Prose on the Beauty of Japan

Dunzhe Ling

Strange to say, it's been almost 10 years in Ann. I didn't know there was such a beautiful place in Ann-Meibei Lake. I'm watching the spring blossoms, and I can't help but want to go out for a walk. So I searched for a one-day trip to Xi on the Internet and saw this photo of Baylin Lake.

I live near Longshou Village, and Chenpi Lake is only 48 kilometers away from me. It was past noon when I left 12. But the weather is sunny and warm. I rode a motorcycle, the wind blew all the way, and my heart was very comfortable.

At the beginning, I said, strangely, this is no exaggeration. Because of the parks around Xi 'an, I have been to almost all of them. I often go running in Daming Palace Park near me. There are Hancheng Lake, Xingqing Palace, Ji 'en Temple, Peony Garden, Yuhua Lake, Qujiang South Lake, Labor Park and Kunming Pool ... It's not that these parks are not beautiful, but I always feel something is missing. This time I went to Chenpi Lake, I finally found out what these parks lack, lack of mountains!

Don't look at the introduction, including Chenpi Lake. Cen Can, Su Shi, Cheng Hao and other literati used to go boating and recite poems here, which has the reputation of "the first scene in Guanzhong". The lake originates from the Zhong Nanshan Valley, flows northward after merging with the water from Gong Hu Spring and Baisha Spring, and gathers into a lake after passing through Jinxiu Valley.

Qin Jiuhu area is rich in cultural relics and has a long time span. Qin Huiwen Wang Jianli Shanglin Garden, and Beilin is one of the Shanglin Gardens. There are more than 10 scenic spots in the lake area, such as Zhou people's tomb, daughter's tomb and Kong Cuitang.

Why not read the introduction? It's because all the park and lake views I mentioned above were artificially restored the day after tomorrow. So we don't know how different what we can see now is from the scale and environment at that time.

However, I think the restoration of Chenpi Lake the day after tomorrow is the best and the most unique condition. As mentioned above, I went to so many parks, all of which were beautiful, but all of them felt a fly in the ointment. The disadvantage is that these parks are not attached, just like a beautiful girl. She is beautiful, but she has no background and fairy rhyme. This lack of fairy spirit or charm does not affect her beauty, but it seems that we can see her at a glance. But the beauty of Beling Lake is full of charm.

In this trip, I got a long-overdue understanding that mountains are connected with water, and water is the soul of mountains. Water without mountains is water without potential; A mountain without water is a dry mountain without China. More generally, so is the relationship between men and women. No matter how strong a woman is, there is no man behind her, which is a great pity; In the same way, it is pitiful for a successful man to be single. All the water in the park lake view is flat waves, but if there are mountains in the distance, flat waves are also moving waves and thick waves.

I don't travel much, but I have been to the West Lake. Why is the West Lake known as the first beautiful lake in the world? When I went to the West Lake, it was already late autumn. There are dead leaves floating by the lake, and the red maple trees on the shore are red. Many photographers gathered around to take pictures. On that day, the sun was shining, but the wind was strong, and almost all the water on the lake reached the shore. So standing by the West Lake, I actually felt a sense of grandeur, as if I saw a "small ocean". I grew up in the loess plateau in the north, and I saw such a lake for the first time. It was very beautiful.

In the afternoon, the wind became stronger and the sun hid in the clouds. Bake clouds like incandescent lamps. It's raining in Mao Mao, and it really feels like "fighting the rain in the mountains". I walked around the lake for half a circle, and I was tired. In the meantime, I went to two exhibition halls. It took so long that I forgot my name.

Now I know that the beauty of the West Lake is not only the beauty of the West Lake, but also the mountains and towers around it. In other words, the beauty of the West Lake cannot be seen at a glance. You also need to look along the West Lake. From near, from far, from high ... that's why West Lake is considered the most beautiful lake in the world.

Yan, a poet in the Qing Dynasty, wrote in his poems: "Ji 'ang succumbs to Hechi, and the height of the Wild Goose Pagoda is high." Can you really see the lake on the Big Wild Goose Pagoda? Obviously you can't. However, it shows the important position of Huanbei in Guanzhong landscape humanities.

Specifically, the Tang Dynasty poet Cen Can's Pan-Evil Meeting with Hu County Officials. Huxian county in the title is now Huxian county. But now the county is set as a district, called Huyi District. The poem is as follows: the sky soaks into the sky, and the poor seek their roots. The boat moved to the city and entered the tree, and the shore was wide and the water floated in the village. The idle heron startled the flute and dived beside the bottle. Call the petty officials and return to the porch.

The first four sentences are absolutely wonderful, and I feel the same way standing in Chenpi Lake. But I have no ability to give poetry to the world. I can only say that it is beautiful. However, it is obvious that the current lake view is different from what Cen Can saw. Obviously, the current lake view is not enough. But for me, it's enough.

If I don't tell you the title of this poem, everyone will probably think that it is describing the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan. Who would have thought it was describing the beauty of Guanzhong?

I have been in Xi 'an for nearly 10 years, and no one has told me about this beautiful scenery. Seeing a poem of Du Fu's Journey to the North in Bubei Lake Scenic Area, I know that he is lucky. Because after Cen Can went to play, he felt very beautiful, very beautiful. So I took Du Fu.

So Du Fu came back and wrote a poem "A Journey to Beipi", which began with: "Brother Cen Can was curious and took me to Beipi." Call each other brothers, obviously a good relationship. Cen Can and Du Fu both mentioned "boundless" scenery in their poems, and it is obvious that the scenery at that time was far better than now.

The original poem is as follows:

Zhongbeixing

Cen Can's brothers were curious, so they took me to a distant place to visit the wrasse.

The world is dark and miserable, and the waves are piled with colored glasses.

Glass sweat poured into the boat, and things were extremely worrying.

I don't know how to swallow a whale. What is evil wind and white waves?

When the master sails, the boat is happy.

The hair is messy and the silk tube is chirping.

The sinking pole is unfathomable, and the water lily with rhombic leaves is as clean as a swab.

Wandering in the middle, crystal clear, returning to infinity, ending in the south.

Half-skinned south, the mountains are pure and immersed, and the shadows are moving into the room.

The ship's rail is in Ji Yun Temple, and the water is outside Lantian Pass.

At this time, dragons also spit pearls, Feng Yi beat drums, and dragons swarmed.

ChristianRandPhillips and Han women are singing and dancing, and the golden flags are light or light.

I'm close at hand, but I'm worried about the thunderstorm, and I don't know what the fairy means.

When will you be young and helpless? There are always so many joys and sorrows!

Many friends should need translation to understand more clearly how beautiful Bellin Lake is in Du Fu's works. I found an interpreter for reading.

Cen Can brothers like to explore secluded places.

Take me all the way to visit this place.

Suddenly, the sky and the earth were dark, showing strange colors.

The waves come from Wan Li, as clear as glass and precious stones.

The water is vast, and the waves are like stained glass. At this time, the upright should enter.

It's not serious at all, but they (referring to the Cen Can brothers) are in high spirits, which is really worrying. At that time, I didn't know how the dragon was angry and how it was swallowed by whales.

In the face of sinister white waves, how can we express our regrets in time?

The master ordered the sails to be opened one by one,

The boatman likes the calm weather without dust and fog very much.

When sailing, the songs sang together, which frightened the wild ducks and seagulls in the water.

Silk and bamboo are ringing, green plants are everywhere, and there is a sunny scene.

It is also difficult to measure the water depth by putting bamboo poles into water or connecting them with silk thread.

The water on the water is as clean as water.

The boat reached the middle of the lake, as if it were in the empty and clear Bohai Sea.

Mount Zhongnan is reflected in the boundless lake and turned black.

The southern half of the lake is full of the reflection of Mount Zhongnan.

The reflection swayed gently between the calm waters.

At dusk, the ship's rail grazed the Dading Temple in Tianji Mountain.

The moonlight reflected on the water is the moon wheel rising from Lantian in the southeast.

At night, the lights of Lianbei Lake are reflected in the distance, like dragons spitting pearls.

Music came from afar, such as Feng Yi drumming and cruise ships chasing dragons.

If the beautiful women on the cruise ship reappear and sing and dance for people,

The light of the golden branch and green flag flickers with the moonlight, appearing and disappearing.

After a while, I saw the clouds were low, so I was worried that a thunderstorm was coming.

I really don't know what the gods are thinking.

This shows how long you can think when you are young and strong, and what will you do when you are old?

The joys and sorrows of life are always like this, and you can't experience much!

There is also a poet named Wei, who wrote a poem about dried tangerine peel, so he was mentioned. Because he is the county magistrate of your county. He often goes to this place. The original poem is as follows:

Ren Kun ordered a trip to Beipi.

-Wei

Wild water and long pools, fireworks and sunny days.

There are many green trees, and green Qian Shan comes out.

You can see it when you swim, but the new lotus is not dense yet.

I often hate unreasonable people from my heart.

Time passed quickly, and we went to places where Du Fu, Su Shi, Cen Can and others had been. The place remains the same, but the scenery is different. But the mood is probably the same.

I explained at the beginning that I went by accident. On the way, an episode happened. I saw the signs along the road, all of which said "lakeside town", that is, the town in the Book of Songs. I just have no destination to travel. When you see a scenic spot, you naturally want to see it.

Entering the small town scenic spot in the Book of Songs, there is nothing special except seeing the apricot blossoms in full bloom. Probably because the season is wrong and there is little water, reeds are still like winter. In addition, fences are built everywhere, which looks messy. After walking for half an hour, I decided to leave the garden.

Out of the garden, the natural place to go is Qingpi Lake. I'm thinking, if the lake is like this, today will be wasted. I was a little tired when I arrived at Chenpi Lake, so I just found a place by the lake to have a rest. There is sand in one place, children are playing and ducks are on the lake. It was blue and all the wooden chairs around me were empty, so I lay down.

When I walk by the lake, I always look to Zhong Nanshan, which is the Qinling Mountains. It is so majestic, far away and desirable. When I stepped onto a circular arch bridge, I was attracted by what I saw. The lake is sparkling, the mountains are continuous in the distance, and the fairy gas is thick. The distant mountains are close to the water, and there is a sunset, which is so clever, as if it were made in heaven. At that moment, I understood why I felt that Xi 'an's park and lake scenery always made me feel scarce. It's the lack of mountains. I told everyone from the beginning. And this understanding, I should have it when I visited the West Lake. But I didn't think about it at that time, probably because I only saw the scenery of the West Lake and forgot the background and human scenery that set off the scenery of the West Lake.

In the above poem, Du Fu wrote: "I am close at hand, but I am worried about the thunderstorm, and I don't know what the gods mean." There is also Cen Can's: "Soak in the sky and seek poverty." Both show the charm of a scene. This gives people endless inspiration, not generalization.

Therefore, the restoration of Chenpi Lake is successful. After staying on the arch bridge for 20 minutes, I walked slowly forward. I met a toilet, very poetic, a toilet in the farm yard. I didn't want to go to the bathroom, so I went in When I came in, I found this toilet, which is the most humanized toilet I have ever seen in China Park.

On the right hand side of the door is the ladies' room. I walked into the toilet on the left without looking. It's different when you go in. I hurried out to look at the sign on the door, which read: "the third bathroom." When I came out, I found the men's room in front of the third bathroom. After I went to the men's room, I was full of curiosity about this third bathroom.

There are few people in the scenic spot, and there is no one in the bathroom at this time. So I went in and took a look. This is the toilet for children, the elderly or the injured. Everything is divided into size and height. Big toilet, small toilet; High basin, low basin. And these facilities are equipped with guardrails.

Out of the toilet, just took a few steps. I heard the music playing slowly, which was the kind of ancient music in China. Attracted by music, I slowly approached the player on the grass and took out my mobile phone to record. Music slowly enters the ear, as if it had spread from the distant past to the present; Or as the orchid flows, it slowly flows down from the top of the mountain. I sat down, listened to this song, looked at the lake in the sunset, the towers not far away, and the mountains in the distance ... I couldn't help crying.

At this moment, my fatigue today is worth it. At this moment, my past seems to have been understood and supported. If the player on the grass is a soft thing, I may catch it. I lie down slowly, no matter what people who walk slowly think of me. I believe they can understand, and they also enjoy the beauty of this moment.

After less than 4 minutes of music, I'm still unfinished. Wait for the next song, the next one is still very nice, but not as good as the last one. It was already past 10 when I returned to Xi 'an. I quickly recognized the song I heard in Qinbeihu Park with software. The name of this song is still water running deep. I listened to it again, and it was still very nice, very nice. But there was no such input and excitement at that time. So I also understand that some songs are suitable for occasions. Only at some time can you realize how profound and thoughtful it is. From this, I think you probably understand that when listening to music, you should listen to the music in the scene and your lover should love the present. Perhaps at this time, I really understand why Du Fu wrote at the end: "When young people are young, there must be helplessness, and there are always so many joys and sorrows!"

Further on, you can see the wooden railings built in the lake, almost half a circle around the lake. I walked along the railing and was once again shocked by the beautiful scenery in the lake. At this time, the sunset is desperately sending out the last light, just like on the other side of the lake, putting a red veil on the lake. There are wild ducks swimming slowly in the lake, and the lake ripples with them. In the lake, there are two unknown beasts standing quietly. I asked my cleaning aunt, and she said it was a lion. But I don't look like a lion. I thought it was "rhyme" mentioned in Du Fu's poems, but I didn't know the word at first. But when I came back, I found that the giant salamander was an animal similar to a crocodile. Obviously, it is very different from the two beasts standing on the lake.

Besides, there are several such beasts in the garden. I remember there were two at the entrance to the park. There are two in the lake and two in another place. So there are at least six. I don't know who it is, but in view of the location, I think there is a discrepancy.

However, I still can't accept that this is a lion. First of all, lions are rarely put in water. Secondly, my hometown Suide is known as the hometown of lions. The Stone Soul Square built in our hometown has the largest stone lion in Asia. The lion is vigorous and powerful, and the "lion" here is "thin" and belongs to the "reduced gentle version" of Suide Shishi.

When I walked to the opposite side of the tower, the sunset just fell on the tower root. The whole pagoda is like a Buddha-filled pagoda, which is a quiet place. Zhong Nanshan in the distance has a strong background, just like a fairyland. This is the charm of Qinbei Lake, which is incomparable to Xi 'an's park lake view.

It was not until the sun set and the lake calmed down that I slowly left the garden. Get on the motorcycle and walk all the way to Xi 'an. The wind blowing on your face is not cold, even warm. The roadside stall selling strawberries is also sparsely lit, which is also a landscape.

Perhaps for the vendors selling strawberries along Chenpi Lake, Chenpi Lake is just like that. It doesn't look good when you get used to it. But when they have been to other places, they will find their own place is the most beautiful. So when someone praised how beautiful his hometown was and how beautiful his hometown snacks were, I nodded in agreement. On the contrary, if a person belittles his hometown and doesn't want to talk about it, I think this person has psychological problems.

Chenpi Lake and I met too late, but it's not too late after all. I don't know when to go next time. Because I don't know how to repeat the distant scenery or the movies I have seen, I always feel that time is not enough. But next time, whenever, I will remember the beauty of Chenpi Lake.

Excerpted from the prose works of independent scholar and writer Dunzhe Ling.