Xue Yuanming
The sting is the third of the twenty-four solar terms, marking the beginning of mid-spring. In ancient times, it was called "Qijing", because the name of the Han Jing Emperor was "Qi", which was changed to "surprise" to avoid secrecy. In ancient times, people would hold incense and wormwood in their hands and smoke the four corners of their homes to drive away snakes, insects, mosquitoes, rats and musty smells, a custom that is still preserved in many places.
The word "sting" in Huaisu cursive is rounded and powerful with the pen, making the turn like a ring, a thousand miles, the spirit flies, the unrestrained and smooth, like a snake walking away, but crazy and not strange.
"Sting" cursive collection of Huai su characters
The sting is here.
For the sake of the solar terms, the final choice is The two words of Huai Su. In the history of calligraphy, Huaisu cursive writing is evaluated as "frightening snakes, sudden rain and fierce winds", which can be described as overwhelming. The language of the ancients was always so poetic, prosody, and imaginative, even in specialized book theory. Many people are accustomed to seeing Zhuangzi as a thinker and philosopher. In fact, he was first and foremost a great writer, "There is a fish in the north, and its name is Kun." The size of the carp is unknown to thousands of miles; it is transformed into a bird, and its name is Peng. Peng's back, I don't know how many thousands of miles it is; it flies with anger, and its wings are like clouds hanging in the sky. ”
Yang Yisun Seal Book "Xia Xiaozheng" Eight Screen Selection Two
Stings were first called "initiations". "Xia Xiaozheng" records: "The first moon is stung". Because the name of the Han Jing Emperor was "Qi", it was changed to "surprise" to avoid secrecy. Both names have been used at different times. Japan still uses the word "kai". The word "sting" is a perfect match for the shock and movement, and the sting is quiet. Scholars are accustomed to sitting for a long time. Sitting for a long time hurts the body, the so-called Wen Jing must be weak, and it is time to move. For those who do learning, it is very bad to be lazy to move, and it is not good to sit still when impetuous, and it is necessary to move like a rabbit and be quiet like a virgin, "the way of literature and martial arts, one by one relaxation."
Qing Zhang Ruoyi Painting Ink Miao Zhu Lin (卯) Book Of Shock Sting Collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei (Photo added by the editor)
Many Chinese folk customs are based on the change of the festivals, which is a commemorative ceremony for people to adapt to the changes of heaven and earth and yin and yang. For example, the firecrackers of the Spring Festival, in addition to the role of expelling the evil spirits of the Year, are also the role of "stinging", and the "shock" is the yang qi in the body, so that it diverges. "Shock" has the effect of reminding and refreshing. Although Wu Song was skilled, when he saw the big insect, he was still shocked into a cold sweat, and no matter how much wine he drank, he also woke up. The elementary school textbook has "Birds of Fright", which is very impressive. The essence is not birds but people. A pop drama like "Step by Step" can make people jump and be shocked by the name. The characters in the mangotai idol drama always do not eat human fireworks, and they are initially shocked as "heavenly people", and they will definitely get tired of watching more.
Huang Shiling's "Xia Xiaozheng" album
When he was a teenager, chun's heart sprouted, fell into a love affair, his heart was like a deer, and from time to time he would panic about a small matter, suffering from gain and loss. In hindsight, many times it is to draw the ground as a prison, take a step back from the sea and the sky. Running for life in a congested city every day, as long as you drive, you will encounter large and small bumps, which makes people feel uncertain. At this time, a strong heart is most needed. The strangeness of the book world is shocking and makes people drop their jaws. So what? Be yourself. To be a calligrapher, your heart must be very big. At any time in life, we must learn to wait and not give up lightly. Winter is long, the suffering is unbearable, and everything is dormant. All beings suffer. Who is the exception?
There is a folk proverb that "February stings and hugs silkworms". The sting begins and you are ready to hatch the silkworm eggs. When the spring breeze is in full swing, when the leaves are new green and gradually become thick shade, the silkworms just hatch. If there is anything that can be realized from silkworm breeding, it must be metamorphosis and growth. In the life of a silkworm, it must molt, pupate, and even more moth. For silkworms, every step is a gorgeous transformation. When people reach middle age, they suddenly think, isn't this exactly the greeting and inspiration of one life to another?
Tan Zemin Tang Bao Rong's "Neon Dress Feather Song" four screens
However, many folk proverbs describe it, which can now only be consulted in books and on the Internet, and it is always separated by imaginary ideas to get feelings. Imagine today's children, how many people have climbed trees, flowed through water, picked up dogs, caught birds, caught chickens, caught frogs? It can be called a "little naughty boy". For children, adolescence is the most important stage of growth, from arrogance to convergence, from ignorance to maturity, from stubbornness to stability. Without a happy time in childhood, there are no good memories of the future. Lu Youshi's description of "watching the horses from the father and the elderly, and returning to the children to put paper kites" is rarely able to experience, the key is that there is no time. The farther away from nature, the farther away from innocence.
Tong Danian's "Jingyou Yamato" couplet
After the sting, the spring thunder will arrive as promised. "Moon Order Seventy-two Waiting Solution" Yun: "On the February Festival, everything is shocked, and the earthquake is thunder, so it is known as a sting." It was the stinging that flew away. "Spring thunder, all things grow", began with the written inheritance of agricultural civilization, has been deeply rooted in the hearts of farming peoples. According to the law of the climate, before and after the sting, the weather in various parts of China began to warmer, the rain gradually increased, and most areas began spring ploughing. "After the stinging festival, the hoe does not stop", and the farmers are as usual to start busy in the fields. "The heart is concerned with the hardships of farming, but the wish is enough." In any case, I hope that the hard-working people have a good year!
Biologists have found that insects cannot hear thunder. The earth springs back and the weather warms up is what makes them end their hibernation and flee in shock. The ancients divided the stings into three waits: "one waits for the peach Shihua; the second waits for the cang Gengming; and the third waits for the eagle to turn into a dove." "After the sting, enter the mid-spring season. Peach blossom red, pear blossom white, yellow warbler song, swallow return, how pleasing to the eye. Not only is the magnolia flower blooming, the begonia has flowered and is ready to bloom, and the fragrance of the camellia is everywhere. Being in the city, many times can not experience. China is a vast region, and not all places can be synchronized with each solar term. Even so, I still miss every solar term. In urban life, it is still a kind of respect for the festival, but it is a nostalgia for traditional culture.
Wu Changshuo's "Small Garden Net Flow" couplet
Wu Changshuo "Dancing Crane Xuan"
Looking back at the red dust world, one day, it will be prosperous and fallen, returning to plain, waveless expectations, and the most beautiful and profound Jane is speechless. The city of Nanjing is particularly suitable for life, and I often miss the encounters in the vast sea of people. Many people are in the gap of time, gradually drifting away, since they can not be separated from each other, it is better to forget each other in the rivers and lakes. But there are always some people who can keep the original memories in each other's hearts and can be willing to eat.
(This article was originally titled "Sting in Calligraphy")
Editor-in-Charge: Ruoxi Chen
Proofreader: Liu Wei