I passed Yanziji many times on the way, where the water flowed quickly. People rowing through here need to quickly hook the stones on the shore with iron fishing boats, hold them firmly with iron ropes, and then move forward slowly like ants.
Looking from the window of the awning, the stones on the shore are angular and layered. I didn't feel happy when I was punting on the water, but I was afraid. I didn't know that the scenery on the shore would give me such a feeling.
In the eleventh year of Chongzhen (1638), after I arrived in Nanjing, I went out of Guanyin Gate with Lv Jishi to visit Yanziji. Only then did I know that this is a fairyland on earth and a holy place for Buddha, but I missed it when I passed by.
We boarded the Wang Guan Hall, with the State of Wu in front and the State of Chu behind, all of which were places where governors could play their roles. It seems that you can see those heroic heroes waving swords, spears and halberds, brave and fearless. Climb the mountain road to the top of Yanzi Mountain and sit in the pavilion to watch the river rush. The ship is moving as fast as an arrow.
Turn south, go to Guanyin Pavilion and cross the cable bridge. In the temple next to Guanyin Pavilion, there are cliffs as high as thousands of feet, towering into the sky, and the rocks are as hard as iron; Several big maple trees and the trees beside them form a lush, tree-lined scene; If you sit across the cliff in the building, you won't be bored for ten years.
Now the monk's room and the Buddhist temple are deliberately facing the cliff. With such a layout, how can monks resist the complicated heart? This year, I returned to Zhejiang. Lao Min and Wang sent me to Yanziji, and we drank under the stone wall.
Swallow's original text:
Yanziji, I have gone through the rest three times. The water is boiling, and the boat people are coming. Take it quickly, hook the iron rope and attach it to the ants. I saw a layer of stone bones in the awning window, which blocked the water. I was unhappy and scared. I didn't know there was such a realm on the shore.
After Wuyin arrived in Beijing, he went out of Guanyin Gate with Lu Jishi and visited Yanziji. Xiandu Fangxiaofo lives face to face. Climbing the Wang Guan Hall, at the end of the house, is a place where you can exert your strength, and your spirit is calm and brilliant.
Walking on the Rocky Mountain, sitting in the pavilion, watching the river flow, the boat is like an arrow. Turn south, go to Guanyin Pavilion and take the rope. In the pavilion next to the monastery, there are cliffs for Chihiro, and it is like iron; There are several big maple trees, cool and green; A small building is stupid and can face the wall for ten years. Today, I am a Buddhist monk, and I want to recite it. How can I stand it? That year, when Yu returned to Zhejiang, Lao Zi Min and Wang sent them to drink under the stone wall in Los Angeles.
This article is taken from Tao An Meng and Yan Zi Ji by Zhang Dai in Ming Dynasty.
Extended data writing background:
Zhang Dai was born in an official family and lived a rich and gentle life since childhood. Rich family environment has cultivated many of his artistic hobbies, such as poetry, opera, music, painting and gardens.
However, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the author was nearly fifty years old, the Qing army went south, the country changed hands, and Zhang Dai's future was shattered. After this defeat, Zhang Dai took refuge in Kexi Mountain, so many old friends died and his heart was desolate. Speaking of autumn flowers of youth, he claimed to be a dream and wrote more than ten books, all of which were titled "Dreams".
Dream of Taoan is the product of that stormy era in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, a true portrayal of Zhang Dai's half life and the condensation of blood and tears in Zhang Dai's life mileage. It records the success of Zhang Dai's romantic life in the first half of his life, which not only shows us the rich accumulation of folk culture in the late Ming Dynasty, but also allows us to appreciate the pleasure brought by various secular materials.
It contains rich and profound cultural information, such as unique views on garden art, vivid descriptions of exotic flowers and plants, true records of local customs in the south of the Yangtze River, and subtle comments on the theory and practice of traditional Chinese opera. These are full of fun and knowledge.
This is a secular history of the late Ming Dynasty depicted by an artist's aesthetic vision, and it is also an aria that expresses one's spirit and straightforward feelings, permeating the unique life sentiment and spiritual outlook of the late Ming Dynasty.
About the author:
Zhang Dai, also known as Acropolis, was born in (present-day Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province). He was a writer, essayist and historian in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, and also an expert in tea tasting. He is recognized as the most accomplished writer in Ming Dynasty, and he is best at prose.