Annotation Translation of The Source of Living Water

(1) Jinji Peak: Jinji Peak, on Huiji Mountain.

(2) zh is an evergreen tree.

(3) Bamboo chicken: the name of a bird is smaller than that of a partridge, and it likes to crow and inhabit bamboo forests, hence the name.

(4) Temple: refers to Lingfeng Temple.

(5) Taoshan: It was named after Tao Hongjing lived in seclusion thirty-five miles west of Ruian City, Zhejiang Province.

(6) Huayang Waishi Hongjing: Tao Hongjing, with bright characters, was born in Liling, Danyang, Guide (now Nanjing South, Jiangsu) when Qi Liang was in Qi Dynasty. I read aloud to kings and served them at court. Yong resigned in the following year (483-493) and retired to Qushan (now Jurong County, Jiangsu Province) to become a Taoist writer and physician.

(7) The peak of Japanese foundry: Zhu Ling today is in the southeast of Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province.

Ou Yezi: During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a metallurgist who was good at casting swords. According to legend, at the invitation of the King of Yue, he created five swords: Zhan Lu, Juque, Xie Sheng, Fish Intestine and Pure Hook. Later, Yu Ganjiang cast three swords for the king of Chu: Longyuan, Artest and Lu Bu.

(9) thin: close, close.

(10) Master: Name, Master Kui.

(1 1) Immersion: gradually.

(12) Reservoir (zhū): Water accumulation stopped.

(13) Ruoyexi: Ruoyexi is located in the south of Shaoxing, Zhejiang, at the foot of Ruoyeshan Mountain. According to legend, it was once worn here, so it is also called Huanshaxi.

(14) Lake refers to Jinghu Lake at the northern foot of Huiji Mountain in Shaoxing, Zhejiang.

(15) secretary: the supervisor of the secretary.

(16) squid: namely "crucian carp".

(17) Quyu: also known as Quyu, or myna.

(18) Slip: Smooth.

(19) Ridge order: snipe. Lingfeng Mountain has Golden Rooster Peak. Most of the grass on the top of the mountain is bamboo, and most of the trees are maple and pine. Most birds are bamboo chickens. Bamboo chicken is shaped like a chicken, but smaller than a chicken. They have patterns on their bodies and like to sing. There is a temple in the mountains, surrounded by mountains. The mountain in front of the temple is called Taoshan, which is the secluded place of Tao Hongjing, the official name of Huayang Scholar. The mountain in the southeast of the temple is called Mount Everest, where Ou Yezi cast his sword. Behind the temple, near the cliff stone carvings, there is a pavilion called Song Fengting, where Master Kui (Zong Kui) lives.

There is spring water here, which begins to flow out from the cracks in the stone, flowing carefully, warm in winter and cool in summer; It flows into a small canal and does not dry up in winter and summer. When the small canal is full, it flows southwest, next to the sand, forming four small ponds, flowing eastward until the foot of the mountain, and the water gathers into a big pond, which flows eastward into Ruoye River and northeast into Jinghu Lake. When the small canal was first formed, it was less than a foot deep and clear enough to shine on people. Pines, bamboos and flowers on the thin cliff overlooking the spring are all underwater. Therefore, the minister (official name) Bai Chang came to play and sat by the water all day, and named this spring as a living water source. The spring water produces stone crabs the size of copper coins. There is also a small mackerel, pure black in color, which lives in caves and is often eaten by water rats. Most of the grass in the water is water pine and calamus. There is a bird about the size of myna, with a red beak and black hair. It often sings on the water, similar to bamboo chicken, but smoother than bamboo chicken. There are two Lingmu, who often come out of the bamboo forest, take a bath on the stone, drink water and fly away singing. I came in early spring, when the weather was still very cold, and all kinds of aquarium animals could not be hidden, and only now have they all appeared. There are four or five bugs, all as big as a little finger and shaped like half a lotus seed, circling on the water all day. The sun shines on their backs, and the color is like amethyst. I don't know what bugs they are.

I like the clear spring water here, and I like its continuous supply. It can let all kinds of animals attach to it, and it has the character of a gentleman. Master Wei Xiao added: "In the dry season, spring water can irrigate dozens of acres of fields." Then its favor can spread all over the world, and Bai is right to love it deeply.