There are two authors. The upper one is connected with Ouyang Xiuju, and the lower one is connected with Su Shunqinju. This is the couplet that Liang Zhangju received for editing "Canglang Pavilion Chronicles".
The meaning is that the breeze and the bright moon are everywhere, but for ordinary people, they cannot be bought with money; the things near the water and the mountains are originally ruthless things, but in the eyes of the poet, they all become sentimental things. , the contrast is strong.
It should be "the cool breeze and the bright moon are priceless, and everything near the water and the distant mountains is sentimental."
Canglang Pavilion, a world cultural heritage, is located near Sanyuanfang in the south of Suzhou City.
Source The first couplet is from Ouyang Xiu's "Canglang Pavilion" "The clear breeze and bright moon are priceless, but it is only sold for 40,000 yuan"; the second couplet is from Su Shunqin's "Passing Suzhou" "The green poplars and egrets are all contented, near the water and the mountains far away" "Everyone has feelings."
The two poems in the couplet not only describe the construction process of Canglang Pavilion, but also describe the blending of scenes in Canglang Pavilion, making people feel love. The concept of environmental health care that is natural, conforms to nature, and is emotionally close to nature.
Annotation: Liang Zhangju, a litterateur of the Qing Dynasty. The courtesy name is Hongzhong, the first name is Zalin, the late name is Tui'an, and he was born in Changle, Fujian. He was a Jinshi in Jiaqing and became the governor of Jiangsu. Browse through the books and become familiar with anecdotes. I like to write notes and novels, and can also write poems. There are "Circumstantial Evidence of Selected Works", "Zhiyi Conghua", "Couplet Conghua", "Wandering Congtan", "Title Record", "Returning to the Fields", "Tenghua Yinkan Poetry Notes", etc. Canglang Pavilion: one of the famous gardens in Suzhou, Jiangsu. It was originally the garden of Qian Yuanhuang, King of Guangling of Wuyue in the Five Dynasties. In the fifth year of Qingli in the Northern Song Dynasty (1045), the poet Su Shunqin built Canglang Pavilion in the garden, hence its name. The structure of the whole garden is centered on the rockery, with buildings surrounding it, with undulating heights, green trees, and a mountain forest atmosphere. And by using the borrowed scenery method, the water outside the garden and the mountains inside the garden are integrated to expand the garden scenery. Unique in garden design.
Appreciation: This is an ingenious couplet. The first couplet is from Ouyang Xiu's long poem "Canglang Pavilion", and the second couplet is from Su Shunqin's poem "Passing Suzhou". Although it is a collection of sentences, it reads like a couplet, and the top and bottom fit together seamlessly. In the first couplet, the breeze and the bright moon are priceless treasures, and the artistic conception is so elegant and clear; in the second couplet, the mountains and rivers far away are all sentimental things, and the charm is so lingering and charming. When people enter the garden, they feel that every plant, tree, brick and tile is particularly amiable, and the beautiful scenery in the garden is a priceless treasure. It is really hard to leave. Famous gardens and famous couplets complement each other. If we analyze it a little bit, this couplet will be even more worth pondering. The aesthetic taste of Chinese scholar-officials was deeply influenced by Buddhism and Taoism, and they advocated elegance, simplicity, and leisurely artistic conception. Due to the particularity of China's social and political system, Chinese intellectuals are most dependent on social and political entities. Confucianism and Taoism are the two spiritual pillars of Chinese intellectuals. If you are up to it, you will respect Confucius and Mencius, actively engage in the world, and pay attention to cultivation, harmony, governance, and peace; otherwise, you will attach importance to Lao Zhuang and passively live in the world, turning to nature and paying attention to the mountains and rivers. In classical poetry, worries about family and country and intoxication with mountains and forests are two basic themes. Negativity toward politics leads to positivity toward aesthetics. In other words, a negative attitude toward life is bordered by a positive attitude toward aesthetics. As a result, through empathy in literary and artistic works, scholar-bureaucrats feel intimate and happy with every plant, tree, mountain, rock, water and stream in nature, and enjoy the beauty from nature and beauty. When Western writers Regarding nature as an evil enemy, the writings often refer to the struggle between man and natural forces, showing fear, but Chinese literature and art are enjoying themselves in nature and enjoying themselves. Having said that, natural objects such as clear water and the bright moon are particularly favored by literati, and those who chant water and make moon movements are considered noble and elegant. For example, Su Shi once said in "Qian Chibi Fu": "Only the cool breeze on the river and the bright moon in the mountains can be heard by the ears and become sounds, and the eyes can form colors after encountering them. They can be taken without restraint and used inexhaustibly. They are the creators of creation." There is no end to the treasures." Looking at Ouyang Xiu's "Hui Laotang Slogan", it is "Three bachelors in the Golden Horse Yutang, two idlers in the clear breeze and bright moon". There are even more literati who have a passion for mountains and rivers, such as Li Bai's "Sitting Alone on Jingting Mountain", "I never get tired of looking at both of them, only Jingting Mountain". The cool breeze, the bright moon, the near water, and the distant mountains have become the refuge of frustrated literati's souls, so the elegance of this couplet has been universally appreciated.