Epitaph of Zhang Dai Zhang Dai was an essayist and writer in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.

He wrote countless books throughout his life, which were read and studied by future generations.

Appreciation of Zhang Dai's "Self-Made Epitaph" Zhang Dai was born in a family of officials. He had no worries about food and clothing since he was a child, and his family was well off; Zhang Dai also came from a scholarly family.

Since childhood, Zhang Dai has had an indissoluble bond with literature because of his family's literary influence.

Zhang Dai has a bold and unrestrained personality, and despite his wonderful literary talents, he also has the air of a playboy in life.

Zhang Dai loves beauties, flowers and birds, antiques, and travels.

But during his travels, Zhang Dai recorded what he saw and heard along the way and compiled it into a book, which was also sought after.

But when future generations analyze Zhang Dai's literary works and character, they will analyze Zhang Dai's life anecdotes from his epitaph.

It is worth mentioning that Zhang Dai’s epitaph was written by himself. The original text is roughly as follows: Zhang Dai was a native of Shu, and his nickname was Tao An.

He was a young man who loved prosperity, loved monasteries, beautiful maids, prostitutes, fresh clothes, good food, good horses, lanterns, fireworks, pear orchards, propaganda, antiques, flowers and birds, and so on.

Tea is lustful and tangerine is cruel, books are beetles and poems are evil, and after half a lifetime of hard work, they all become dreams.

When he was fifty years old, his country was ruined and his family was destroyed, so he took refuge in the mountains. What remained was a broken bed, a broken tripod, a sick musical instrument, a few broken books, and only one inkstone missing.

Common people eat vegetables and often have no food to eat.

Looking back twenty years ago, it feels like a lifetime ago.

Zhang Dai's "Self-Made Epitaph" contains a lot of content, but judging from the previous chapter, Zhang Dai introduced his life and hobbies, as well as how he wandered around and lived a secluded life after the fall of the Ming Dynasty.

In the later period, life was extremely difficult. I often thought back to the life of the first twenty years with fine clothes and fine food, and felt as if it was a lifetime ago.

Zhang Dai's Famous Quotes Zhang Dai was born in the late Ming Dynasty and was a famous cultural scholar and essayist.

Zhang Dai was born into a scholarly family.

Since childhood, Zhang Dai has been influenced by his father's generation and has his own opinions in literature.

Appreciation of Zhang Dai's Works Zhang Dai was smart and studious since childhood, and was proficient in literature, history, geography, mathematics and other aspects.

His uncle also exaggerated that Dai was as intelligent and agile as Jiang Yan, a writer of the Southern Dynasties.

And Zhang Dai did not disappoint his family. As Zhang Dai accumulated more knowledge in literature, his literary background became higher and higher.

In addition, Zhang Dai's family had a high social status at that time and was a famous official family.

Zhang Dai collected a lot of ancient books and materials, which also laid a solid foundation for his literary creation.

Zhang Dai has many representative works, such as "Night Sailing", "Dream Walking on the West Lake", "Three Immortal Pictures", "Tao'an Dream Memories", "Dream Seeking the West Lake", etc., which all reflect Zhang Dai's literary achievements.

In the book "Jinshan Night Opera" written by Zhang Dai, there is such a beautiful sentence. The moonlight pours into the water, the river waves swallow it up, the dew breath inhales, and the sky turns white.

I was pleasantly surprised.

After moving the boat past Jinshan Temple, it was already two drums.

Passing through the Dragon King Hall and entering the main hall, everything is dark and quiet.

The moonlight leaked through the forest, which was as sparse as residual snow.

While Zhang Dai was sailing, he saw the moonlight shining on the calm lake and the night was quiet.

Such a scene was recorded by Zhang Dai in "Tao'an Dream Memories". Later, when he read such beautiful lines, he felt as if he was actually there.

There are many beautiful sentences by Zhang Dai, all of which were written by him in the book.

In addition, Zhang Dai's prose is also worth reading.

Zhang Dai's attainments in prose are very high.

Now when future generations read his works, they are still attracted by the pictures he described.

In his works, we can also see his bohemian personality.