Wuchang Jiuqu Pavilion Translation
Vernacular interpretation:
Zizhan was demoted to Qi'an (today's Huanggang) and built a house on the edge of the Yangtze River. However, when you are going to the west mountain, you have to pass between green pines and cypresses, and walk through the winding Yangchang Mountain Road before you see a slightly flat place, where tourists will definitely rest.
People lean on the jagged and strange rocks to enjoy the scenery, and take a rest under the shade of dense trees. They can look down at the rolling river, and look up at the towering mountains. Next to them, they can scan the creeks and valleys, the changes in the wind and clouds, and the front of the foot of the forest and the mountains. Various scenes of the opposite are presented around people.
There is a dilapidated pavilion on the ground. Its ruins are very small and cannot accommodate many tourists. There are dozens of ancient trees next to the pavilion. They seem to be hundreds of meters wide and a thousand feet high. They cannot be cut down with knives and axes. Whenever Zizhan arrived under the trees, he would look helplessly at them all day long.
One day, there was a thunderstorm, and one of the ancient trees was uprooted. Zizhan took the opportunity to straighten the place where the old tree fell, so that the foundation of the pavilion could be expanded.
Zizhan and his friends went into the mountain to have a look, looked at each other, smiled, and said, "This is probably (God) wants to help us rebuild the pavilion, right?" So everyone built a new pavilion together. pavilion. After the pavilion is completed, the scenic beauty of Xishan is complete. Zizhan was extremely happy about this.
The original text of "Wuchang Jiuqu Pavilion":
Zizhan moved to Qi'an and lived in a house on the river. Then he will reach the west mountain, walk among the pines and cypresses, and make nine twists and turns in his intestines, and then he will reach Xiaoping. Visitors must take a rest here, leaning on strange rocks and shaded trees, overlooking the river, looking up to the mausoleum, and watching the valley. The changing winds and clouds, and the forest foothills facing away, all affect the left and right. There is an abandoned pavilion. Its ruins are too narrow to accommodate many guests. There are dozens of ancient trees beside it, most of which are hundreds of thousands of feet wide, and cannot be used with heavy axes.
Every time Zizhan came under it, he would stare at it all day long. In the event of strong winds and thunderstorms, one of them will be pulled out and its stronghold will be removed, so that the pavilion will be wide. Zizhan and his guests went into the mountain and looked at it. They laughed and said, "Do you want to make my pavilion evil?" The pavilion is completed, and the victory of Xishan begins. Zizhan was the happiest. Extended information
Writing background:
In the second year of Yuanfeng of Song Shenzong (1079), Su Shi was demoted to the deputy envoy of Huangzhou Tuanlian due to the "Wutai Poetry Case", and Su Zhe was implicated. He was relegated to supervise the salt and wine tax in Junzhou. In May of the following year, on his way to his appointment, Su Che took a detour to send Su Guo, mother and son to Su Shi in Huangzhou. During his stay in Huangzhou, Su Che and his brother traveled to the Western Mountains of Hanxi in Wuchang and wrote poems about their trip.
In the fifth year of Yuanfeng (1082), Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, Su Che went to Huangzhou to visit his brother Su Shi. The two brothers drank wine and went to Jiuqu Pavilion on the west mountain of Wuchang. In order to forgive his brother for being demoted to Huangzhou, Su Che wrote this travel note. Later generations combined this article with Su Shi's "Western Mountain Poems" and engraved it on the screen of the inner hall of Jiuqu Pavilion.
The article cleverly uses a two-line structure, describing Su Shi's actions of traveling to the mountains and building pavilions and praising Su Shi's "pleasure for pleasure", with the latter as the main line, and echoes at the end of each paragraph to highlight the article. context, repeatedly emphasizing that Su Shi was deeply attached to the landscape and enjoyed it immensely.
The article covers a wide span of time and space, from a trip to Wuchang to a boy's trip. The writing is free and easy, and it integrates narrative, scene description, lyricism, and discussion. The beauty of scenery, human feelings, and philosophy blend seamlessly together.