Author: Chen Huawen
Li Qingsong's recently published ecological literature work "Believe in Nature" (huangshan book company published in June 2021) expresses new insights into nature and literature in different ways such as narrative, lyricism and argumentation.
As an influential natural literature writer in China, Li Qingsong has long written literature around the theme of ecology and nature. "Believe in Nature" includes 29 non-fiction works, essays and essays on the theme of nature published by him in recent years, and the objects of writing involve mountains, rivers, plants, trees, animals, legends and allusions related to nature, etc. Although the object of each article is written about nature, behind the text is a writer's deep love of nature.
"We think we are in control of everything, but in fact, it is nature that dominates everything." In Li Qingsong's eyes, nature cultivates tenacity and legend, as well as love and beauty. Nature is a community of life to which man also belongs. Our lives, past, present, and future, cannot be stripped from nature and are always connected to the multitude of relationships of nature. Traces of nature are everywhere, including invention and creation, literature and art, and our minds and souls. To believe in nature is to believe in the beautiful and the sublime.
Literature is anthropology, and natural literature is the relationship between man and nature, man and all things. In natural literature, man is not necessarily the protagonist, but nature must be the protagonist. This protagonist is manifested in the tenacity and wildness of nature, the love and beauty of nature, the mystery and legend of nature. It is also based on this understanding of natural literature that Li Qingsong has made a wonderful appearance in the Chinese literary world on the journey of natural literature, sometimes cutting thorns and thorns, sometimes moving slowly.
As a writer of ecological literature, keen observation is the most basic ability and literacy, if you lose patience with natural things, and completely rely on imagination to stitch together chapters, then the nature of the pen is pale and empty. The book begins with "Halaha River", Li Qingsong comes into close contact with the northern river, and uses vivid and warm brushstrokes to depict the forests, birds and beasts, fish, fishermen, seasonal changes and indescribable subtle beauty on both sides of the river in a realistic way. The depiction of animals is vivid and vivid, showing a strong writing skill. For example, write flower-tailed hazel chicken, "Flower-tailed hazel chicken is like a cone and small, black eyes, red eyebrow lines, sharp claws, short legs." The body is long and long, the plumage is clear gray, and occasionally there are black-brown stripes. From a distance, like birch bark, it is not easy to spot. "Write squirrels," squirrels are elves in the forest. Its beautiful tail flutters, is light and flexible, shiny and feminine. Li Qingsong made literary portraits of animals, realistic and precise, a strong sense of picture came to the face, and his meticulous description of natural things was also reflected in chapters such as "The Loach Circle", "Squid", "Raw with Fish", "Crow" and so on.
In nature, there are some rare species that have attracted the attention of Li Qingsong. Metasequoia is known as the "living fossil" of the plant kingdom, and botanists have long believed that Metasequoia has long disappeared and can only be traced in fossils. Located in The town of Moudao in Lichuan City, on the border of Hubei and Chongqing, there grows a 600-year-old Metasequoia tree, and the discovery of this Metasequoia tree has rewritten the history of plant evolution. In the article "Metasequoia King", Li Qingsong "established a biography" of Metasequoia in an all-round way through on-site interviews, observations and comparisons. This Metasequoia tree has survived various climatic disasters and has never fallen. In fact, the fate of the tree often has a certain secret coincidence with the fate of people, some quit halfway, some die, in front of a tenacious tree, people actually have nothing to be proud of, because the tree is sometimes more tenacious and tenacious. It is also written trees, and its perspective can be switched. Golden silk nan wood is a rare and precious tree species, has a supreme and beautiful temperament, not noisy, quiet and calm, known as "imperial wood". In the deep mountains of Zhuxi County, Hubei Province, this tree has always grown, and the Nan wood that is abundant here was transported to Beijing to repair the Forbidden City during the Ming Dynasty. In the article "Golden Silk Nanmu", Li Qingsong not only gives a popular narrative of what is a golden silk Nanmu, but also tells the historical allusions around its production. This kind of writing trees from the dual perspective of science and humanity immediately makes the literary image of trees full and full.
For natural literature, it is particularly important to experience, experience, perceive, and recognize. In the "Afterword" of "Believe in Nature", Li Qingsong believes that only by letting the "body" be placed in the middle of nature can we feel the love of the sun, the warmth of the land, the clarity of the water flow, and the sweetness of the air; let the "body" be placed in the middle of nature, so that we can appreciate the beauty of the connection between animals, plants, and fungi and microorganisms at close range. Natural literature should see form, see color, see shadow, see trace, see near, see far; smell sound, smell taste, smell false, smell reality, smell joy, smell worry. What we have to be vigilant about is that there are some natural literature works at present, where there are many empty slogans, many concepts, and many shallow descriptions, but not many that touch the soul. Nature has spirituality and beauty, and it is especially crucial to write about the beauty of nature's spirit.
Although "Believe in Nature" tells the story of man and nature, its revelation is multifaceted. In the face of nature, we must understand that heaven and earth have laws, the four seasons have rules, and all things have laws. We must learn to revere nature and live in harmony with nature. If nature is despised, desecrated, or destroyed, it is bound to be retaliated against by nature. Whether from the perspective of literary creation or ecological governance, natural literature has a long way to go, and excellent works can help the process of ecological civilization construction from the spiritual level. In this sense, the development and prosperity of natural literature in China is ushering in a historic opportunity. (Chen Huawen)
Source: Hebei Daily