Historical stories and characters related to bamboo

The story of Northern Song Dynasty painter Wen Tong's confident mind:

During the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a famous painter named Wen Yuke, who was a master of bamboo painting at that time.

In order to draw bamboo well, Wen Yuke kept drilling in the bamboo forest all year round, no matter it was windy or raining, in spring, summer, autumn and winter. In the dog days of summer, the sun is like a fire, making the ground hot. But Wen Yuke still ran to the side of the bamboo forest facing the sun, stood under the hot sunshine, and concentrated on observing the changes in the bamboo. He would use his fingers to measure the length of the bamboo knots, and then note how dense the leaves were. His clothes were soaked with sweat, but he acted as if nothing was wrong.

Once, a strong wind blew in the sky, and then there was lightning and thunder, and it seemed that a storm was coming. People ran home one after another. But at this moment, Wen Yuke, who was sitting at home, quickly grabbed a straw hat, buckled it on his head, and ran towards the bamboo forest on the mountain. As soon as he walked out of the door, it started pouring rain.

Wen Yuke wanted to observe the bamboos in the wind and rain, but did not care about the slippery road in the rain! He pulled up his trouser legs, climbed up the hillside, and ran towards the bamboo forest. Even though he was soaked to the skin, he still stood in the rain and observed the bamboos carefully, memorizing the posture of the bamboos in his heart. Since Wen Yuke had been observing bamboo in detail for many years, he did not need to make sketches when he painted bamboo. At that time, a man named Chao Buzhi praised him and said: "When you draw bamboo with Ke Ke, you have a confident mind."

Extended information:

Analysis of the idiom "have a confident mind":

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1. Pronunciation: xiōng yǒu chéng zhú

2. Expression: The original intention is that before painting bamboo, I already have the image of bamboo in my mind. Later, it is used as a metaphor for doing things before having comprehensive ideas and arrangements.

3. Source: From a prose written by Su Shi, a writer of the Northern Song Dynasty, "Wen Yu Ke Hua Yuandang Valley Yanzhu Ji": "Therefore, to draw bamboo, you must first have the bamboo in your heart."

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Translation: So when it comes to painting bamboo, you must have the complete bamboo in your heart.

4. Example:? His answer was so confident, and his look of certainty really made me feel ashamed and secretly embarrassed.

5. Structure: subject-predicate formula.