Thoughts on Reading on a Snowy Night (1): There is true spirit in leisure —— Reading on a Snowy Night by Chu Jinsong
Wang Weilun
Read light books, read light books. Whether it's the former or the latter, if it's not purposeful, it's not bad to study just for leisure. First of all, he won't let those idle time be wasted, he can give people more or less knowledge and experience. If you read "casual books" purposefully and selectively, read books by sages at all times and in all countries, and compare them with classics and historical books. This should belong to learning, and its harvest is fruitful. Chu Jinsong's casual books belong to the latter, so he got this thick book of thinking and enlightenment from his own essay notes-Reading on a Snowy Night.
Most of the collections I used to read were modern poems or lyric articles written by modern people. Or indulge in the poems created by poets, or indulge in the artistic conception of beautiful paragraphs written by literati. After reading this collection of ancient enlightenment essays, my taste has changed greatly. I can't adapt to it for a long time, but I am still very happy. The first thing I saw was that Chu Jinsong wandered freely and confidently in the forest of ancient books, and wandered in the gardens with the charm of ancient history, meditating. There, blowing ancient customs and bathing in ancient rain, but thinking about ancient and modern times with today's eyes and thoughts, or worrying about the ancients, or arguing with them.
The most practical purpose of reading is to "understand", that is, to seek the known and unknown truth. "The article is the landscape of the desk, and the landscape is the article on the ground" (Juck Zhang's "Nightmare Shadow") "There are no 3,000 books in my chest, and I am not surprised, so I may not be able to write; Longitudinal energy is also a child's ear. " (Wu Laiyu, a scholar in Yuan Dynasty), these are all obtained from ancient books and are the summary of ancient people's practice. Will it not be true? If Wan Li Road is available, thousands of books must read it. Travel is to let yourself go out and broaden your horizons. And reading is to make people more rational and intelligent. These articles by Chu Jinsong are the best examples.
Every article in this collection is like a new bud on an ancient book. However, these new students are all the creations of Chu Jinsong. He makes the new green not only unique and insightful, but also full of vitality and spirit. These chapters let us read the spirit of love, taste, reason, poetry, firm but gentle spirit, bookish spirit, orchid spirit, warm-blooded spirit, pastoral spirit ... Reading ancient books is to walk with the ancients, reading famous books is to walk with experts. But this is not a game tour, nor is it an amusement tour. You need a pair of keen eyes and a wise heart to explore the cultural gold and knowledge treasures buried in ancient depths.
Tracing back to the source, ancient culture is the source of articles and literature. This original material contains many useful resources worth exploring and obtaining. Chu Jinsong said that "looking for the past in poor literature" is also a good exploration. Because of this good choice, Jinsong wrote these excellent works with unique ancient style and elegant charm. It took only six or seven years to write hundreds of thousands of words. This book is only a part of it, and it is really fruitful.
Writing is like cooking. Even if it's just some old ingredients, the chef has his own unique cooking methods. With proper cooking, he will make special dishes with unique flavor. Chu Jinsong presented this delicious food with a strong ancient flavor, which was very appetizing. I tasted it. I was drunk. (Wang Weilun, writer and poet. He is the author of "Leisure Hoe Window Moon" and so on. )
Thoughts on Reading on a Snowy Night (Ⅱ): White Fox on a Snowy Night —— About Reading on a Snowy Night
Chu Jinsong
White is an adjective, white; To put it bluntly, it is a noun; It is also a verb, yue.
In the spring of 20 14, I published a reading note entitled "Book Fish: Talking about China's Strange Books, unofficial history and Others". The subtitle after the colon was added by Mr. Huang Dakui, the editor. Mr. Huang later said in his letter that this was the first book he edited after he went to the publishing house. The relationship between people and books is like "Jiaxu" and "Jing Ke, Zhejiang and Hubei". Of thousands of people, you are the only one I like in my heart. The affection between the author and the editor is just like the golden jade in A Dream of Red Mansions, and the alliance of wood and stone seems to be an act of God. I have never met Mr. Huang because he is far across the strait. Although he is a newcomer in the publishing industry, his books are very good and his eyes are good. Adding this subtitle shows his originality and professionalism. This book is traditional and vertical, and most of its contents are related to the past. With a small print run, naturally not many people will read it carefully. But I was lucky enough to meet a few close friends, most of whom were addicted to the past and were hard diggers among scholars in the smoke of history. A book is enough for a bosom friend, not to mention a few people.
Among scholars, I am an antique lover. Hu Yun doesn't like it. It's not old and unhappy. For more than ten years, in addition to reading the works of sages from pre-Qin to Ming and Qing dynasties, especially the traditional vertical books, it is antique and eye-catching and enjoyable to hold in your hand. Read, think, and feel, and write in the margins. After reading a book, there is nothing to write in the circle. When I had time to sort it out, I got the book Fish: Random Talk on China's Strange Novels, unofficial history and Others, and Reading on a Snowy Night published by Guangxi Normal University Press.
The publication of Reading on a Snowy Night took a year. In March and April last year, I chatted with Brother Zhou Huacheng, a Zhejiang writer, independent publisher and planner of Hoya Book Department, and expressed my idea of publishing a reading note on ancient books. Brother Hua Cheng asked me to sort out the manuscript, and he went to win the support of the publishing house and put it into the "Hoya" series. Books on humanities and social sciences published by Guangzhou Normal University enjoy a high reputation in the reading circle, and the "Hoya" series of books with the purpose of "literature and life, life and literature" are deeply loved by readers. Thirteen previously published books, such as The Taste of Plants, The Beauty of Ancient Beads, The Beauty of Ancient Paintings and The Story of Birds, have been reprinted, and some books are like Hua Cheng's own The Taste of Plants. As the14th member of the "Hoya" book department, the author and books of "Reading on a Snowy Night" were honored. Brother Hua Cheng, the matchmaker of this book, said before that the content of this book was a little less, and he was not sure about the sales volume, but he also said that reading was an "elegant job" and he wanted to give it a try. I said, I always come up with a book for the minority. Scholars are a minority, and books about reading, especially reading notes, ancient books and notes, are a minority. Only its niche, the people who read and understand it, are the children of Boya and the mountains of flowing water.
Because the contents of the book involve hundreds of ancient books, the editors of the publishing house spent several months just collating them. Their knowledge of ancient Chinese is very high, and their learning attitude is also very rigorous. They carefully traced back to the source, corrected and dealt with the fallacies and shortcomings in the book one by one, and deleted several tender articles. All references are compared with the original code, and if there is any doubt, they are also verified and revised by the author. It is my blessing to meet these excellent editors, as well as my little book. I dare not say how valuable my book is, but I dare say there are few mistakes in it.
The book is hardcover, concise and beautiful. The cover is dark blue and snowflakes are flying. Several straw houses in the lower left corner are covered with sparse bamboo, the roof is covered with white snow, and snowflakes are blooming on the bamboo tips. The title of the book in the upper right corner is also unique, and the word is snow. Blue and white, pure blue, pure white, pure simplicity and elegance, many people have seen it and said it was amazing. I like this cover, too. An ideal book is as quiet as snow and as beautiful as idle clouds. It should be like this.
Guangnormal University deserves its reputation, and its editor-in-chief, Huai Zhu, is a man who knows books. I want to write down their names respectfully: Wu Liyun, Jin Xiaoyan, Guo Zhenyang, Li Chunlin and Zhao Yanfang. ...
When sorting out the manuscript, I named this book "Wild Fox Talking about Nine", which means that wild fox talks about Zen. Hua Cheng brothers and editors thought it was out of date. After several discussions, they decided to take it as a book of Snowy Night. Snow, night, book, three nouns plus a "leisure", naturally have a quiet charm, a graceful bearing, a scholarly atmosphere, the words are not ancient but have a noble meaning, which matches the content of the book and my interest. After the topic came out, many friends liked it very much and thought it was a good name. And my previous title, I also love it very much, thinking that I am like a wild fox, drilling into the vast forest of ancient books, turning over, reading, smelling, thinking, nodding, shaking my head, snickering, whispering, secretly pleased, sad, angry and bloody, which is simply "listening to storytelling and crying, worrying about the ancients." Although there is nothing insightful to talk about, it is easy to refuse to accept the wisdom of others and always say something that others have not said.
"I read the first four histories, and sometimes I heard gongs and drums, and sometimes I saw the sun rising and the moon setting everywhere. The former is like being in an ancient battlefield, covered in blood and trembling with excitement. At this time, if I use a spear in my combat uniform and give me a brave team, I may be able to kill the enemy bravely and make great achievements, such as Huo Qubing sealing the wolf in his professional position. The latter, like sitting in Galand Valley, only feels that the wind is clear and the moon is white, and the world is bright and the world is Ying Ying. I often go, and the willow is Yi Yi; It rained when I thought of it today. I am like an old monk, like a man in the landscape of Chinese painting. The articles in Historical Records are full of weather, the peaks are strangely cloudy, the beautiful water is as delicate as 120 Qin Pass, and the vegetation is first frost. "This is when I read the first four histories. Reading "Ancient Times" is roughly like this: On a snowy night, Wild Fox White-a wild fox, guarding a pile of old books with crisp paper on a snowy night, but Tao Tao talks to himself.
Writing is a personal matter. You don't need others to like it, but you should compile the article into a book and put it on the market. For example, your children are dating, but you have to dress up decently. If you think it's bad for a good son and daughter, you have to like it. Writing is an elegant thing, but selling books is a common thing. The jade of Jingshan is a pearl in the sea and a treasure between heaven and earth. Once you enter the jewelry market for people to see, evaluate and choose, it is no different from pork. Zhu Yu is like this, especially the little book, but also helpless. Readers love it, or dislike it, and give birth to its author, just like parents married their daughters, and how the in-laws treat them, they can only watch from a distance, but they can't be the master at all. On the other hand, it's going to rain, so be it. I still have ancient books to read and articles to write, so I don't care much.
"Life is like a flashy cover, and reading is self-adaptive. Everything is illusory, books are my old friends. " These words printed on the waist of the book were originally written on the eyebrows of the book when I was studying in the clear night. This is self-pity, this is fun, this is a deep fish drinking water. Since I was a teenager, I have been studying for decades and reading ancient books for more than ten years, thinking that good articles are mostly in that pile of old papers. Read history, classics, subsets, Huang Lao, Liao Zhai, notes, wild riding, zaju, scripts, essays written by painters, Xie lue, Xiangcheng, Jane Eyre, Mo Jing and epigraphy. Have fun here and don't think about anything. The ancients said that literature can prolong life, and I thought that literature can also prolong life. At least it can make the mind have mountains and hills, and make a long and short life have some meaning. If I can live to be seventy-eight years old, I can still study for more than thirty years. I have only read the twenty-five histories of Historical Records, History of Han, History of Later Han, History of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Jin, History of Ming Dynasty and Draft of Qing Dynasty. Other ancient books, such as the stars, I want to collect and read as much as possible. I have read the pre-Qin poetry appreciation dictionary for many years, and read one or three or five songs every day when I have time, such as morning dew and clothes, which moistens and edifies me.
Reading unlimited books and giving unlimited life is a hobby, a temperament, a physiological need and a way of life. It doesn't matter, not even for increasing knowledge or writing articles. However, I have been immersed in ancient books for many years and have also been influenced by some writing. My own article has also made some progress, thanks to ancient books. Books are easy to read, articles are difficult to write, articles are difficult to write, articles are difficult to write. Brother Hu Zhufeng Senior One prefaces this booklet. He said in the preface: "Jinsong's talent can't be covered." He wrote brilliant and wonderful words in the vertical subset of classics and history. A few floating clouds appear and disappear in a bay of clear water, and the softness of the blue light and the softness of Bai Xuan are affected between the lines. " Knowing that it is a spur and encouragement is not true, but it is also quite happy. Pursuing the ancients is just a matter of ambition. Although he can't reach it, he will do it step by step.
There are many things in the world, not idle. Hands and feet are not idle, but the heart can be idle and relaxed, such as the sky belongs to the clouds and the ground belongs to the wild water, such as the butterfly among the mulberry flowers. Reading is leisure, writing articles is meddling, leisure can be entrusted, and meddling can be quick. Zhuang Zhou said: "Knowing more is leisure". "Between Ten Mu of the Book of Songs" said: "Between ten mu, mulberry is idle, and the son is still idle."
Hanghezi is still happy. Let's go and walk hand in hand with you. I am willing to hold hands with the world's scholars and have nothing to do.
20 18.5. 10 Yu Luoping Xianyun Mountain Villa
Reflections on Reading on Snowy Nights (3): Reading on Snowy Nights is a must for a good book.
If an article is a dress, the author is a darner. Fabric, pattern and design are only one aspect of clothing. Without the skeleton of the soul, its beauty is still a little less. Wen Gui has spirit, great personality and is different from others. All my favorite writers have their own spirits, and so does Jin Song. I can distinguish his articles and enjoy reading them. I have known Jinsong for many years, and we don't have much in common. In other words, it is more likely to see his article than to see him in person. Newspapers, magazines and blogs. Look quietly, taste silently. Sometimes when he sees my "footprint", he will come and say a word. Then I thought to myself, I know this man. He hasn't changed, he is still so diligent and studious. Speaking of which, it is Jinsong who has finished weaving a piece of work. This "dress" is very old, embroidered with the story of the previous dynasty, expressing Jinsong's feelings. Jinsong was once a mature young man. When writing this book, he felt that his gown was very graceful and he became an ancient man. Of course, the writing is good. Have a cup of tea in your spare time, or you can hold a book in your hand-reading on a snowy night. Then, read it carefully and enjoy it slowly ~
Thoughts on Reading on a Snowy Night (Ⅳ): Fengshuang Ci and the History of Private Reading
Have a history of weathered words and private reading
-Reading Chu Jinsong's Reading on a Snowy Night
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Chu Jinsong has been obsessed with history in recent years. It is said that he really wants to read the official history that unofficial history can read. This "Hakodate Reading" is the product of reading history and can be classified as private reading history. Since ancient times, reading historical books in private schools requires seeing the true nature, but this rugged road is full of flesh and blood. It depends on sex, feelings, spring and autumn, and light semantics, that is, dancing with shackles and making big moves. This high standard has attracted a large number of so-called "private history". Unless Jin Shengtan is a grade, the neck of the knife rest still says, "Chew pickles and soybeans together, which is very walnut-flavored."
To read history, you have to enter history. You have to identify history scientifically and observe it carefully. Historians of books also like to play hide-and-seek with historical readers. He often plays a few games, which often seems meaningless and aboveboard, but in fact there are some moths hidden inside. Readers of history must dig up these moths and expose the truth. For example, The Pen Sharpens Like a Knife is a story in Er Liu's Old News: "At the beginning of Xuanzong's reign, he was a minister of physical appearance. He took special care of Yao Chong and Song Jing and introduced them to the convenience hall, which made him happy. When he left, he came to the porch to see him off. " This word "early" is easy for Jinsong to say. When Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty first became emperor, he treated his officials and old friends in a wonderful way. When Prime Ministers Yao Chong and Song Jing received Xuanzong, Xuanzong got up to meet him and sent him away when he left. Then the word "at the beginning", on the other hand, was like this at the beginning, but it was not like this later. What if it doesn't turn out that way? Treacherous court official is to trust Li and Yang, put on airs, be self-centered and engage in an Anshi rebellion. It is also possible to enlarge this history and put it on many ancient monarchs and ministers. At the beginning, * * * adversity, brotherhood, and later, a knife down, a knife a few, has become a historical norm. Jinsong sighed: "The pen is like a knife, and the ink is like blood. It takes two hearts to read the books of the ancients." In fact, it can also extend to the social level and life level.
In Reading on a Snowy Night, it is rare to be really angry. This tone hung a seriously ill person and caught a historical fish. Most of the true qi is scattered in Volume I "Prose Book" and Volume II "Machamp Storm". What I like is this gesture of catching insects and butterflies. What won my heart was "Can you not write?" Like Jinsong, we often doubt ourselves when writing articles: "What's the use of articles? What if you don't write? " "Write off your hair, eyes and body." Why? But writing articles is addictive. He said it was like "playing mahjong". We are a group of mahjong devils who regard writing articles as crossing mahjong. Jinsong found a theoretical basis. This sentence comes from Yunxi Friendship written by Yi Fan in Tang Dynasty. "Talking in the street will benefit Wang Hua; The words of the wild old man are chosen by the saints. " It means that it says, maybe one day your article will be "selected" by a saint. I don't care about that I quite agree with an old saying of Jinsong that "it is useless to use it, but useful to use it", that is, writing articles is a wonderful way to get rid of the boredom of life, so "how can you not write!"
Autumn Water is also worth mentioning. "I read Dan Sweep and Bing Tuilu in the winter sunshine. There is a sword in the book and a wind in the forest. However, my eyes are wide open and there is a faint mountain forest in my chest. " "If you accumulate a true spirit and then write an article, the article will have the taste of autumn water." This is a typical life of literati, and this is the ancient culture of "nourishing the spirit with reading". Temperament, masculinity, meteorology and momentum can all be summed up as autumn water, that is, melting, that is, there are hills and valleys in the chest. One of the signs of the evolution of Jinsong's prose in recent two years is "transformation", which has worn away some cynical attitudes and the stubbornness of teenagers and paid attention to "embracing mistress". On the contrary, it shows a sense of "truth", cherishing truth and self-discipline, and its vitality is like the dew under the moon and the wind in the forest.
Volume 4 "The Doom of Jiangshan" and Volume 5 "Full Palace", written several years ago, are mostly comments on ancient emperors. At this point, the real meaning and strategy are beyond our ability. And skip. But I can see that Jinsong's * * *, his arrogance, the "wind and frost" between his lines and the "rolling storm" behind him are all three years younger than me. In the past two years, I have come out of history, and I let the young monk stretch his feet and be lazy.
Jinsong notes: "History originates from myth and settles in historical facts. Pure ghosts and gods are not credible, and pure history is not pleasant to listen to. The whispers of the villagers sandwiched between them are the most appetizing. " "There are history books, but there is no history of faith. The so-called twenty-five histories are actually like "independent records". Seven or eight points is really two or three points. " This is his attitude in Reading on a Snowy Night. He also said, "I sat at my desk reading history, full of ancient times;" I am lying in bed reading history and entertaining myself. "This is the right way. Reading history, I have always done this. We're like an underground party, docking code, OK! (Huang, a poet and writer, is the author of Don't Spoil the World, the Market in the Water Margin and so on. )