Notes on the Translation of Baochan's Travel Notes

Baochan is also called Huashan Mountain. Bao Hui, a monk in the Tang Dynasty, built a room here and was buried here after his death. Therefore, later generations called this mountain Baochan Mountain. What people now call Huikong Temple is the tomb of Bao Hui monk. Wuli Temple East is what people call Huashan Cave, which is named because it is in the south of Huashan Mountain. More than 0/00 steps away from the cave/kloc-,a stone tablet fell on the side of the road, and the words on it have been eroded and damaged. Only the word "Huashan" can be recognized from a barely recognizable place. Now reading "Hua" as "petrochemical" is probably a pronunciation mistake.

The cave that goes down from here is flat and wide, and a mountain spring gushes out from the side. Many people here visit and write inscriptions, which are called "Qiandong". Walking five or six miles up the mountain road, there is a cave, which looks very deep. When you go in, it will be cold. Ask the depth, even those who like swimming adventure have not come to an end-this is what people call "back hole". I came in with four people with torches. The deeper you go, the harder it is to move forward, and the more wonderful you see. A lazy partner who wants to quit said, "If you don't go out, the torch will go out." So, I had to resign with him. Compared with those who like adventure, the depth we walk into is probably less than one tenth. However, looking at the stone walls on the left and right, few people have come here to inscribe. The deeper the cave, the fewer tourists may come. When I decided to quit from the cave, I was strong enough to move forward and the torch could continue to light up. After we went out of the hole, someone complained about the man who advocated quitting. I regretted going out of the hole with him, but I didn't enjoy swimming in the hole.

So I felt something. The ancients' observation of heaven and earth, mountains and rivers, vegetation, insects, fish, birds and animals often benefited from their in-depth and extensive exploration and thinking. Flat and close places, many people come to visit; In dangerous and distant places, few people come to visit. But the wonderful, magnificent, rare and unusual landscapes in the world are often in dangerous, remote and rarely visited places, so people who don't want to can't reach them. If you have ambition, you won't stop blindly following others, but you can't reach those who are physically exhausted. With ambition and physical strength, I don't blindly follow others and don't slack off, but without the necessary object support, I can't get to that deep, dark and confused place. However, if you are strong enough to achieve your goal (but failed to achieve it), you can be laughed at by others (it seems) and regret it yourself; If you have tried your subjective efforts and failed to achieve them, you can have no regrets. Who can laugh at this? This is my harvest this time up the mountain.

For the stone tablet that fell to the ground, I lamented that the ancient carved documents could not be preserved, and the truth was misinformed by future generations and no one knew it. How can I finish it? This is why scholars should think deeply and use information carefully.

The four people in the same trade are: Xiao Gui Jun of Luling, whose name is Yu Jun; Changle people Wang Hui, the word deep father; My brother Anguo, the word Pingfu; Ann, the word pure father. In July of the first year of He Zhi, Linchuan recorded Wang Anshi.