Reading | Feng Yuan: The Aesthetic Dimension of Shudi Mountains and Humanities- The Interpretation of Mr. Quartz's "Quartz Shu Geography"

Text/Feng Yuan

Among contemporary Chinese writers, there are not a few who come to Sichuan for sightseeing and tourism, but there are very few examples of people like Mr. Quartz who regard Sichuan as his second hometown, and who vigorously depict the beautiful mountains and scenic spots of Sichuan, who affectionately write about his exchanges and friendships with Sichuan literati, who profoundly describe the changes of the times and social development in Sichuan, and who deeply reproduce the heroes and their heroic deeds in Sichuan's history.

In this sense, Mr. Quartz's "Geography of Quartz Shu" can be described as a precedent for a concentrated depiction of Sichuan and Song Andba Shu, and its special significance and value cannot be questioned. Because it not only highlights the writer's deep friendship with Bashan Shushui, but also conveys the aesthetic dimension of the kingdom of Tianfu.

As the opening essay, "Nian Shu", can be seen as a kind of guidance expressed by Mr. Quartz in this collection, or a kind of outline and guidance. In this essay, the author not only describes his first cognition and feelings about the Shu kingdom, but also records the story of the author's first acquaintance and friendship with the Shu people. This laid a solid emotional foundation for the author's long-term tourism, interpersonal communication and image vivid depiction of Sichuan's landscape and humanities in Sichuan.

It was in the early stages of the Liberation War, and the author, who was still a primary school student, listened to Mr. Li's lessons. Teacher Li is a fourth-year student of the history department of a university in Beiping, and the flames blocked Teacher Li's way back to school, and he had to stay in the village as a contemporary class teacher.

In the minds of this group of primary school students, Teacher Li is the most talented and learned person. His lectures never stick to textbooks, nor do he have any lectures, and just by virtue of his hanging eloquence, he can tell wonderful Chinese and foreign historical stories in a subtle and meticulous way.

He spoke of the Dispute between the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, "causing us to strangle our wrists and raise our eyebrows for a while, smile with our eyebrows open our eyes for a while, grug our hearts for a while, and almost cheer for it for a while." "Its scene is vividly remembered. From Teacher Li's narration, the author clearly feels that his emotional investment is on the side of Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, and there is a great expression of the ideological viewpoint and subjective emotion of "respecting Shu and degrading Wei". This invisibly affects the author's emotional judgment and psychological cognition, from the beginning, the author has a heartfelt good feeling for the distant hometown of Xishu, and also constitutes the author's dream of Shudi all along. This is the author's first acquaintance and perception of Shudi.

The first time I met and became acquainted with the Shu people was in the mid-1960s.

The author was sent to work in a large factory on the outskirts of the city. One day, the author was returning from work in the oil truck workshop to eat, and on the way, he encountered a small but well-proportioned and dexterous woman coming from outside the gate, and she asked the author in a Mandarin with a foreign accent but very beautiful: "Where is the factory equipment department going?" Because the factory is very large, the author told her to follow this road to the metalworking workshop, and then turn right for a hundred meters to the equipment department.

The next day was a weekend, because the author had not returned home in Beijing for three weeks, and after work, he rushed to the train station by bus in a hurry. When I arrived at the station to buy a ticket, I found that the money in my pocket was still nine corners short. Just when the author felt very embarrassed, a pleasant and crisp female voice behind him sounded and handed the author a dollar. The author looked back and fixed his eyes, only to find that it was the woman who had only one side.

On the way to Beijing, the woman introduced herself as a native of Yibin, Sichuan, who graduated from an engineering university in Shanghai and now works in Chongqing, and came to Tianjin on a business trip to buy equipment for the factory. The enthusiasm, cleverness, competence and interest and sincerity of this female comrade left a deep impression on the author, and even a few years later, the author has always regarded the impression of this female comrade as an overall impression of the women in Sichuan. This is the author's first acquaintance with the Shu people.

In the second half of this essay, the author recounts twice about his dealings with The Sichuanese and the good feelings he had. One was at the Leshan PEN conference jointly organized by Essay Monthly and the Sichuan Writers Association in 1985, and the other was on the way back from a trip to Jiuzhaigou. The former recounts the author's sincere and thick, enthusiastic and pragmatic work in the work with Sichuan wenyou, which made the pen meeting for two days very fruitful; the latter recounted the past of four Sichuan people working together and helping each other in order to get the car out of the quagmire in the heavy rain. All these have left a very deep impression and memory on the author.

The essay "The Rain of the Bamboo Sea" can be seen as a successful description of the author's natural mountains and beautiful scenery in Sichuan. In this essay, the author expressed his unique inner feelings together: "This rain is not enough, it is already raining, and at once it is obliquely descending from the bamboo branches of Lingxiao, filtering through the heavy bamboo leaves, washing away some dust on the leaves, and bringing down the unworldly and strange bamboo fragrance, landing on my lips, not only without a little disgust, but also with a sense of sweetness." I no longer regret not bringing rain gear, and I am bent on enjoying the gift of bamboo rain. ”

This is followed by the author's deep aesthetic description of the entire sea of bamboo. In such a description, there are key descriptions of rare bamboo species such as ink bamboo, human face bamboo, Luohan bamboo, phoenix tail bamboo, Guanyin bamboo, and chicken claw bamboo, a general description of the overall composition of the bamboo sea, a radius of more than 100 square kilometers and eight scenic spots, and more than 100 scenic spots, as well as a true portrayal of bamboo handicrafts and the prosperity of the commercial and economic situation brought about, as well as a heartfelt praise for being able to taste the delicious and delicious meals made of tender bamboo shoots, bamboo shoots, and bamboo mushrooms.

The author's writing method not only effectively expresses the outstanding characteristics of the natural landscape and natural customs of the bamboo sea, but also combines the aesthetic picture of the economic development and social civilization of the bamboo sea.

In the prose essays such as "Walking Pen Seven Pan Guan", "Pine Cypress has a Love cuiyun corridor", "Qiqu Mountain is not just for visiting the temple", "Dujiangyan Sentiments", "Langzhong Sanyi", "Re-encounter Rongcheng", "Golden Dome Rainy Environment", "Wine Fragrance Overflowing in a Mellow Cultural Atmosphere" and other prose articles, the author also shows a special love for the natural landscape, beautiful mountains and rivers, scenic spots and monuments of the country of Tianfu, and a high praise for the economic development, social progress and civilization of the times in bashan Shushui, which shows the author's unique eyes and fruitful grasp of prose art.

Vividly reproducing the glorious deeds of heroic figures and affectionately praising the great feats of heroic figures is another feature of this anthology of essays, which is mainly manifested in the two essays "Zhongjiang Xing, Love Zhongjiang" and "Dinglie Qianqiu Remembers Smile - Remembering the Old Red Army of Sichuan".

The former mainly describes the author's trip to Zhongjiang and his reasons for loving Zhongjiang. As soon as the author stepped into the Huang Jiguang Martyrs Memorial Hall, he was attracted by the precious historical photos hanging on the wall, and could not help but think of the bits and pieces after Huang Jiguang joined the army, especially the heroic story of his brave efforts to block the enemy's gun holes in the Battle of Shangganling, and fondly praised the great feats of this martyr. This is undoubtedly the author's biggest, best and most abundant reason for loving the city of Zhongjiang.

The latter mainly depicts that during the breakthrough of the Central Plains in 1946, The commander of wang Dinglie and his regiment of men and horses broke through the enemy's encirclement and blockade in one fell swoop with the heroic momentum of fearlessness and fierce attack, creating favorable conditions for the large troops to get rid of the encirclement and suppression of the enemy army and successfully advance westward. After the founding of New China, the author and General Wang Dinglie had two cordial meetings at the Great Hall of the People and warmly praised the outstanding merits and character of this old Red Army of Sichuan nationality in the Liberation War and his character of sincerity, kindness, kindness, and approachability.

Expressing the author's sincere interaction with contemporary Literati in Sichuan and the deep friendship between them is also a feature of this collection of essays. This is mainly reflected in the author's prose and poetry collections for contemporary Sichuan writers and the writing of relevant commentaries.

"Media and Literature: From Wu Songqiao to "Amphibious Mutual Progress"" is the author's comment on Wu Songqiao's book "Cultural Crops in the Media". In this commentary, the author first wrote about his correspondence with the Sichuan contemporary prose writer Wu Songqiao in the early days and in the middle and late periods, and then commented on Mr. Wu Songqiao's progress in media construction and literary creation one by one.

In the author's view, the Sichuan News Supplement, hosted by Mr. Wu Songqiao, is very distinctive: "It has both an atmospheric side and is very suitable for the tastes of ordinary readers; it attaches importance to the universally recognized excellence, and prominently presents the local characteristics of Sichuan... It has a 'comprehensive' tolerance, but it has never neglected the cultural art that should be placed. This is the author's praise for the Sichuan News supplement, and it is not a praise for the entire Sichuan print media. Finally, it reveals the significance and value of Mr. Wu Songqiao's "amphibious progress" between literary creation and supplementary publications. It is not difficult to glimpse from this that the author's sincere exchanges with Sichuan literati and the deep friendship he formed after the sightseeing tour and the pre-conference meeting in Shudi.

Carefully and deeply considering Mr. Quartz's collection of essays, the author found that it actually implied a summoning structure, and gave us a deep enlightenment: that is, to have a pair of eyes that are good at discovery of Sichuan's natural mountains and cultural landscapes, to have enthusiasm and care for Sichuan people, to be full of heartfelt admiration and admiration for the heroes in Sichuan's history, and to be touched and excited to welcome the prosperity of the social development and progress of the times in bashu.

This is not only the significance and ideological enlightenment that the author highlights in this collection of essays, but also the author's in-depth interpretation of the aesthetic Sichuan dimension expressed in this book. It may be able to become a model for the vast number of writers in Sichuan to study, or a powerful spiritual guide.