Zhang Heng's "Erjing Fu" "Xijing Fu" Lecture (33)

Original text: There is a Kunming Lingnuma Black Water Xuan yan Zhou with a golden causeway tree to willow berry YuZhang Zhenguan Unveiling the middle of the stand, morning glory standing on its left Weaver girl on its right Sun and moon then in and out like Fu Sang and Mao Feng

1, Kunming: that is, Kunming Pond, in the southwest of present-day Xi'an City, has been annihilated. Book of Han WuDi Chronicle: Yuan Hunt Three Years "Sent Who Officials To Wear Kunming Ponds." "The Tale of Southwest Yi" has Yue Yue, Kunming Guo, Dianchi Lake, and Fang Sanli. The Han envoys sought to poison the country and were closed by Kunming. Now that he wants to cut it down, he pretends to be a pond elephant in Kunming to learn water warfare, and is in the southwest of Chang'an, around forty miles. "The Book of the Three Qins": "There is a lingnuma in the pond of Kunming, a pond of famous gods, and the yunyao time to control the water, try to stop the boat here." The "Miscellaneous Records of Xijing" said: "Emperor Wu made a Pond of Kunming, wanted to cut down Kunming Yi, and taught water warfare." Thus on the game fish farming. The fish was sacrificed to the Zhuling Temple, and the rest was sold in Chang'an City. ”

2. Black Water, Xuan Yan: "The Book of Searching for Gods" (Middle Volume XIII) says: "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty chiseled the Kunming Pond, extremely deep, full of gray ink, no restoration." According to this, black water refers to the color of the pool water in Kunming is black, and under the pool is black earth called Xuanlan.

3, the golden causeway: the stone embankment is as strong as gold.

4, Qi: wood name, like Yang, ChiLi.

5. YuZhang: Camphor Wood. Zhang Tong "Camphor". Xue Zong's note: "All Yu Zhangmu is the Taiguan also." Li Shan quoted the "Three Auxiliary Yellow Figures" as saying: "Shanglin has a Yuzhang view. ”

6. Revealed: "Speaking of Texts": "Exalt also." ”

7, morning glory, weaver girl: Bangu "Xidu Fu" said: "Set in the Yuzhang Yu, near the pool of Kunming, the left morning glory and the right weaver girl, like the endless sea of clouds." Li Shan's note: "The Han Palace Que Shu says: 'Kunming Pond has a statue of a two-stone morning glory weaver girl. ’”

8. Fuso: The name of the mythical tree. "Huainanzi Astronomy": "The sun comes out of the valley, bathing in the salty pond, and blowing on the Fusang." "The Classic of Mountains and Seas, Overseas East Classics": "There is Fuso on Yutani, which is bathed for ten days." ”

9. 濛汜sì: The place where the sun enters in ancient mythology. Chu Ci Tianwen: "From Tanggu, second to Mengfeng." Erya Shidi: "The west to the day is entered, and it is the Great Mongolian." "The Great Mask is The Great Meng.

Translation: There is also a Kunming pond with a spirit swamp, the pool ink is black, and the bottom of the pool is black soil. The pond is surrounded by a sturdy stone embankment, planted with willow and berries. Yuzhangguan stands tall in it, and the statues of the cowherd weaver girl are arranged on the left and right. The sun and moon rise and set here, just like the mythical Fuso valley and the sun in the sun.