Among hundreds of poems about Baotu Spring written by scholars in past dynasties, Baotu Spring written by Zhao Mengfu in Yuan Dynasty is the best. Among them, "Clouds are steaming wet, but waves shake Daming Lake" is the most famous, which vividly depicts the magnificent momentum of Baotu Spring, and is carved into couplets and hung on the porch column beside Baotu Spring and in front of Luoyuan Hall.
Recently, my little grandson, accompanied by his parents, visited Baotu Spring many times and had a good time. Together, we enjoyed the clear Baotu Spring and the couplets carved on the pillars in front of Luoyuan Hall.
In order to encourage my grandson's interest in learning ancient poems, he and I read Zhao Mengfu's Baotu Spring over and over again like playing solitaire:
Long water originates from all over the world.
White jade pots gushed from the ground.
If the valley is empty for a long time, it will be exhausted.
Drought does not worry about the East China Sea.
The clouds were moist and steaming, and they didn't pay attention.
The waves shook Daming Lake.
At that time, spring rolls of dust,
Ice and snow are full of loneliness.
Every time I read a poem, I will explain to him the general meaning of the poem:
This is the birthplace of dragon water, unique in the world. Baotu spring spewed out from the flat ground, and the spring spewed out as if it had formed a white jade pot.
Baotu Spring has been spewing out of the ground for so many years. I am really afraid that the vitality of the earth that breeds all things will dry up. Even in a dry year, there is no need to worry that the East China Sea will dry up.
The clouds rising in Baotu Spring seem to rise without paying attention to the mountains, and the sound of waves shakes Daming Lake.
Often come to the fountain, you can wash away secular thoughts and make your heart as noble as ice and snow.
Adults usually find ancient poetry strange and difficult to understand, but children don't have this sense of alienation. Because ancient poetry rhymes smoothly, the sense of rhythm is very good, and good perception will naturally make children gradually form "understanding."
My little grandson likes reading and singing nursery rhymes, so I sing ancient poems with nursery rhymes he is familiar with, which is also a good teaching method. For example, the little grandson likes to sing the children's song "Little Star", and now he can sing many ancient poems with his favorite children, so learning ancient poems becomes as relaxed and enjoyable as learning children's songs.
Little grandson has a good memory. He has been able to skillfully read the poem Baotu Spring by Zhao Mengfu, and he can also explain the general meaning. Reading ancient poems and singing with my little grandson in solitude, entertaining and entertaining, the effect is good.