Inspirational Stories of Ancient Celebrities: Song Dynasty Lyricist Liu Yong

　Liu Yong (987~1053), a native of Chong'an (present-day Chong'an, Fujian), was originally named Sanchang (三變), and the character Qi Qing (耆卿). He was a great lyricist of the Song Dynasty's Kai generation of words, the official to Tuntian Yuanwailang, the world name Liu Tuntian. Liu Yong was the first writer in the Northern Song Dynasty to write lyrics exclusively. His words are mostly based on urban life, and a large number of slow words are created, which are loved by the lower working masses, and are most widely circulated in the Song and Yuan dynasties. Legend has it that at that time, there was a saying that "where there is well water to drink, it is possible to sing willow words".

　　Liu Yong was born in a family of official eunuchs, and his father Liu Yi served as a servant in the Northern Song Dynasty court. When Liu Yong was a child, he and his two older brothers were very talented, and both passed the jinshi examination. In the township, there is a reputation for "Liu's Three Absolutes". But among the three brothers, it is the young three who are the most clever and clever. It is said that Liu Yong grew up eating the milk of a nursing mother. The nurse is a woman who understands a little poetry. When she feeds Liu Yong, she often dips her fingers in milk and writes on Liu Yong's palm. Although Xiao Yanaga could not read, he could read a lot, and by the age of 7, he had become a prodigy of the famous Chong'an.

　　When Liu Yong was a child, he was not only quick in thinking, but also studied very hard. There was a willow leaf river in front of his house, and there was a large bluestone by the river. Every morning and evening, Liu Yong always carries a large pen, crouches on the big blue stone, lifts his wrist and practices words on the water, and as the days go by, he can write very dashing, flowing and calm words on the paper. Whenever the neighbors were married and bereaved, many of them asked him to write couplets, known as "Liu Lian". The large bluestone by the Willow Leaf River was called "grinding stone" by posterity.

　　The three Liu brothers are very hard at their studies, and it is said that before they rushed to take the exam, they did not even play in Wuyi Mountain, which is known as the "scenery of the world". It was only before entering Beijing that Sanchang proposed to swim once in the landscape of his hometown, relax his emotions, and broaden his horizons. The three brothers lingered between the mountains and rivers, happy to return. The three changes are inspirational and thoughts. He chanted out the Wu que "Wushan A Cloud" in one breath. The first song of the word reads: "Six six true swimming caves, three three things outside the heavens." Nine Ban Lin hidden non-smoke, where to press Yunxuan? Yesterday, Magu accompanied the banquet, and the words penglai were shallow. A few times at the foot of the mountain, I made the clouds, as if I saw a golden ao. ”

　　The beauty of nature and the beautiful mythological stories complement each other, outlining the fantasy and beauty of wuyi landscapes. To this day, the people in his hometown are still proud of having such a magic pen as Liu Yong.

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