The author of Bamboo Stone is Zheng Xie, a painter and calligrapher in the Qing Dynasty.
The content of the whole poem is as follows: I insist that the green hills are not relaxed, and the roots are originally in the broken rocks. After thousands of torture and blows, it is still strong, whether it is the southeast wind, or the winter of the northwest wind, it can withstand, and will still be tough and straight.
The whole poem translation: (Bamboo) clings to the green hills and never relaxes. The bamboo roots are deeply rooted in the cracks in the rocks.
I'm still so tough after countless hardships, no matter whether it's east wind or west wind.
Appreciation of the whole poem:
This poem is a poem dedicated to the painting of bamboo and stone. Zheng Xie's painting of bamboo not only shows all kinds of natural elegance of bamboo, but also endows bamboo with fortitude and noble moral integrity through poems, thus expressing his ambition. This poem focuses on bamboo, and also on stone, and praises bamboo for its resistance to cold and its roots in the broken rocks of green hills, pinning its own life and moral ideals.
"Insist that the green hills don't relax, and the roots are originally in the broken rocks", using anthropomorphic techniques to describe that bamboo is rooted in scattered and broken rocks. It is not afraid of thin soil and weak foundation, but it is like sharp teeth. Once it is firmly established, it will not relax. "Insist" writes about its unshakable form, and "establish roots" says that its nature is aloof and aloof, which shows that it is deeply rooted and stable. The word "original" has the meaning of pushing its roots. It is precisely because this bamboo "has its roots in broken rocks" and takes Qingshan as its home that it grows stronger and more upright. This vividly depicts the strong and tenacious character of bamboo. The second sentence not only explains the first sentence, but also proves the last two sentences. With the foreshadowing of the first two sentences, the last two sentences naturally lead to: "Be persistent after thousands of blows, and let the east, west, north and south wind prevail." The word "return" has the meaning of still, but also has the opposite meaning. That is to say, if you let the storms in all directions, frost and snow freeze all the year round, grind and break in all kinds of ways, it will be more vigorous, upright, tenacious and unyielding. This further depicts the bold spirit of bamboo ignoring environmental pressure. This is not only the natural disposition of bamboo, but also what the poet longs for and pursues. The poet used the words "thousand" and "ten thousand" to write the indomitable, calm and confident expression of bamboo, which can be said that the artistic conception of the whole poem suddenly came out. In praising the firmness and tenacity of bamboo, the poet implied his own strength and character.