From Ouyang Xiu's Preface to Drunk Pavilion in the Northern Song Dynasty, excerpts from the original text:
If the husband is in the forest at sunrise, the clouds will return to the cave, and the changes will be bright, and sooner or later in the mountains. The wild fragrance is rich, the wood is beautiful and the shade is beautiful, the wind and frost are noble and clean, and the water is clear, and it is also in the mountains at four o'clock.
Translation:
For example, when the sun comes out, the fog in the Woods disappears; The valley looks dark when clouds gather. This is the morning and evening when night and light alternate in the mountains. Wild flowers are in full bloom and have a quiet fragrance; Beautiful trees flourish and form a rich shade; The sky is crisp and the frost is white. In winter, streams and waterfalls and rocks are exposed, which are the four seasons in the mountains.
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Creative background:
Zuiweng Pavilion was written in five years (1045), and Ouyang Xiu was the prefect of Chuzhou. Ouyang Xiu came to Chuzhou after Li Qing was demoted in five years. Ouyang Xiu practiced lenient policies and developed production in Chuzhou, which enabled the local people to live a peaceful and stable life, with rich wealth and intoxicating landscapes, which made Ouyang Xiu feel extremely happy.
But at that time, the whole Northern Song Dynasty, although politically enlightened and in good weather, was not enterprising and indulged in the status quo. Some people who are interested in reform and strength have been hit one after another, and seeing that the accumulated disadvantages of the country cannot be eliminated makes him feel heavy anxiety and pain.
This is his mood when he wrote "Drunk Pavilion", with sadness and joy. These two aspects are mixed together and expressed in his works.
About the author:
Ouyang Xiu (65438+August 20071-1September 22, 072), whose real name is Yongshu, was born in Yongfeng, Jizhou (now Yongfeng County, Ji 'an City, Jiangxi Province), and was a politician and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty.
Because Jizhou originally belonged to Luling County, it called itself "Ouyang Xiu of Luling". Posthumous title Wenzhong, a bachelor of Hanlin, a deputy envoy of the Council and a political adviser, is called Ouyang Wenzhong. Tired of giving a surname and a duke of Chu. Together with Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Su Shi, Su Xun, Su Zhe, Wang Anshi and Ceng Gong, they are called "Eight Masters in Tang and Song Dynasties", and together with Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan and Su Shi, they are called "Four Masters through the ages".
Ouyang Xiu was the first literary leader to create a generation of literary style in the literary history of the Song Dynasty. He led the poetry innovation movement in the Northern Song Dynasty, and inherited and developed Han Yu's ancient prose theory. His high achievements in prose creation and his correct theory of ancient prose complement each other, thus creating a generation of writing style.
Ouyang Xiu not only changed the style of writing, but also innovated the style of poetry. He has also made great achievements in historiography. He once majored in the Book of the New Tang Dynasty and wrote the History of the New Five Dynasties alone. There is a collection of works handed down from ancient times by Ouyang Wenzhong.
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