Gu Yiyuan's Summer Prose

The sun is the most industrious symbol in summer. No, before the weather forecast announced "Plum Blossom", it monopolized the sky in Shencheng from five in the morning to six in the evening with its own light and worked for more than ten hours. Really hardworking.

However, I can't stand its enthusiasm. It's very hot in the sun, which is the most difficult. What can I do in summer to cool off the heat? Eating cold drinks and ice water is not good for the spleen and stomach; Turning on the air conditioner is also bad for your health; I can't think of a good way, which is very annoying. I picked up a newspaper at random. Suddenly, a piece of news above attracted me. It is said that the "Lotus Show" will be held in Guyi Garden in the near future. Looking at the slim lotus in the photo, my mind moved. I might as well go to the shade to find some coolness.

So, I got on the subway and went to Guyi Garden.

There is a subway line 1 1 near my home, and you can drive all the way to the vicinity of Nanxiang Guyi Garden. Therefore, although the ancient art garden is in the suburbs of Shanghai, it is a convenient tourist attraction for me.

It's always been weird What is the meaning of "Yi" in the ancient Yi Garden? Later, I saw a sentence in the Book of Songs, which made me feel suddenly enlightened: "Look at the Olympics, the bamboos are all embarrassed, and there are bandits and gentlemen." Murphy, there are thousands of bamboo poles in this garden, so it seems to have the feeling of "green bamboo", so the owner of the garden gave it the name of "ancient garden"

When I entered the garden, I realized that I was right. In the ancient garden, pavilions and pavilions are everywhere, and various columns, rafters and corridors are interlaced, which has typical Jiangnan garden characteristics. What is fresh in people's memory is that in this "ten-acre garden", not only green bamboos are everywhere, but even those buildings are engraved with various shapes.

However, I haven't forgotten the purpose of my visit. I mainly come to see the lotus, which naturally grows in water. It is said that there is a goose pond and a pan-spring canal in this ancient garden, which leads directly to the river outside the garden, so that the water in the garden keeps flowing and is in a running state. I wonder if this lotus is planted in it. I also heard that there is Yuanyang Lake in the garden. Well, if the lake is full of red lotus leaves, it will be spectacular. Could it be that the lotus will rest quietly in Yuanyang Lake? Without thinking much, I started walking along the path, hoping to find the lotus soon.

However, as the saying goes, "haste makes waste", the more I want to find the lotus, the more I can't find it. Can't Lotus play hide-and-seek with me? No, it must stay safely in the lake and not go anywhere.

It seems that this is the characteristic of Jiangnan gardens. Every step can make you see different scenery. Sometimes, the distant scenery is clearly in front of you, but when you walk along the path, a turn disappears in front of your eyes. Gardens in the south of the Yangtze River often use pavilions, waterside promenades and tree-lined paths to change scenery, resulting in a tortuous effect, which makes people feel that the yard is getting bigger and bigger and they can't leave.

I feel this way now, surrounded by some exquisite pavilions, so I simply gave up the idea of finding lotus flowers quickly and began to appreciate the bamboo around me carefully. I don't know what I read in that book. The garden layout of this ancient garden was written by a master of bamboo carving in Ming Dynasty. His name is Zhu. I think this master likes bamboo very much, so he planted bamboo, Phyllostachys pubescens, Phyllostachys pubescens, Phyllostachys gigantea, Bambusa gigantea, anchovies and other bamboos in twos and threes on both sides of the verandah, around pavilions and in every corner of the garden.

There are many bamboos, tall and straight, dignified or graceful. In addition, there is light water flowing under your feet from time to time, and the winding water leads to a quiet place. I follow this flowing water and walk along the flower stone path at will, no matter where I am in the southeast and northwest. Suddenly I felt a feeling of winding paths leading to a secluded place and a hole in the sky, because I didn't know when I was surrounded by a large piece of bamboo. Yes, they changed from small groups to a bamboo forest and a green sea.

This is the true artistic conception of "bamboo". It seems that this garden has a bamboo garden besides a large number of bamboos.

So, I threw the lotus to one side, and I walked along the path into the depths of the bamboo forest, only feeling full of green. That kind of green, strong enough to make people move; That kind of green is so fresh that it is hard to see things in a blur. Looking into the distance from the gap between bamboo and wood, there are lush everywhere, and some pavilions in the distance are looming and dotted. Now I look at those pavilions, as if enjoying a group of beautiful women through a layer of green bamboo curtain, with a hazy beauty.

I will go back and look at this bamboo forest nearby, just like a vast green sea with continuous ups and downs. Bamboo and wood are lush, and grass is growing at the foot, which really makes people feel surrounded by green.

Light green, green, dark green, dark green, dark green, dark green, light green, lake green, magenta, water green, oil green ... all kinds of green shine before our eyes, forming a harmonious green world.

At the moment, I have the illusion that I don't know where I am, and my brain is a little drunk. I took a deep breath and wanted to breathe this air with the fragrance of bamboo leaves into my lungs.

After staying for a long time, I reluctantly left the bamboo garden and continued to look for lotus flowers. However, at this time, my mood is not as urgent as it was just now. After all, it is good to find lotus flowers soon, but what if you can't find them? Just enjoying other scenery in the garden can make people glad you came. At this time, I suddenly felt that the sun in the sky seemed to be less hot and suddenly calmed down.

Walking through the Shijinglou in the Tang Dynasty, the ordinary tower in the Song Dynasty, the Ye Yitang in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, not a boat, the White Crane Pavilion, the South Hall, the Yinwei Pavilion, the Xiaosonggang and other halls ... If I don't read the introduction, I can't know those seemingly ordinary houses around me, but they have accumulated such a profound historical and cultural heritage.

So, whether I can understand it or not, I stopped to appreciate those couplets carefully. They are all good words, and their meanings are very concise. I can't help but want to write them down with a pen. It is said that many of the calligraphy here was written by famous artists such as Dong Qichang and Zhu Zhishan. Unfortunately, I, a man with little knowledge, can't even recognize the signature, let alone the exquisite brushwork of this famous tea drinker. However, even so, the simplicity, elegance and exquisiteness of this ancient garden from the inside out deeply attracted me, and attracted me to move on and visit other scenic spots.

What impressed me the most was the "Missing Corner Pavilion". The name alone is enough to make me think. Why does a good pavilion take such a name? That would be weird. The original "eight"? After the 13th Incident, the garden failed to escape the baptism of war. Afterwards, local patriots rebuilt the pavilion, but not a corner, in order to remember the national humiliation and symbolize the unyielding soul of china of China. After reading this introduction, I was deeply impressed. This small pavilion actually has such a past. Therefore, I have another feeling for Guyi Garden. In addition to enjoying its beautiful scenery, it turns out that it has accumulated such historical vicissitudes.

Later, after consulting the information, I learned that the ancient garden experienced definitely more than the "eight"? 13 "This catastrophe, as early as the Xianfeng period, the Taiping Army fought fiercely with the Qing army and the" foreign gun team "in Nanxiang, once destroying some buildings in the park; Answer? On February 28th Incident, the Japanese army occupied Nanxiang, and the ancient garden was occupied by the invaders and ravaged by the Japanese aggressors for more than two months.

So, looking at the newly renovated "corner-missing pavilion", I imagined that in the smoke of war, only some broken walls was left, the rockery collapsed, the trees were broken, the flowers and plants withered, and everything was beyond recognition.

Now, although everything has been repaired, the "Missing Corner Pavilion" tells us with its unique image that it has experienced ups and downs, and also tells us the heroic image of Chinese sons and daughters fighting against foreign invaders.

Perhaps, in that dense bamboo forest, there are some elders who witnessed this history in those years. Then, I had another feeling about this "bamboo" ancient garden and the bricks, tiles, trees and bamboos in it.

Sitting in the "corner-missing pavilion", I saw a pond looming in the distance, dotted with red ornaments. I am so happy. There is a lotus flower over there. I immediately stood up, stopped resting and headed for the small lake.

However, the unique architectural pattern of Jiangnan gardens once again played with my road blindness. Yes, on a horizontal and vertical street, I can't tell the east from the west without a street sign, let alone in such a criss-crossing garden?

At present, I am blocked by a hill, but I clearly remember that there should be no hill ahead. Could it be that I came down from the "corner pavilion" and walked into a fork in the road?

This hill, not a mountain, is a small earthen bag. It doesn't look tall at all. However, although it is not high, it is covered with lush plants, a bird path, winding and rugged, a few steps is a bend, extending upward. Looking at this path, I feel my legs are sore, so I have to give up for the time being. Since I don't want to cross the mountains, I'll go around with my head down.

Walking at the foot of the mountain, people's laughter came straight from overhead, which made me regret it. There must be lovely scenery on it, otherwise it won't make tourists so happy. So, I couldn't help looking up at the mountain.

It doesn't matter if you don't look up When I looked up, I saw a wonderful sight. The most striking thing is the towering old tree on the mountain. Above the green trees, it opened its gorgeous crown, just like opening a green umbrella cover. Sunlight passes through this green umbrella, as if it had been filtered by a sieve. The spilled light turned into thousands of strings of money inlaid with green edges. Everything seems so quiet, mysterious and confusing that people suddenly feel that they are in a fantasy world.

This big tree can't be carried by one person. It's on the other side of Li Zhuo. It's green. It's already on the hill. It is tall, and it seems to be leaning on the ground. There is really some majesty and stubbornness. It is said that Shanghainese are petty, but this tree has not inherited this bad tradition at all, but it is more tall and strong.

Its roots are deeply buried in the soil, protruding from the hill, beside me, tangled and coiled, and I even have the illusion that the roots of this big tree have spread all over the hill. It is precisely because of the existence of this big tree that the earth and stone on the hill are firmly locked, and such a short but extraordinary hill has emerged.

Just as I was thinking, people's laughter came from a height. It turned out to be a group of children on holiday, climbing around the tree. Dashu is like a kind old man, watching these children play around him, generously extending his arms and letting them climb around with branches.

I'm wandering, thinking about whether to go back. When I looked up at the mountain, suddenly, I heard the sound of running water not far away, and I was very happy. I took a few quick steps and ran forward. My eyes have deceived me many times in this garden. I clearly saw what was in front of me, but I couldn't get there when I walked over. However, my ears didn't deceive me. When I turned a corner in front, I saw a pool of green, which appeared in front of my eyes.

Probably, this is Yuanyang Lake. There are strange stones lying around the lake, pavilions are connected with water, and hibiscus emerges everywhere in the lake. The breeze blows on the face, the bamboo leaves sway, and the artistic conception is far-reaching.

The lake is clear and green, like a slowly undulating emerald, with a slight rowing sound. Carefree musicians are plucking attractive strings.

The lush lake is sunny, but what makes me wonder is that the sun seems to be less hot here, but it has become gentle. I don't know if I was moved by the green lake, so the sun has become gentle.

Around me, every tree and leaf is shining in the sun, with a little golden light, sparkling and changing extraordinary splendour. Standing in this green world, I suddenly have a feeling that in this green lake, vigorous vitality is rolling and vigorous life is beating. Why is this? I looked at the lake carefully and suddenly realized that I had forgotten the main purpose of coming here today. Didn't I just come to see the lotus? This lake is full of green water and full of vibrant life. Isn't this an elf dancing in Ling Bo?

Lotus is not afraid of extreme heat. The hotter the sun, the more brilliant they bloom. The lake is dotted with these dancing fairies. Some of them are wearing long white dresses, some are wearing red silk dresses and some are wearing yellow gauze skirts. Every hand is dancing with a green ribbon. They are graceful in the lake.

"Clear water produces hibiscus, and carving is natural." Even such a poem is not enough to describe one tenth of the beauty of the lotus. The lotus fairy who lives in seclusion in the lake can be seen from a distance without being insulted. You can worship its beauty by the lake, but if you want to touch its skin, it is absolutely impossible. Its face is full of loneliness, but it doesn't want the world to know its inner secret, because it is difficult to find a bosom friend in this world.

A new lotus in bud is a poem in itself, a beautiful poem.

For a while, I felt as if I had crossed the road. I feel as if I have left the hubbub, the bustling city and the sultry summer, and followed the lotus into a perfect and beautiful different time and space. Suddenly, I remembered a poet's poem. He said: "she is not here, she is there-she is in the light of white clouds, in the distant crescent moon;" She is in the lotus dew, in the lotus dew heart; She is in the heart of an adoring child, in romantic innocence. She is not here, she is in the nature! "

What is the nature? I didn't understand it before, but I finally understood it after I came to this graceful ancient garden.

Yuanyang Lake is like a mirror falling from the sky, embedded in the ancient garden, so the whole ancient garden shines brightly. The zigzag bridge floats on the lake, and the pavilion in the center of the lake is embedded in the bridge, which is connected by mountains and rivers and has a wide field of vision, giving people a feeling of high sky and wide lake.

In the Ming Dynasty, Jiang Hong once wrote the poem "You Yi Yuan": "Fireworks and fog plant ancient bridges, and the pearls and palaces are full of flowers. Graceful, the bamboo shadow in the garden is quiet, the water is high in accordance with the temple and the stone building. " It really shows the scenery of ancient gardens perfectly.

"Pavilions and pavilions are all near the water, although many houses do not hinder the mountains." Guyi Garden, with its unique architectural pattern, separates different natural scenery with long cloisters and flower walls, which always makes people feel that "there is no way to recover from the mountains and heavy waters, and there is another village." Strolling in the "Flying a kite and jumping in the Xuan", you can look up at the birds and overlook the fish. Through the leaky windows of various colors, you can see deeper and wider scenery.

Therefore, my ordinary mind has finally been purified, which is really a good idea. I think this is far better than using modern summer tools to cool off in nature. Entrust yourself in the mountains and rivers, immerse yourself in an elegant atmosphere, appreciate bamboo, appreciate the lotus wind and bamboo dew, and the whole person will become carefree. It is said that peace of mind is naturally cool, which is really the case. The sun overhead is still burning the earth, but I am not afraid anymore, because I have found a perfect summer harbor.

It is not the sunshine that is hot, but the human heart. When they calm down, it's not just the ancient garden. Everywhere, the heat is helpless to us.