【"Outline of the Eight Views and Other Landscapes of Xiangcheng in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and Their Poetry" No. 2]
Wen ‖ Dou Yongge
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Second, the emergence and development of the "Eight Views of Xiangcheng" and its poems
Xiangcheng County has a long history and rich landscapes, and the "Eight Views of Xiangcheng", which has been handed down from ancient times as a classic, synthesizes the eight most famous landscapes in the county and has also become a unique cultural phenomenon in Xiangcheng County.
Before the Ming Dynasty, there was no local history of Xiangcheng County, and the selection of "Eight Views" was not recorded. The first local chronicle of Xiangcheng County is Ming Jiajing's "Xiangcheng County Chronicle", which records the group poem "Eight Views of Xiangcheng" written by Shangshu of the Household Department of the Ming Dynasty and Li Min of Xiangcheng. This is also the earliest "Eight Views of Xiangcheng" poem. The titles of this group of poems show that the "Eight Views of Xiangcheng" are: Rushui Red Bridge, Qianming Xiaozhong, Purple Cloud Qingxue, Lingwu Autumn Wind, Longchi Evening Fishing, Balcony Twilight Rain, Aozuka Sorrowful Cloud, and Gaoqiao Night Moon. This is the first recorded selection of "Eight Views of Xiangcheng" in Xiangcheng County. (Want to see other beautiful articles written by the author of this article, Mr. Dou Yongge?) Welcome to click on the following link to enjoy: the world's first tea article, created by our Xiangcheng people! ）
Li Min (1425-1491), courtesy name Gongmian, was a native of Xiangcheng, Henan. In the fifth year of Ming Jingtai (1454), he entered the priesthood and was appointed as the inspector of imperial history. Successively moved to Zhejiang and Huguang according to the envoys, Shanxi and Sichuan left and right envoys, bingbu right shilang, left and right deputy capital Yushi. In the twenty-first year of Chenghua (1485), the governor Caoyun was the governor of Caoyun, and the following year he was worshipped as Hubu Shangshu.
Li Min was a famous courtier in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, and he served in the four dynasties of Jingtai, Tianshun, Chenghua, and Hongzhi. Whoever benefits the national economy and the people's livelihood will do so in an all-powerful way; those who are harmful will be condemned and abolished. When Li Min inspected Datong and served as the Headhu Shangshu, he initiated tax reform, which was approved by Emperor Xianzong Zhu Jianshen to implement it, and all taxes in the north were paid at the same time, making an attempt to implement the new law of "one whip" during the Jiajing and Wanli years, which was actually a precedent for the implementation of the law.
In the fourth year of Chenghua (1468), Li Min returned to his hometown to keep the system, built the foothills of the Ziyun Mountain, and studied with scholars. Later, it was expanded into a college, and the imperial court gave it the name "Ziyun Academy". Hongzhi died of illness in four years, and gave the crown prince Shaobao the title of "Gongjing".
The poems of Li Min's "Eight Views of Xiangcheng" recorded in Ming Jiajing's "Xiangcheng County Chronicle" are:
Rushui Red Bridge
Green water and red bridge shelter,
Thirty-six rings across the sky.
Heaven moves the back of the sea,
The ground embraces the rainbow waist across the blue bay.
Emperor Que Jiu Guan Tong Yi,
Wang Cheng wanli walked barbarically.
Driving the mountain who borrows the power of the dragon,
The stone whip marks are still bloody.
The poem depicts the landscape of an ancient red stone bridge built in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties on the Beiru River outside the south gate of the county seat. The bridge is all made of red stone, a total of 36 holes, far away from the rainbow sky, very spectacular. At present, due to the perennial silt accumulation, the bridge deck is not at the bottom of the river, and it can only surface in the dry season.
Qian MingXiao Bell
Nanshan jia qi qi,
Xiao Temple's bell is smelling from the other side.
One blow to call back the vicissitudes of the day,
Several sounds broke through the blue clouds.
The stars of the small hall of music have begun to fall,
The sound of the spring tide is not divided.
It is the ghostly dream,
The windows are full of plum moon chaos.
The poem depicts a landscape of an ancient bell (now extant) located in the Qianming Temple on Shoushan Mountain in the south of the county seat. The ancient bell can be hugged in all directions, and the sound is grand. Legend has it that every time dawn breaks, it does not hit itself, and it is heard for miles.
Purple clouds and snow
The remnants of the snow west mountain have not yet fallen,
More shine on a sunny day.
Three thousand feet above the ice cliff,
The Jade Pillar Pavilion was empty for several hundred meters.
Long Yao returned to the day in the middle of the night,
Qingguang Spring Dawn Brews Cold Wei.
When to borrow yang and force,
Pei Zuo Gan Lin Run Bai Fei.
The poem depicts the landscape of Ziyun Mountain in the territory of the present-day Town of Ziyun in Xiangcheng County. At the southern end of Ziyun Mountain, the mistletoe is lush, at the turn of autumn and winter, the autumn leaves are full of mountains, the snow is clear, the red is wrapped in plain, and it is spectacular; in the twilight of spring, in the turquoise bushes, the residual snow still exists, and the green leaves and white snow are all interesting.
Ling Wu Autumn Wind
General Bow Sword Closed Ghost Palace,
The name is always with the mountain spirit.
Temple ceremonies are still stained with new ceremonies,
Who knows the old heroes.
Xiao Xiao Gumu West Wind Urgent,
The ruins are red at sunset.
Merit is not lost in man,
From teaching blood to infinity.
The poem depicts a landscape of the tomb of General Lingwu of Lingwu Mountain, located in the territory of Ziyun Town, Xiangcheng County. In 300 BC, the Chu general Jing Que and Qin soldiers fought at Lingwu Mountain, and were defeated and buried at the eastern foot of the mountain. There is a shrine next to his tomb, surrounded by pines and cypresses, and every autumn breeze rises, the ancient trees are depressed, like weeping, which is sad. The tomb of the present scene is still there.
Dragon Pond Evening Fishing
A few feet of poles and acres of ponds,
Fishing for ripples in the shadows of the setting sun.
Line by the green bank gull first fox,
Sitting on the Clear Wave Fish unknown.
Willow dew thick wind soft,
The fragrance of lotus flowers spreads late for the month.
Attentiveness is more than tim fang bait,
It was the time of the Golden Scaled Leaper.
The poem depicts the landscape of Longchi near the village of Youting in present-day Kuzhuang Town, north of the county seat. In the old days, there was a spring known as the Dragon Pond (now there is no existence), the willows on the shore are gently blowing, the lotus flowers in the pool are fragrant, and the sunset is especially suitable for fishing.
Balcony twilight rain
King Taixie of Chu pressed the city,
The land occupies the dust of Gaomingyuan City.
Rushui is like a ring will be green around,
Shou Shan ru Dai Xue mei yi.
When the dream rain really became a delusion,
No traces of this place can be traced.
Pointing out the absurdity of doubly sadness,
How many letters are doubtful.
The poem depicts a landscape of Yanghelou (now non-existent) located outside the east gate of the former county town, which is twilight and smokey, like a drizzle.
Aozuka melancholy
Three feet of tired ancient road,
Concubine Ming hid here in the Xuan Hall.
Yin mi zai wood wind frost old,
Spring into the forest flowers splendid fragrance.
The nine original grievances should be in love,
The soul of a thousand years is destined to return home.
Sorrowful clouds and desert grass,
It's like a broken intestine in the night of the vault.
The poem depicts the ancient tomb of Li Village, located 7.5 kilometers northwest of the county seat and now shilipu town. On the southwest side of the village, there is an ancient mound, named "Aozuka", which is said to have been set up to commemorate the king of Zhaojun and his relatives. Next to the tomb is Aozuka Temple (formerly known as Longxing Temple), where the ancient cypress towers in the sky, the shade of the sun, the smoke is ethereal, and the smoke is strong. In order to commemorate Zhaojun, it is called "Aozuka Sorrowful Cloud". The temple was built in the Yuan Dynasty, destroyed by war, and rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty.
Takahashi Night Moon
Small bridge smoke tree evening flies,
A mountain light and water light.
At the bottom of the stream there is a heavenly culmination,
There is nothing in the world.
Qinghui Huangyao Qianlin Snow,
Cold and gloomy May frost.
Stepping on Qiong Yaohun does not care,
Dressed in dewy wet clothes.
The poem depicts a landscape of an ancient stone bridge (now absent) located on the Mahe River in the present-day Town of Shilipu, Xiangcheng County. Because of the low terrain nearby, the riverbed is deep, and the bridge seems to be hanging in the air, it is called Gaoqiao. Near the bridge there is a deep pond (now absent), and the shore is full of weeping willows. At the turn of summer and autumn, the night moon is bright, reflected in the water, and the picture is perfect.
The poem "Eight Views of Xiangcheng" is a poem composed by Li Min for the "Eight Views of Xiangcheng" evaluated by his hometown at that time, which depicts the "Eight Views" in detail, expressing the poet's love and praise for the natural beauty, history and culture of his hometown Xiangcheng. Poetry praises beautiful scenery, scenery with poetic name, "Xiangcheng Eight Views" can be engraved in the hearts of the people of Xiangcheng for a long time, and Li Min's "Eight Views of Xiangcheng" poem is inseparable.
(Unfinished, tomorrow wonderful continuation)
【About the author】Dou Yongge, male, Han ethnicity, born in April 1967, from Xiangcheng County, Henan Province, bachelor degree in Chinese language and literature from Henan University, member of Henan Writers Association, director of Xuchang Writers Association, vice chairman and secretary general of Xiangcheng County Writers Association, secretary general of Xiangcheng County Poetry Society, deputy director of Xiangcheng County Local History Office. Engaged in amateur creation for more than 20 years, published more than 200 various literary works, works scattered in various newspapers and periodicals across the country, published "Thousand Autumn Poems Illuminate Xiangcheng", "Floating in the Water of the Heart" and other books, some works have been reprinted and included, award-winning and evaluated, with a certain influence.
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