120 steps west of the mountain, across the bamboo forest, smelling the sound of water, like singing, I am happy. Cut down the bamboo and walk along the road, and you will see a small pool and water in the quiet. The whole stone is at the bottom, close to the shore, and the bottom of the rolling stone comes out, which is a mountain, an island, a mountain and a rock. Green trees and vines, covered and twisted, staggered and brushed.
There are hundreds of fish in the pond. They are all swimming in the air. In the sun, the shadow is on the stone, but it does not move; You are far away, and communication is sudden. It seems fun to be with tourists.
Looking from the southwest of the pool, you can see that it is zigzag. Their shore potentials are different from each other and their sources are unknown.
Sitting by the pool, surrounded by bamboo forests, lonely and empty, sad and cold, quiet and quiet. It is too clear to live for a long time, but remember.
Travelers: Wu Wuling, Gong Gu, Yu Dizong Xuan. The second son Cui Shi said, "Forgive yourself and serve me." .
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Walking west from the mountain 120 steps, you can hear the sound of water across the bamboo forest, which seems to be the sound of Yu Pei colliding with Yuhuan. I am very happy. So I cut bamboo, opened a path, followed the trend and saw a small pool, which was particularly clear. The whole bottom of the pool is a stone, close to the shore, and the bottom part of the stone rolls out of the water, forming caves, islands, cliffs, rocks and other shapes. Lush trees, green vines, covered with twisted, swaying and falling, uneven, fluttering with the wind.
There are about a hundred fish in the middle of the pond. They all seem to swim in the air without any support. The sun shines directly on the bottom of the pool, reflecting the shadow of the fish on the stone surface at the bottom of the water, without moving; Suddenly he swam away again. Come and go briskly, as if entertaining tourists.
Looking southwest along the pool, the stream twists and turns like the Big Dipper, bends like a snake, and can be seen clearly. The situation on the bank of the stream is jagged and you can't see the fresh water source.
I sat by the pond, surrounded by bamboo and Woods. It's quiet and deserted here, which makes people feel sad and cold. It is so quiet and deep. As this place is too deserted to stay long, I wrote down this scene and left.
The people who traveled with me were Wu Wuling and Gong Gu, and my younger brother Zong Xuan. As followers, we are followed by two young people, one is Cui, the other is Forgive yourself, and the other is Yi Feng.
Appreciation of Xiaoshitang Story
Liu Zongyuan's landscape travel notes are a part of his prose creation, which has high artistic skills and originality. Among his few landscapes, The Story of Little Stone Pond is a very representative work.
The story of Xiaoshitang is one of the eight great stories in Yongzhou. The article vividly depicts the beauty and quietness of Xiaoshitang's environmental scenery, and expresses the author's lonely feelings after being demoted and frustrated. The language is concise and vivid, the scenery is exquisite and lifelike, and the whole poem is poetic and picturesque, which shows the author's superb writing skills. Therefore, it has become a famous prose piece that has been told for generations.
This travel note can be divided into five paragraphs.
In the first paragraph, the author uses the technique of "changing scenery" to guide us to appreciate different scenery in the process of moving and changing, which has a strong sense of dynamic picture.
"One hundred and twenty steps from Shanxi, separated by bamboo, I am happy to hear the sound of water, such as the ring of singing." At the beginning of the article, we were guided to the west of the mountain 120 steps. When I came to a bamboo forest, I could hear the sound of water flowing through it. "Bamboo" is bamboo in the forest; "Like a ringing ring" is a clear and pleasant description of the sound of running water, just like the sound made when Yu Pei Yuhuan collided. The article is written naturally from scenery to emotion. "Cut bamboo and take the road, and look at the small pool below." In the dense bamboo forest, I cut a path and finally saw a small pool. At this point, the whole picture of Xiaoshitang is presented to us. This time, from hill to bamboo, from bamboo to underwater sound, and then from underwater sound to small pool, it not only tells the story of the discovery of small pool, but also is full of suspense and curiosity, and gradually unfolds a wonderful picture in front of people. Since then, the author has put pen power on the detailed description of Chi Tan. "The water is particularly clear, the whole stone is the bottom, near the shore, and the bottom of the rolling stone comes out, which is an island, an island and a rock." The water in Xiaoshitang is exceptionally cool, and the whole pond is made of stone. The whole bottom of the pool is a big stone, close to the edge of the pool, and the stone at the bottom of the pool rolls out of the water. These stones have various shapes. "Gui" is a highland in the water; Yu is an island; "Qin" rugged rocks; "Rock" is various forms of rock. In a word, this is a pool surrounded by various forms of stones, so the author named it Xiaoshichi. "The trees and vines are shaded, winding and patchy." It is the author's description of the scenery on the pond. There are green trees, green vines, interwoven into a green net, dotted around the pond, uneven branches swaying in the wind. The description on this pool is only 12, which shows us the extremely quiet and excellent scenery around Xiaoshitang, and makes us more aware of the beauty of Xiaoshitang.
In the second paragraph, the author describes the pond and swimming fish. In this paragraph, the author uses a different technique from the first paragraph, changing "step by step" into "fixed-point close-up". This is a wonderful passage in the whole article. Especially the description of fish swimming in the water is more vivid. "There are hundreds of fish in the pool, all in vain. In the sun, the shadow is on the stone, but it does not move; I was in the distance, and the contact was sudden. It seems quite fun to be with tourists. " This is a very beautiful painting. Fish swimming in water is not like swimming in water, but like swimming in the air. When the sun shines, the fish's shadow falls on the stone at the bottom of the pool. Literally, the author wrote about fish, but literally, we can't help but be deeply impressed by the clear pool water. This writing method of swimming fish and pool water has received good artistic effect. Below, the author further describes this fish. At first, the fish just stood still. Suddenly, some fish darted into the distance and swam around, as if enjoying the happiness with tourists. Reading this, we can't help but think of the author's joy from swimming in fish. This writing style from emotion to scene and from scene to emotion is a prominent feature of this essay.
The third paragraph is to explore the water source of Xiaoshitang and the scenery on the pool. "Look at the southwest of the pool, you can see the flicker. Their shore potentials are different from each other and their sources are unknown. " Looking to the southwest, a stream twists and turns, like the Big Dipper, like a snake. Some places are bright and some places are dark. The banks of the stream are strewn at random, scrawny and with jagged teeth. Here, the author successfully uses metaphor to describe the shape of the stream with the twists and turns of the Big Dipper and the crawling of snakes, and to describe the banks of the stream with the teeth of dogs, which makes us feel lifelike.
The fourth paragraph is the author's overall impression and feeling of Xiaoshitang. "Sitting by the pool, surrounded by bamboo forests, lonely and empty, sad and cold, sad and quiet. Because its territory is too clear, you won't live long, but remember it. " Sitting on a small stone pond, surrounded by dense bamboo forests and trees, it is very quiet and there is no one to see. It makes people look bleak, chilling and sad. Because its situation is too quiet for people to stay for a long time, so I signed it and left. In this passage, the author highlighted the word "quiet", put the tranquility in the environment into his mind, wrote in harmony with the scenery, and wrote a miserable and lonely state of mind. This is undoubtedly a tortuous reflection of the author's mood after being demoted.
The last paragraph "The Story of Little Stone Pond" is an excellent landscape travel note with exquisite language, rich meanings and vivid images. It shows the author's profound observation and unique experience of things, and also shows the author's profound artistic skill. The nuanced techniques and clever and vivid metaphors used in this paper are worth learning.