat than live without bamboo", which expresses the inseparable relationship between people in Zhuxiang and bamboo. The people of Zhuxiang carry bamboo umbrellas, wear bamboo hats, live in bamboo buildings, sit on bamboo chairs, sleep on bamboo beds, and eat bamboo shoots... Bamboo is also tied into brooms with her remaining school twigs. To remove dirt from humans, bamboo foam, bamboo heads, etc. are also burned at the bottom of the stove to produce light and heat. There is a couplet that reads: "Although the bamboo heads are small, the dishes are cooked on the stove, and although the utensils are small, rice cookers are still needed in the kitchen." Bamboo has an indissoluble bond with human beings, and bamboo has dedicated all of itself to human beings. This is really "I am born to benefit others, and I am proud to sacrifice my life."
Building thousands of bamboo poles, the affection has attracted the poets of all ages, and a single branch of elixir, writing all the spring scenery in the world. Bamboo is a wordless poem, bamboo is a wonderful song. The spirit of bamboo has written a glorious page in the history of Chinese civilization.
Bamboo is the most appreciated thing by the "three religions" of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and it has accumulated profound cultural connotations. Bamboo, graceful and charming, slender and soft, evergreen, symbolizes eternal youth and youth; in spring (Chunshan) bamboo is free and straight, elegant and graceful, elegant and gentlemanly; bamboo is hollow, symbolizing humility. The character is open-minded and can be self-sustaining. The characteristics of bamboo are bent but not broken, and the folding is continuous, which symbolizes the principle of life with strength in softness. The clouds are intentional, the strong point is the wind and snow, and the wind and snow are still rising. The bamboo joints will be exposed, and the bamboo tops are high, which is a metaphor for high wind and bright integrity; Being of high moral character and born with integrity is regarded as a symbol of integrity. Zhang Jiuling of the Tang Dynasty chanted bamboo, saying that "people with high integrity respect each other and have an open mind to understand the world" ("He Huangmen Lu Shilang Ode to Bamboo"). Indifferent, noble and upright, these are the personality pursuits of Chinese literati. Yuan Yangzai's "Inscription on Ink Bamboo": "The flavor is indifferent and the color is not charming. Growing alone in the cliff valley, there is such a soaring cloud atmosphere."
Bamboo not only has a beautiful image, but also matches the aesthetics of scholar-bureaucrats and literati. Interest, ethics and moral consciousness are consistent.