# Prose excerpts

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**Published on:** 2022-07-25
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Fragment of Zhu Ziqing's "Moonlight on the Lotus Pond" I was alone on the road, pacing with my hands behind my back. This world seems to be mine; I also seem to have surpassed my usual self and entered another world. I love liveliness and calmness; I love being in groups and I love being alone. Like tonight, under this vast moon, a person can think about anything and think about everything, and he feels like a free person. What must be done during the day, what must be said, can now be ignored. This is the beauty of being alone, and I can take advantage of this boundless lotus fragrance and moonlight. On the zigzag lotus pond, Miwang is the leaves of Tiantian. The leaves are very high, like the skirts of dancing girls. Among the layers of leaves, white flowers are scattered sporadically, some are blooming (niǎo, nuó), and some are shyly beating; just like the pearls, like the stars in the blue sky, Like a beauty just out of the bath. The breeze passed by, sending wisps of fragrance, like the faint singing of distant high-rise buildings. At this time, the leaves and flowers also trembled a little, like lightning, and they passed over the lotus pond in an instant. The leaves were originally close to each other, side by side, which seemed to have a wave mark of condensed green. Under the leaves is the flowing water of the veins (mò), which is covered, and some colors cannot be seen; but the leaves are more windy. The moonlight is like flowing water, quietly pouring on this leaf and flower. A thin green mist floated in the lotus pond. The leaves and flowers seem to have been washed in milk; they are like a dream wrapped in a veil. Although it is a full moon, there is a thin layer of clouds in the sky, so it can't be bright; but I think this is just right - a sound sleep is essential, and a nap is also special. The moonlight shines through the trees, the bushes growing in the high places, and the staggered and mottled shadows fall, like ghosts; the sparse shadows of the curved willows seem to be painted on lotus leaves. The moonlight in the pond is uneven; but the light and shadow have a harmonious melody, such as the famous song played on Fan Ku (ē) Ling (transliteration of English violin). The four sides of the lotus pond, far and near, are all trees high and low, and willows are the most numerous. These trees surrounded a lotus pond; only on the side of the path, there were a few gaps, which seemed to be reserved for the moonlight. In one example, the color of the tree is yin and yin, and it looks like a cloud of smoke at first glance; but the plumpness of the willow can also be discerned in the smoke. There is a vaguely distant mountain in the treetops, which is only a little careless. There were also a few street lights leaking through the cracks of the trees, and the listless ones were the eyes of thirsty people. The most lively at this time is the sound of cicadas on the trees and the sound of frogs in the water; but the liveliness is theirs, and I have nothing. Fragment of Lu Xun's "From Baicao Garden to Sanwei Bookstore" Not to mention the green vegetable borders, the smooth stone well fences, the tall acacia trees, and the purple mulberries; not to mention the cicadas chanting in the leaves, the fat wasps crouching on the cauliflower, and the lightly called Tianzi (the skylark) suddenly emerges from the grass. He went straight to the sky. The short mud walls and roots around it alone are infinitely interesting. Here the oil flies sing, and the crickets play the piano. When you open the broken bricks, you will sometimes encounter centipedes; there are also cantharidins. If you press your fingers on its spine, it will slap and spray a puff of smoke from its rear aperture. Polygonum multiflorum vines and mango lotus vines are intertwined, the mango lotus has the fruits like lotus houses, and the Polygonum multiflorum has swollen roots. Some people say that the root of Polygonum multiflorum has the shape of a human, and if you eat it, you can become an immortal, so I often pull it up, and I have been involved in pulling it up constantly. . If you are not afraid of thorns, you can also pick raspberries, which are like small balls made of small coral beads. They are sour and sweet, and their color and taste are far better than mulberries. Fragment of Chen Congzhou's "Said the Garden" Gardens can be divided into contemplative and dynamic views. This is our primary consideration before building a garden. What is a quiet view, it is a viewing point in the garden for tourists to stop; a dynamic view is to have a longer tour line. From the two perspectives, the small garden should be dominated by contemplation, supplemented by dynamic observation, and the courtyard should focus on contemplation. The big garden is mainly based on dynamic view, supplemented by quiet view. The former is similar to the Suzhou Master of the Nets Garden, while the latter is similar to the Suzhou Humble Administrator's Garden. When people enter the Master of Nets Garden, there are many buildings that are suitable for sitting and staying. There are many buildings around the pool. There are fishes in front of the threshold, and there is a pavilion waiting for the moon to catch the wind. . As for the Humble Administrator's Garden, the corridor draws people's attention, and it resembles the Slender West Lake where "the boat is passing under the bridge at noon, and the figures are too hurried". The intention is first, and the text follows the intention. The distinction between dynamic and static is related to the nature of the garden and the size of the garden area. Like the bonsai garden being built in Shanghai, it is advisable to focus on contemplation, as an example. Chinese garden is a comprehensive artwork composed of architecture, landscape, flowers and trees, which is full of poetic and picturesque. Stacking mountains and managing water should create a realm of "even though it is made by people, it is like the opening of the sky". What is the relationship between mountains and water? In short, it is modeled after mountains and waters, using partial scenery rather than shrinking it (the pool of the Master of the Nets is imitating the white lotus pond in Tiger Hill, which is wonderful), and the principles of treatment are all in the picture book. Mountains are precious and have veins, water is precious and have sources, and the sources of pulses are connected, and the whole garden is vivid. I used to describe the relationship between mountains and rivers by using "water turns with mountains, mountains live with water" and "streams are twisted by mountains, and mountain trails are flat everywhere" to illustrate the relationship between mountains and rivers. In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, Zhang Nanyuan of the Dieshan family advocated the use of Pinggang Xiaopi and Lingfu Piban, that is, to make the garden landscape close to nature. If we can initially understand this truth, we will not be too far away from nature, and will be able to present the wonderful state of water and stone blending to some extent. Fragment of Liang Shiqiu's "Ya She" "Ya She" is most suitable for moonlit nights - the terrain is higher, and the moon is earlier. Seeing the moon spit out on the top of the mountain, the red plate swells, and in an instant, the clear light shines everywhere, the sky is bright, the surrounding fields are silent, the dogs bark, and the passengers are all quietly! There are two pear trees in front of the house. Sprinkling down, the underground shadows are gorgeous, especially at this time. Until Xing Lan people dispersed and went back to bed, the moonlight still forced me through the window, helping me to be desolate. When the drizzle is drizzling, "Ya She" is also interesting. Looking through the window, it is like Mi's rules, like clouds and fog, and it is filled with air. But if it rains torrentially, I will be apprehensive again. There are thick impressions on the roof everywhere. At first it is as big as a bowl, then it expands like a basin, then it drips continuously, and finally the roof plaster suddenly cracks, like a strange flower first blooming, However, the muddy water was poured, and the room was in a mess at the moment, and there was no time for rescue. Such experiences are not uncommon. Bing Xin "Picture" Walking down the mountain gate, why did you ever want to find a secluded place to visit Sheng? Turning around the mountain, there is a green meadow with endless shadows of towering trees. The curved stone bridge behind the tree, and two lions squatting in the afterglow behind the bridge. Looking back, only one broken tile and crumbling wall, and the peeling red door, was deeply closed. It turned out to be the mausoleum of the old home! He used to feel the rise and fall, and printed a picture. In the middle of the mountain, depending on the height, thousands of swallows fly around the temple. The battlement-like walls, the white stone corridors, and the gatehouses of yellow-green glazed tiles are exquisitely carved. In front of the building is the bright red sunset on the mountain, and behind the building is the plain village trees on the horizon, dark blue and purple. In the twilight, merge together. Is it Yuyu Qionglou? Is it Yaogong Beique? Why is it used to search for poetry and print a picture. As he walked with his head down, a fragment of a poem suddenly came to his mind. "In April, there are no dwarf trees in the south of the Yangtze River, and everyone is in the green shade." This is the only way to describe the people at the foot of the mountain!

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