Early summer landscape season, early summer reading day.
The beginning of summer is the seventh of the traditional 24 solar terms, and the beginning of summer marks the arrival of traditional summer.
At noon, I also talked to my mother about the difference between ancient and modern summer, because the division of contemporary summer is marked by temperature, and the average daily temperature reaches 22 degrees and lasts for five days before it enters summer. Although the weather forecast and prediction are accurate to remind people to pay attention to high temperatures, because the definition is lagging behind, there is a lack of the traditional sense of ritual and welcome of the seasons.
What's more, the ancient Lixia, according to the current standards, is still in the spring, but in the late spring, the grass and trees are lush, the climate is humid and clear, and it is the most beautiful reading day and travel season.
In recent years, with people's attention to agriculture and nature, and the revival of traditional culture, the 24 solar terms have been re-emphasized.
The natural beauty and strong cultural connotation of the Lixia solar term can be displayed one by one.
The beginning of summer is when the sun's yellow longitude reaches 45 degrees, and the direct sunlight of the sun travels in the middle of the equator and the Tropic of Cancer, and continues to travel northward. At this time, most of the mainland is occupied by the warm and humid air mass of the ocean, and the three elements of sunlight, temperature, and rain are complete, and it has become a vigorous period for the growth of plants and trees.
The green leaves grow and stretch out, and the growth force of green has become the theme of this period.
Chinese people have always paid attention to the relationship between man and nature, and the Lixia period is a good example of this harmony.
In the countryside, whether it is a mountain village or a rural village, the residence and the dwellings cover each other, forming a pleasant ecology, and at this time, the temperature is comfortable, the environment is green, and the air is fresh, which is the most suitable comfortable stage of the year for the human body.
"Mengxia grass and trees are long, and the trees around the house are sparse.
The birds are happy to be trusted, and I also love my house.
He has cultivated and planted, and he still reads my books.
The poor alleys are deep ruts, quite back to the old people's cars.
Drink spring wine happily and pick vegetables from my garden.
A light rain came from the east, and a good wind accompanied it.
Look at the biography of King Zhou and watch the mountains and seas.
Looking up to the end of the universe, how can you not be happy!" Tao Yuanming's "Classic of Mountains and Seas" is one of the thirteen poems
Tao Yuanming was a native of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the political situation was turbulent in the era in which he lived. Although he studied since he was a child, he held the pure idea of reading to be an official and patriotic for the people, but at that time, the society was dark, and the upper class employed people, not to pay attention to actual talents, but to see whether there was a relationship, and to be able to make offerings. Tao Yuanming, who grew up in a poor family, could only engage in low-level staff work, and his biggest official position was to be the commander of Pengze County, but he was also dissatisfied with the fact that this kind of official setting was more to meet the looting of his superiors, so he resigned and returned to his hometown and began a hard, but free farming life.
In the landscapes and plants of his hometown, Tao Yuanming paid equal attention to cultivation and reading, felt nature and agricultural labor with his life, and wrote many pastoral poems and articles that have been passed down through the ages. And this love for the natural land has also become the spiritual coordinates of the conscientious officials in ancient China, avoiding the bad pollution of reality, maintaining spiritual independence and pinning on the beautiful pastoral life.
Tao Yuanming's home in the countryside was built by himself.
People who have had the experience of building a house in the countryside know that building a house in ancient times is a big deal, the house is mostly a primitive wood structure, according to the material conditions at that time to organize manpower to complete, from Tao Yuanming's poems, after his house is built, many friends do not know, and this village, the road is not passable, it is difficult for cars and horses to come in, you can roughly estimate that Tao Yuanming's process of building a house, mainly relies on his family and his own strength, or also has the help of local villagers. Their living conditions are roughly the same as those of the local villagers. It reflects his love for the countryside as a farmer.
And the place of residence is also very rural normal, the front and back of the house are planted with willows and other economic tree species, and the yard is next to the vegetable garden, the difference is that Tao Yuanming's room is deliberately reserved for the study, but the book at this time is no longer a tool for sprinting to the career, but a kind of spiritual enjoyment of recalling the past and the present.
The time has come to the beginning of summer in another year, which is the beginning of the traditional summer, and this month is called Mengxia.
From the beginning of spring to the beginning of the cultivation and sowing, to this period has come to an end, at least Tao Yuanming cherishes the agricultural time, before the beginning of summer, the important cultivation of the land, has been completed. He began to have a relatively quiet mood and a leisurely time.
And his home is also in the natural Lixia, entering the most pleasant period of living.
Mengxia grass and trees grow, the trees around the house, the green leaves stretch, the new greenery, verdant and gratifying. This makes the house in real green, shady, beautiful, and three-dimensional green space.
Looking up, you can see the trees, and the birds that do not shy away from the trees, they are nesting, and they are also sharing the beauty of this early summer. Because the young leaves, fruits, and insects in the fields are enough to make them have a stable season.
Why doesn't Tao Yuanming like the house he built with his own hands? Moreover, though the house was not luxurious, it was sheltered from the wind and rain, and there was a study under the shade of greenery.
The work in the fields came to an end, and the courtyard was so quiet and green that it was just right to read a book.
Deep reading and thinking is to avoid a lot of worldly entertainment.
And Tao Yuanming likes his current living environment very much. Because he lives in a mountain village, the road is tortuous and narrow, even if he has friends, he may not be willing to get out of the car and trek through the small roads and hills, which has the relative freedom of time, not being disturbed, and blocking the information from the outside world that makes him sad.
But if it is a true friend, who does not dislike the long road and the poor countryside, and deliberately opposite him, it is another kind of hospitality. Tao Yuanming will take out his own good wine and rest when he gets drunk.
But the time now is almost entirely his own. He didn't feel lonely, but had an immersive thrill.
The traditional spring has just passed, but the wine brewed in the spring is ripe in early summer, and the wine of the Wei and Jin dynasties is naturally fermented grain wine, the degree is not high, and the entrance is sweet, which is equivalent to a slightly extravagant drink of the farmer, pour a bowl of wine, completely relax, and pick the leaves of fresh vegetables in the garden. At that time, stir-frying was not popular, and the grain was mainly steamed. In this leisurely early summer, depending on the situation, he is alone at home, and the stove will not be raw, but lettuce, full of sweetness, and wine, as if modern people have rice wine with raw cucumbers.
The rain is falling outside the window, neither cold nor warm, and the crops that are cultivated are bathed in this timely rain, and there is no need to worry about drought.
Relax completely.
Tao Yuanming began to read leisurely.
He no longer reads the heavy Four Books and Five Classics, although there are ancient poems such as the Book of Songs in them. It's about reading another strange book.
For example, "The Biography of Mu Tianzi" and "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", he must have read these books before.
But now, he thinks differently. Because these books, which I thought were absurd when I was young, now have a more bizarre use, that is, to use my soul to explore those blanks, to sketch history, and to experience the mood and thoughts of the ancients.
He must have read something and felt very happy.
The biography of King Zhou, that is, the biography of Mu Tianzi, depicts the legendary experience of King Mu traveling in all directions in an exaggerated way, which is the person behind the Zhou Dynasty to find the source of the history and story of the Zhou Dynasty.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas is the sum of various mythological stories and geographical mountains and rivers in ancient times, and has been called a strange book that is difficult to decipher.
Tao Yuanming was immersed in it and experienced the joy of reading.
The reason for this is because he touched the soul of the ancestors, the primitive cosmology, the worldview of the ancestors. He can touch their souls and desires that are unknown to future generations, and these are connected to him.
So he said that he was not just reading a book, he was soaring through the universe and was very happy.
In fact, Tao Yuanming's peasant life, to a certain extent, is closer to the primitive ancestors.
The lush landscapes in early summer, the quiet home, the accumulated experience of the world, and the real work undoubtedly made him more able to appreciate the fearlessness and awe of the ancestors when they conquered nature. The soul flies, and when he meets all the characters in the past history, he must have had another experience.
For example, he believes that the mythical Queen Mother does not just live on a Kunlun Mountain, her territory must be larger and broader. This is close to modern archaeology, where the Queen Mother was the tribal leader of a country to the west.
For example, Kuafu's in the Classic of Mountains and Seas is just a brief mythological narrative, and it even makes people feel that they are beyond their strength, but in Tao Yuanming's view, Kuafu's ambition is commendable, although he is dead, his spirit will stay for a long time, and it has nothing to do with victory or defeat. This can be an insight into Tao Yuanming's praise and admiration for the perseverance of the primitive ancestors, and of course it has also turned into his spiritual strength.
It can be said that Tao Yuanming reads books to a profound level.
No wonder he is so happy and not alone.
And outside the window, it is the home of early summer, full of greenery. How could he not love life, the land, and the rich history.
Early summer landscape season, early summer reading day.
The traditional beginning of summer is coming, entering Mengxia, the weather is clear, everything is strong, and fresh and pleasant, it is the best time to enjoy the rivers and mountains and read books. The most vigorous green, the most moving growth, also let the soul stretch, tentacles easily across thousands of years, thinking about the universe and life.
I wish you to cherish the good season, read happily, expand the capacity of your soul, and live a fuller and more meaningful life.
Hatsui Katsuyuki interprets the love and beauty in the poems for you. #头条创作挑战赛#