Does anyone have the original text and translation of Su Shi's "The Story of Stone Mountain"?
The Story of Shizhong Mountain
Su Shi
"Shui Jing" says: "There is Shizhong Mountain at the mouth of Pengli." Li Yuan thought that he was facing a deep pool and the breeze was blowing. The sound of water and stone fighting against each other is like a roaring bell. This is true, but people often doubt it. Now if a bell and chime are placed in the water, even though there is a strong wind and waves, it cannot make any sound, but it is worse than a stone! In the Tang Dynasty, Li Bo began to visit his remains. He found two stones on the pool, clasped them and listened to them. The sound from the south was like Hu, and the sound from the north was clear and clear. I think I got it. However, I doubt it. The sound of a stone can be found everywhere, but this one is only called a bell, so why?
Ding Chou in the sixth month of the seventh year of Yuanfeng, Yu Ziqi'an came to you on a boat trip, and the eldest son Maijiang went to Raozhi Dexingwei and sent him to Hukou, because he could watch the so-called stone bell. The monk asked the boy to hold an ax and pick one or two among the rocks to buckle it. Ji Yan, Yu Gu smiled but didn't believe it. At the end of the night, when the moon was bright, I took a small boat with Mai alone to the foot of the cliff. The boulder stands thousands of feet on its side, like wild beasts and strange ghosts, eager to catch people; while the falcons on the mountain will startle when they hear the sound of people, and they will roar in the sky; there is also an old man coughing and laughing in the valley, maybe called this zygomatic crane also. Yu Fang's heart was eager to return the favor, and he made loud noises on the water, like bells and drums. The boat people were terrified. If you look at it slowly, you will find that there are stone caves at the bottom of the mountain. I don't know how shallow or deep they are. Microwaves enter them, and they are light and surging. This is why. The boat returned between the two mountains and was about to enter the port. There was a large rock in the middle of the stream, which could seat a hundred people. There were many orifices in the air, which were in harmony with the Feng Shui. There was the sound of drilling and boring mandarins, which corresponded to those who were facing it, and it was like a piece of music. . Because of his laughter, he said to Mai, "You know what you know? Those who have a sloppy mouth are like King Zhou Jing's inability to shoot, and those who are boring and boring are like the song of Wei Zhuangzi. The ancients did not deceive me!"
Is it okay to make assumptions about the existence of something without seeing it or hearing it? What Li Yuan saw and heard is almost the same as that of Yu, so it is unknown; the scholar-bureaucrats were unwilling to use their boats to anchor under the cliff at night, so they cannot know; and although the fishermen and navy masters knew it, they could not tell it, so it is not passed down in this world. . But those who are ignorant use axes and pounds to test and seek for it, thinking that they have achieved it. After I remembered it, Gai sighed at Li Yuan's simplicity and laughed at Li Bo's crudeness.
Title: This is a critical travel note. It certainly uses vivid metaphors, vivid imagery, and personal feelings to describe the scenery; it also contains eloquent remarks based on this. A thorough refutation and a thorough reasoning. The full text is like flowing clouds and flowing water, with natural literature and science and full of gestures, which can well represent the characteristics of Su Shi's prose that are rich in prose, emotion and reason.
The waves, lake water and rocks hit each other and made a sound like a bell." People often doubt this explanation. Now take a bell or chime and place it in the water. Even if there are strong winds and waves, it will not make any sound, let alone a stone. In the Tang Dynasty, Li Bo began to investigate the old ruins of this stone mountain. He found two stones by the pool. He knocked on the stones and listened to the sound. The sound of the stone in the south was vague and thick, while the sound of the stone in the north was clear and crisp. "It's far away, and the sound is still spreading when the knocking is stopped, and the lingering sound is lingering, and it slowly disappears after a long time." He thought he had discovered the reason. But I am even more skeptical of this explanation. There are sonorous stones everywhere, but the stones here alone Why is it named after "Zhong"?
On Dingchou Day in June of the seventh year of Yuanfeng, I took a boat from Qi'an County to Linru. My eldest son Su Mai was going to Raozhou De. Xing was appointed county captain, so I sent him to Hukou, where he had the opportunity to see the "stone bell" that Li Bo called. The monk in the temple sent a boy with an ax to pick one or two pieces among the rocks to knock them. , The stone jingled, of course I laughed at this explanation and didn't believe it. When the moon came out in the evening, I took a boat with Su Mai and came to the bottom of the cliff and saw a large stone standing a thousand feet high. Beside you, there are like ferocious beasts and strange ghosts, eerie as if they are about to pounce on people; while the falcons perched on the mountain rise in surprise when they hear the sound of people, and howl in the clouds; and there are also like old men in the valley. Coughing and laughing, someone said: “This is a stork! "I was frightened and wanted to go back, but suddenly there was a loud noise from the water. It was like the sound of bells and drums that didn't stop. The boatman was panicked. I slowly went to check and found that the bottom of the mountain was full of rocks. I don’t know how deep the cracks in the cave rocks are. Microwaves surged into the caves and cracks, causing such a sound. The boat turned back between the two mountains. Just as it was about to enter the port, it found a huge stone blocking the water flow. There are hundreds of people sitting in it, and there are many caves inside. The wind and water interact with each other, making the sound of objects colliding and the sound of bells and drums chiming together, echoing the previous rumbling sound, like playing music.
I smiled and said to Su Mai, "Do you remember? The roaring sound is like that of King Zhou Jing's Wushe bell, and the crashing sound and sound of bells and drums are also like those of Wei Zhuangzi's singing bell. The ancients Don’t lie to us!”
Is it okay to judge something without seeing it with your own eyes and hearing it with your own ears? What Li Daoyuan saw was probably the same as mine, but he did not explain it in detail; after all, most scholar-bureaucrats were unwilling to drive boats and moor under the cliffs at night, so they could not know the truth; while fishermen and boatmen, although they knew it, they could not write it down. Come on, this is the reason why the truth cannot be spread in the world. But people with limited knowledge actually use the method of hitting stones with axes to find out, thinking that they have obtained the result. I wrote down the above story because I lamented that Li Daoyuan's explanation was too simple, and I also laughed at Li Bo's explanation for being too superficial.