Translation and original text of "Enter Shu"

The translation and original text of "Entering Shu" are as follows:

1. Original text:

July.

On the 14th, it was evening and sunny. Open the south window to view the mountains and rivers. There are many fish in the stream, and when the water splits, they jump out, reflecting the slanting sun, like silver knives. Those who fish for fishing have great hope, but the price is so low that the children will be satisfied all their lives. The natives said that the water in this stream is fertile and suitable for fish. When you drink it, the water tastes sweet and fruity. Do you believe that because it is fat, there are many fish? In the southeast of the stream, there are several peaks like black daisy, covering the green mountains.

August.

On the 14th, dawn and rain. After passing a small rocky mountain, half of it is cut straight from the top, which is very similar to the Shushan Mountain by the Yuyao River. Throwing the river, I met a wooden raft, more than ten feet wide and more than fifty feet long. There are thirty or forty families in the upper part, all equipped with wives, chickens, dogs, mortars, and pots. In the middle, there are streets passing between each other, and there is also a shrine, which I have never seen before. The people in the boat said, "This is just for the small ones. The big ones spread the soil on the raft to make a vegetable garden or a wine shop. They can no longer fit in, but they can only travel on the big river." On that day, we were pulling the boat against the wind, and we only traveled fifteen or six miles from Pingdan to Rinan.

It is located in Liuguanji, next to the border of Qizhou. The children landed on the shore and returned to the cloud: "After reaching the path, behind the mountain, there is a vague Pi Lake with rich lotus roots. There are many trees and flowers along the lake, and in the sunset, there are several reed fan huts, which seem to be quiet and quiet, but there is no one there. There was a big pear, but I couldn't get it. I wanted to buy it in a small boat, but I couldn't get it. I saw a trap by the road, so I didn't dare to go there. It is said that Zhaolie of Han Dynasty entered Wuchang and set up a boat here. In the evening, watch giant turtles floating and sinking in the water.

(August) 21st. Passing between two willows, looking back at the river, the distant mountains are repeatedly beautiful. Since Lihuang, even if the road is intersected, it is still far away. The terrain is getting higher and higher, and there are many kinds of bean sprouts and buckwheat. In the evening, there are Yangluo trees, high embankments and willow trees, and a large number of residents. The fish are as cheap as dirt, and a hundred dollars can feed twenty mouths; and they are all giant fish, so if you want to find small fish to feed the cat, you can't get them.

September.

On the ninth day, early in the morning, I visited the Hou Tu Temple. The houses beside the road are all thatched with more than a foot of thick thatch, and are neat and tidy. Hang up the sail and throw it into the river for thirty miles. You will stop at Taziji, a mountain beside the river. Since leaving Ezhou, I have just seen the mountains. Buy sheep and buy wine. The village was built with nine steps, so a sheep was slaughtered, and the boats were bought, and it was all finished in a short while. I asked for chrysanthemums from a house on the river, and I got several branches. They were fragrant and lovely, and I was drunk by them. It rained at night and was extremely cold, so the quilts began to be covered.

October.

Twenty-one days. Looking at the Shimen Pass from the boat, there is only one pass, which is the most dangerous place in the world. In the evening, we stopped in Badong County. The mountains and rivers were majestic and we won a great victory over Zigui. However, Jingyi is extremely depressed. There are only a hundred households in the city, and there are no tiles left in the city from Lingshe to the next. Wang Kangnian, the official of Zigui, Youdi Gonglang, the official of Quan County, and Dude, the official of Wei and Chief Secretary, Youdi Gonglang of Zigui, came first, both of whom were from Shu. Visit Kolai Gong's ancestral hall, climb the Autumn Wind Pavilion, and look down at the mountains and rivers. It was a cloudy and slightly snowy day, and when I looked back at the name of the pavilion, I felt sad and felt like I was wandering to the end of the world.

Then he went to Shuangbai Hall and Baiyunting. There was a cypress planted by Lai Gong under the hall, but it is now dead. However, Nanshan is repeated, beautiful and lovely. Baiyun Pavilion is a mysterious and desperate place in the world, surrounded by mountains, with ancient trees appearing one after another, often two or three hundred years old. Outside the fence, twin waterfalls cascade into the stone stream. Jumping beads splash jade, which is cold enough to penetrate people's bones. Below it is Cixi, which flows to meet the river.

I entered Chu from Wu and traveled more than five thousand miles, passing through fifteen states. The pavilions and pavilions were not as impressive as those of Baiyun, and I stopped at the county seat after hearing the news. There is nothing wrong with Badong, and those who serve can sleep and eat in the pavilion, and their enjoyment is boundless. However, the order of Que is kept for two or three years, and there is no one who is willing to make up for it, so why? On the 23rd, I passed through Wushan Ningzhen Temple and paid a visit to Miaoyong Zhenzhen Temple. The real person is the so-called Wushan goddess in the world. The temple is facing Wushan Mountain, with its peaks rising into the sky and the foot of the mountain plunging into the river. The discussants said that Tai, Hua, Heng, and Lu were all not so strange. However, the twelve peaks cannot be seen at all.

Of the eight or nine peaks we have seen, Goddess Peak is the most slender and steep, which is suitable for being entrusted by immortals. Zhu Shiyun said: "Every August 15th night when the moon is bright, there is the sound of silk and bamboo, going to and from the peak, and the mountain apes are all singing, and they gradually stop at dawn." Behind the temple, there is a stone altar halfway up the mountain, which is flat and open. It is said that "Xia Yu saw the goddess and gave the talisman to write here." From the altar, the twelve peaks looked like a barrier. On that day, the sky was clear and there was no shadow in all directions. However, there were a few white clouds on the Goddess Peak, like luan and crane dancing and lingering, lingering for a long time, which may be different. There were hundreds of people in the temple, who saw off guests and welcomed boats.

2. Translation:

On the evening of July 14th, the weather was fine. (I) Open the south-facing window in the cabin to enjoy the landscape. There are many fish in the stream, and sometimes they rush out of the water and jump up. The setting sun shines on them, like silver knives. People fishing with poles and nets are full of vision. Because of this, the price of fish is very cheap, and the servants and servants eat enough of the fish every day.

Local people say that the water quality of this creek is fertile and suitable for the growth of fish.

After drinking the water, the water tastes as sweet as fruit. Is it really because there are so many fish in the water? There are many peaks on the southeast side of the stream that look like black peaks, probably green mountains.

In the early morning of August 14th, it rained. Passing by a small rocky mountain, it looks like it has been cut in half from the top of the mountain. It is very similar to Shushan Mountain on the bank of Yuyao River. (We) struggled to pull the boat in the river and came across a raft, more than ten feet wide and more than fifty feet long. There are thirty or forty families on it, including wives, children, dogs, and mortars. There are vertical and horizontal passages in the middle for pedestrians to come and go, and there are also shrines. I have never seen (such a sight).

The boatman said, this is still the small one. The big ones are used as vegetable gardens or hotels on the rafts. They can no longer go near the small inlets and can only travel on the large rivers. superior. On this day, the boat was pulled against the wind and only traveled fifteen or six miles from dawn to sunset. Stop at Liuguanji, close to the border of Qizhou. The nephew waited for the younger generation to go ashore and came back and said: "Find a path to the back of the mountain. There is a pond-like lake with a large area and many lotus flowers and water chestnuts.

There are many euphorbias around the lake. Many of the houses were illuminated by the setting sun, with reed fences and thatched houses. They were very elegant and quiet, and there was no sound of people. I wanted to buy a big pear in the lake, but I couldn't. There was a light boat collecting water chestnuts, but they ignored it.

I wanted to take a closer look, but I happened to see tools for catching wild animals beside the road. I suspected that there were tigers and wolves, so I didn't dare to go. Let's go." Liu Guanji is the place where the legendary Emperor Zhaolie of Han Dynasty, Liu Bei, once docked his ship when he was going to the Kingdom of Wu. In the evening, we watched giant turtles sinking and floating in the water.

(August) 21st. After crossing Shuangliu Bay, looking back at the river, the overlapping mountains in the distance are even more beautiful.

Since leaving Huangzhou, even when driving in the river bays, it is still vast and vast. The terrain gradually increases, and more beans, millet, and buckwheat are grown. In the evening, we stayed in Yangluosu, where there were wide embankments, tall willow trees, and many people living there. The price of fish is as cheap as a scholar. One hundred copper coins (for fish) can feed twenty people. They were all big fish. I wanted to look for small fish to feed the cat, but couldn't find them.

On the 9th (September), in the morning, I went to the temple of the Earth God to worship. The thatch covering the roofs of the houses on the roadside is more than a foot thick, and they are neat and clean without a stray piece of grass. (We) set up the sails and sailed along the river for thirty miles and anchored at Taziji, which is a big mountain on the riverside. Since leaving Ezhou, I have only seen mountains here.

(We) buy mutton for a banquet. Probably because of the Double Ninth Festival, the village slaughtered a sheep, bought it for every boat, and then it was gone in a while. I asked for chrysanthemums from people on the river, and I got a lot of them. They were fragrant and lovely, because I was so drunk that I staggered around. It rained and was very cold at night, so I started to cover myself with quilts.

October 21st. (I) looked at Shimen Pass from the boat and (found that it) can only be walked by one person and is the most dangerous place in the world. In the evening, the ship anchored in Badong County. The mountains and rivers (here) are majestic and magnificent, far exceeding those in Zigui. It's just that the market is very deserted. There are more than a hundred households in the middle of the town. From the county government office down, there are thatched houses without a single tile. The acting magistrate and county captain, Youdigong Lang Wang Kangnian, and the county captain and chief registrar, Youdigong Lang Dude, came first, both from Shu.

Visited the Ancestral Hall of Kou Laigong, climbed up to the Autumn Wind Pavilion, and looked down at the mountains and rivers. It was a very gloomy day, with light snow falling, and the weather was bleak. Looking at the name of Qiu Feng Pavilion made me feel melancholy, and I began to feel like I was wandering to the end of the world. So he went to Shuangbai Hall and Baiyunting. There used to be a cypress tree planted by Kou Laigong under the Double Cypress Hall, but it is now dead. But there are many mountains in the south, which are beautiful and lovely.

Baiyunting is a quiet, strange and wonderful realm that surpasses all in the world. It is surrounded by mountains and reappears, with dense ancient trees, most of which are two or three hundred years old. The two waterfalls outside the railing poured into the stone stream, like pearls jumping, jade chips splashing, and the chill chilling to the bones. 4. Below it is Cixi, rushing to meet the Yangtze River.

I entered Chu from Wu and traveled more than three thousand miles and passed through fifteen states. The beauty of the pavilions was not as good as that of Baiyunting, and it was only behind the county government hall. The Badong magistrate has nothing to do. The magistrate can eat and sleep in the pavilion and enjoy himself endlessly.

But whenever there is a vacancy for a county magistrate, no one is willing to fill the vacancy for two or three years. Why is this?

Notes on Entering Shu:

On the 14th: On July 14, the author took a boat westward on the Yangtze River to govern Dangtu County in Taiping Prefecture (now Dangtu, Anhui). Viewing Xishan from the south window: South window, the south-facing window in the cabin. Xishan, river and mountain scenery. Creek, Gushu Creek. It is recorded in the book on July 13: "The prefecture (the prefecture of Taiping Prefecture) is located in the north of Gushu River, which the natives call Guxi. The water is green and as clear as a mirror, and there are countless small fishes passing by. There are fishermen all over the south of the stream, and the scenery is secluded."

The mountain is the Qingshan (mountain name) with "the peaks in the southeast of the stream are as dark as black" below. Jue: extremely. Crack: break apart. Those who fish to win the boat will have hope: fishing, fishing with a pole. Pull the trap, pull the net. Silk, a fishing net. Hopeful, full of vision. Mi, full. Therefore: because of this reason. The children and servants are well fed every day: the servants and servants are well fed every day.

Tong, a young servant. Envoy, public servant. Both "鍍" and "饫" mean fullness. Turen: local people. Suitable for fish: Suitable for the growth of fish. Appropriate, appropriate. Believe it because it is fat: It is really because of the fertilizer (water). Dai: blue-black pigment, can be used to draw eyebrows. Here it is said that the mountains are green and black.