Xiaoshitan

The story of xiaoshitan

synonym

Xiaoshitan generally refers to xiaoshitan

Xiaoshitan Ji is the work of Tang Dynasty poet Liu Zongyuan. Its full name is "to xiaoshitan in the west of Xiaoqiu". This paper narrates the whole process of the author's play, describes the scenery of "xiaoshitan" in beautiful language, and implicitly expresses the author's sad feelings after being demoted. The overall feeling of xiaoshitan is: deep and desolate, lonely and desolate.

Original works

Version one

The story of xiaoshitan

From 1 Hill 2 West 3 lines 420 steps, separated by bamboo 5, smell the sound of water, such as Ming Pei ring 6, heart music 7. Cut 8 bamboo to take 9, see 10 small pool, water is particularly clear 11. The bottom of the whole stone is 12, which is near the shore. The bottom of the rolling stone is 13, which is Di, Yu, Dan and Yan 14. The green trees and green vines are 15, covered and swayed, and the uneven trees and green vines are 16.

There are 17 fish in the pond, all of which have nothing to depend on. The sun is clear, the shadow is on the stone 19, but it doesn't move 20, it is 21, it is 22. It's like having fun with tourists. Looking from the southwest of the pool, you can see 23 bright and dead. The source of the disease is unknown. Sitting on the pool, surrounded by bamboos and trees, it's lonely and desolate. It is not allowed to live in the Qing Dynasty for a long time. Fellow travelers: Wu Wuling 28, Gong Gu 29, Yu Di Zongxuan 30. Li and follow, Cui's two students 31: said to forgive yourself, said to one.

Version 2

The story of xiaoshitan

Xiaoqiu West hundred and twenty steps, separated by bamboo, smell the sound of water, such as Ming Pei ring, heart music. Cutting bamboo path, under the small pool, water is particularly clear. The whole stone as the bottom, near the shore, roll stone bottom out, for Di, for the island, for the basis, for the rock. The green trees and green vines are covered with twists and turns.

There are hundreds of fish in the pond, all of which are like empty swimming. The sun is shining down, the shadow is on the stone, but it doesn't move; it's gone, and it's back and forth. It's like having fun with tourists.

Looking from the southwest of the lake, you can see the bright and the dark. The source is unknown.

Sitting on the pool, surrounded by bamboos and trees, it is lonely and desolate. It's not a place to live for a long time, but a place to remember.

Fellow tourists: Wu Wuling, Gong Gu, Yu Di Zongxuan. Cui's second primary school students, who were subordinated to him, said "forgive yourself" and "serve one".

Note translation

Notes on words and sentences

From: from, from.

Hill: Hill (to the east of xiaoshitan).

West: to the west, nouns are adverbials.

OK: let's go.

Hu á ng bamboo: bamboo for forest.

Ring: like the sound of ring collision. Pei and Huan are all jade ornaments.

Le: with For fun, right Feel happy.

Felling: felling.

Take: here refers to open up.

Looking down, you can see a small pool. See, see. Down, down.

The water is especially cool: the water is (especially) cool. Special, special, special. Cool, cool. Cool, cool.

The whole stone is the bottom: the whole stone is the bottom (pool) and the whole stone is the bottom. In the end, I'll take it. For, as.

Near shore: near shore, some parts of the rock bottom are rolled over and out of the water. Close, close. Shore, shore. Roll, bend. "Yi" is equivalent to "Er".

For di (CH í), for Yu, for data (K ā n), for rock: into Di, Yu, data, rock in various shapes. Di, high ground in the water. Island, island. According to, uneven rock. Rock, cliff.

Green vines: green vines.

Covering, winding, shaking, drooping, uneven, fluttering with the wind.

Kebaishutou: about a hundred. There are about 100 fish in the pond. But, about. Xu, used after a numeral to express a divisor, is equivalent to the same usage of "Lai".

It's like swimming in the air without any support: it's like swimming in the air without any support. Empty: in the air, nouns are used as adverbials. All: all, all.

Clear sunlight, shadow cloth stone: sunlight down straight to the bottom of the water, the shadow of the fish seems to reflect on the bottom of the stone. Down, down. Cloth: reflection, distribution. Che, penetration, a "thorough.".

Not moving: (fish shadow) not moving. (Y ǐ ran, dull look.

You're gone: suddenly you're swimming far away. Suddenly.

Back and forth (x ī) suddenly: come and go, light and agile. Xihu: light and agile. XI: fast.

Through the twists and turns of the stream, one can see and another can't see. Twists and turns, like the Big Dipper. Snake, bend like a snake. Visible and invisible. Out, dark, invisible.

Canine teeth difference (c) each other: like the teeth of a dog, they crisscross each other. Dog teeth, like dog teeth. They are different from each other.

Sad spirit, cold bone, quiet and profound: it makes people feel sad, cold, quiet and deep, filled with the atmosphere of sadness. Sad, cold, make use of, make Feel desolate, make I feel cold. A quiet, sad look. Deep: deep.

The environment is too desolate. So, because. So, that. Clear, desolate.

I can't live long, but I remember it: I can't stay long, so I wrote down the situation of xiaoshitan and left. Residence, waiting and staying. So That's it. It's about traveling in xiaoshitan. Go, leave.

Wu Wuling, a friend of the author, was also demoted to Yongzhou.

Gong Gu: the author's friend.

Zongxuan: the author's cousin.

Cui's second primary school student: there are two young people surnamed Cui who follow me. They are subordinate and follow them. Li, as an attendant, is a verb. Cui refers to Liu Zongyuan's brother-in-law Cui Jian. Xiaosheng, young man.

Vernacular translation

Walking more than 120 steps from the hill to the west, through the bamboo grove, you can hear the sound of running water. It's like the sound of people wearing jade pendants and jade rings hitting each other. I'm very happy. Cut down bamboo, open up the road, down to see a small pool, clear water outside the grid. The bottom of a small pool is a whole stone. Near the shore, some parts of the bottom of the stone roll out and come out of the water. It becomes a highland in the water, such as an island in the water. There are also uneven stones and small rocks. Green trees, green vines, covering winding, shaking connection, uneven, with the wind.

There are about 100 fish in the pond, all of which seem to swim in the air and have nothing to rely on. The sun is shining down to the bottom of the water, and the shadow of the fish is reflected on the stones at the bottom of the water. The fish, motionless, suddenly swam far away, coming and going, brisk and agile, as if playing with people. Looking to the southwest of xiaoshitan, the Bank of the stream twists and turns like the Big Dipper, and bends like a snake. You can see it for a while, but you can't see it for a while. The shape of the Bank of the stream is as uneven as a dog's teeth. We can't know where the source of the stream is.

I sat by the pool, surrounded by bamboo and trees, silent and no one else. It makes people feel desolate, cold, quiet and deep, filled with the atmosphere of sadness. Because the environment was too bleak to stay for a long time, so I recorded here and left.

Wu Wuling, Gong Gu and my younger brother Zongxuan were the people who visited together. I took two young people named Cui with me. One is Shuji, the other is Fengyi.

Creative background

Liu Zongyuan was demoted to Yongzhou Sima in 805 because he supported Wang Shuwen's reform, and Wang Shuwen was killed. After Liu Zongyuan was demoted, in order to get rid of his inner resentment, he often did not avoid the secluded distance, cut down bamboo, explored mountains and visited water, and expressed his misfortune through the specific description of the scenery. He wrote eight travel notes on mountains and waters, later called "eight chapters of Yongzhou". In the first "journey to the West Mountain banquet", the author described his feelings at that time: "since I was a man, I lived in a state, and I was always worried

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