The small bridge and flowing water, the silk and bamboo in the ears, listening to Kunqu Opera in front of the pavilion, the Pan Taihu Lake in the snow, gathering the same friends. A seat of tea, a pool of lotus, incense at dusk, flowers and green lights. The elegant life in the minds of every Chinese person.
"Chinese-style elegant life" refers to the attitude and method of life of an art that is unique to Chinese and is characterized by wisdom, leisure and awakening.
"Chinese-style elegant life" is a historical reminiscence of "rural China", a spiritual yearning for the idyllic life in the agricultural era, and a kind of advocating and returning to the spiritual life of simplicity and truthfulness.
"Chinese-style elegant life" is a classical way of life nurtured by traditional Chinese culture.
"Chinese-style elegant living" has several characteristics on the spiritual level, the first is simplicity.
"Chinese Elegant Life" pursues a refined attitude to life, rather than a luxurious lifestyle. The kind of "local tyrant life" that spends a lot of money and dreams of death, and the so-called "successful life" that pursues fragrant cars, mansions, power, and beauties are not among them.
"Chinese-style elegant life" is more about implying a kind of spirit and culture.
The second is leisure. Leisure is a kind of elegance, leisure is a kind of calmness, leisure is a kind of realm, and leisure is a kind of wisdom.
"Chinese-style elegant life" enjoys a full life, not mediocre days, ordinary years, not glamorous time, and a peaceful time, not an angry and angry attitude.
Finally, wisdom. "Chinese-style elegant life" is a wise way of living. People who possess this kind of wisdom are high and able to be low, full and empty, rich and thrifty, noble and humble, wise and foolish, brave and cowardly, argumentative and able, broad and shallow, bright and dark.
Able to know the greatness of the world, can know the difficulties of life, have self-knowledge and self-knowledge, have the foresight, do not be sad for suffering, are not favored and happy, are not lonely when they are lonely, and are not lonely when they are lonely, so they are absolutely power-hungry, abandon flashy, chic and attained, self-respecting and self-respecting, self-reliant, not humble and not arrogant, not vulgar and not flattering.
It can enlarge its heart and tolerate the things of the world, humble its heart and accept the goodness of the world, calm its heart and discuss the affairs of the world, concentrate on its heart, observe the reason of the world, determine its heart, and respond to the changes of the world.
"Elegant life" is "leisure love lonely clouds and pure love monks", is "washing cuttlefish swallowing inkstone, cooking tea and cranes to avoid smoke", is "laughing and watching the wind and clouds, listening to the flowers and birds", is "bamboo dense does not interfere with flowing water, the mountain is high and hinders the wild clouds flying", it is "spring has a hundred flowers and autumn has a moon, summer has a cool breeze and winter has snow", it is "a quiet place where the piano is dialed, the tea is boiled by the river bridge, the book is about after dusk, the sword is not plucked", it is "walking to the poor place of water, sitting and watching the clouds rise", it is "lying high in the hills and ravines, escaping from the world"......
"Elegant life" is a unique life philosophy of Chinese. After studying Confucius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Tao Yuanming, Su Dongpo and others, Mr. Lin Yutang formed a set of life philosophy with "awakening, humor, leisure, and enjoyment" as the key.
In an essay entitled "The Philosophy of the Mean: Zi Si", Lin Yutang wrote: "We are all born half Taoist and half Confucian.
...... The noblest ideal in Chinese thought is that a person who does not have to escape from human society and life, but can also preserve his original happy nature.
...... Semi-cynics are the most superior cynics. After all, the highest type of life is the author of "The Mean", the grandson of Confucius, and the life of the mean, advocated by Zisi.
This spirit of moderation finds a perfect equilibrium between action and inaction, and its ideal is that of a half-famous and half-nameless person;
Work hard in laziness, laziness in hard work, be so poor that you can't afford to pay rent, and rich enough to stop working altogether, or help friends as you please;
I can play the piano, but I am not very clever, I can only play it to my confidants and friends, but the greatest use is for my own pastime; I also collect some antiques, but it is only enough to fill the mantelpiece in the house; I can read books, but I don't work very hard;
He was very knowledgeable, but he did not become an expert; articles were written, but half of the letters sent to The Times were returned and half published—in short, I believe that this ideal of middle-class life is the soundest ideal of life that the Chinese have ever found. ”
Similarly, Mr. Zhou Zuoren also said in "Tea Food in Beijing": "In addition to the things we need for daily use, we must have a little useless games and pleasures to make life interesting."
We watch the sunset, look at the autumn river, look at the flowers, listen to the rain, smell the incense, drink wine that does not quench our thirst, and eat snacks that do not seek to be full, all of which are necessary in life - although they are useless decorations, and the more refined the better. This is the "Chinese style of elegant life".
With the wheel of history moving forward, we have now entered a highly developed industrial and commercial society. In an era when people's hearts are generally impetuous and utilitarian, people are always in a hurry with mixed steps.
In a crowded society where time is like gold, people are always busy—too busy, too busy with long sighs, so busy with atrophy, so busy with paleness.
At this time, how we wish we could slow down and live an artistic, poetic "Chinese-style elegant life". Three thousand years of reading history is nothing more than fame and fortune, and 90,000 miles of enlightenment will eventually return to the poetry and wine pastoral. We need "Chinese style of elegant living".