Today, in what way do we open up the beauty of the Chinese language?

Wen | Wang Zipei

Summarizing the cultural trend in recent years, it is absolutely impossible to avoid the "rise of national style". Interestingly, as the most important carrier of culture, the concern about the inheritance of Chinese in society seems to be increasing. Recently, I saw that some media took stock of the beauty of the Chinese language, and I couldn't help but think about how to open the Chinese language and regain the beauty of the Chinese language today.

They all say that Chinese is very beautiful, but it is difficult to tell clearly where the beauty of Chinese lies. I still remember last year's widely discussed "mountains and rivers are exotic, the wind and moon are the same day", the wording is plain and easy to understand, but when you see the mountains and the wind and the moon, see the similarities and differences between heaven and earth, you will always think of a lot of images carved into the genes of national culture, and remember the deep feelings that have been precipitated in the text for thousands of years, which is "although the frontier is heavy on the sea, the car books are one family", and it is also "the green mountains are the same as the clouds and rain, and the bright moon was once two townships". Chinese characters have the beauty of phonology and divine form, and Chinese has the beauty of suppressing the ring, and all of this is inseparable from the thoughts and emotions carried by language and writing.

Leaving aside the humanistic heritage, the beauty of the Chinese language cannot be discussed. Many ancient songs are unknown, like piling up words, but they can be sought after. Not long ago, "Du Fu's most beautiful Tang poems" were popular on the Internet, including many modern expressions such as "you and I are in the twilight years, sitting idly in the courtyard". Similar pseudo-poems have won a lot of likes and forwards, and it is even more suspicious that many readers have missed too many more beautiful and more worthy of scrutiny and appreciation of splendid articles. In other words, if you don't distinguish between Yan Yan, then the so-called promotion of traditional culture will only make people more and more distant from the beauty of traditional culture, and make creation more and more vain.

In order to let more people understand the beauty of Chinese, it is still necessary to work hard through themselves and the outside world. When I saw the text, I was guilty, but I actually thought it was too complicated. For example, when the tomb of Qian Gong was stolen, Qian Gong wrote that "strange flowers bloom, but slowly return", everyone is familiar with it, and perhaps you can go further and try to appreciate where its beauty lies. When seeing the performance of "Roselle Water Endowment", everyone knows that it is inspired by the legend of Roselle and the literary "Roselle Endowment", but you may wish to find the original text to see how the "Eight Bucket Talents" are displayed, and what kind of emotional sustenance is behind this for home and country. The joy of reading often lies in connecting from one place to another, pushing one side away from one point, and finally shaping people's knowledge structure and aesthetic sentiments.

As for external influences, many online reading audio, video and television programs are playing a role in promoting and guiding, but language classes are still crucial. Liang Shiqiu once recalled how Liang Qichao taught "Zhen Zhen Yin" how he recalled more than 20 years. This actually inspires today's language education, which can strive to tell more detailed, accurate and vivid, tell the beauty of the article, and stimulate students' interest. After all, Chinese is different from other disciplines, teaching not only knowledge, but also inheriting the context and style of the country and the nation.

Today, enhancing cultural self-confidence is a crucial issue. Whether it is recalling the past, writing the present, or even creating the future, it is inseparable from the Foundation of Chinese Skills and the beauty of Chinese. Perhaps, you may wish to start by reading and regain the beauty of the Chinese language.

【Author】 Wang Zipei

Southern Review