Who is the author of the Night Tour of Chengtian Temple?

Ji Chengtian Temple Night Tour".

Background of creation: Written in Song Shenzong.

In the sixth year of Yuanfeng (1083), the author has been demoted to Huangzhou for four years. In July of the second year of Yuanfeng, the famous "Wutai Poetry Case" in history, Li Ding and others in the imperial history extracted Su Shi.

In August he was arrested and imprisoned in verses about the new law, saying that he had slandered with poetry. After a long interrogation and torture, he was almost killed. In December, the author was released from prison and demoted to Huangzhou as a deputy envoy for regimental training, but he was not allowed to "sign official affairs", that is, he was an idle official with a position but no power.

In this case, the author is almost in exile and in a melancholy mood; However, he was still enterprising, so he wrote this short article.

Original text: On the night of October 12 in the sixth year of Yuanfeng, I undressed and fell asleep, entered the house in the moonlight, and set off happily. Those who have nothing to do with pleasure go to Chengtian Temple to find Zhang Huaimin. Huaimin also did not sleep, walking with each other in the atrium. Under the court, such as stagnant water and empty light, algae and wattles in the water are crossed, and bamboo and cypress are covered.

Shadow also. Why is there no moon in the night? Where is there no bamboo cypress? But there are few idlers like the ears of the two of us.

Vernacular translation: On the night of October 12, the sixth year of Yuanfeng, I was taking off my clothes and preparing to go to bed, when I happened to see the moonlight shining in through the portal when the spring was returning, and I couldn't help but have the interest of night travel, so I got up happily and went out. Thinking that there was no one to play with, he went to Chengtian Temple to find Zhang Huaimin.

Zhang Huaimin hadn't slept yet, so the two of us walked together in the courtyard. The moonlight in the courtyard is as clear as standing water. Algae and aquatic plants crisscrossed the garden, and it turned out to be bamboo in the garden.

and the shadow of the branches of the pine and cypress. Which one has no moon at night? Where is there no bamboo or cypress trees? It's just that there's a lack of idle people like the two of us.

Appreciation: "Night Tour of Chengtian Temple" is an ancient text written by the Song Dynasty writer Su Shi. The article makes a wonderful description of the scenery on a moonlit night, truly records a fragment of the author's life in Huangzhou, and also reflects his deep friendship with Zhang Huaimin and infinite emotion for few bosom friends, and at the same time expresses his ambition and self-defeat, showing his optimistic attitude towards life.

The full text is sincere in emotion, concise and rich, starting from the moment and ending at the moment, such as flowing clouds and water, in one go.

About the Author:

Su Shi (1037-1101) was a literary scholar of the Song Dynasty. The word Zizhan, the word and Zhong, the number of Dongpo layman. A native of Meishan, Meizhou (now Sichuan).

Jiayu Jinshi. He once wrote a book to strongly talk about the disadvantages of Wang Anshi's new law, and later went to the imperial prison for writing poems satirizing the new law and belittled Huangzhou. Song Zhezong was a bachelor of Hanlin at the time, and he was known in Hangzhou and Yingzhou, and the official was still in the Ministry of Rites.

Later, he degraded Huizhou and Danzhou. More preferential policies. Pawn Wenzhong. Knowledgeable, like to reward the backward. Together with his father Su Xun and younger brother Su Zhe, they are collectively called "Three Sus". His writing is unbridled and unbridled, and he is one of the "Eight Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties".

His poems have a wide range of themes, are fresh and vigorous, make good use of exaggerated metaphors, and have a unique style, and are called "Su Huang" together with Huang Tingjian. The word is open and open, and it is called "Su Xin" with Xin Qiji. and calligraphy and painting. There are "Dongpo Seven Episodes", "Dongpo Yi Biography", "Dongpo Yuefu" and so on.

Ji Chengtian Temple Night Tour".

Author] Su Shi [Dynasty] Song.

On the night of October 12 in the sixth year of Yuanfeng, he undressed and fell asleep, entered the house by moonlight, and set off happily. Those who have nothing to do with pleasure go to Chengtian Temple to find Zhang Huaimin. Huaimin also did not sleep, walking with each other in the atrium.

Under the court, such as the stagnant water is empty, the algae and wattles in the water are crossed, and the shadow of the bamboo and cypress is also covered. Why is there no moon in the night? Where is there no bamboo cypress?

But there are few idlers like the ears of the two of us.

Translation: On the night of the 12th day of the 10th month of the 6th year of Yuanfeng (or the night of the 12th day of October in 1083 A.D.), when I took off my clothes and was about to go to bed, I happened to see the moonlight shining on the door, and I got up happily and went out for a walk. Thinking of the people who didn't play with me, (I) went to Chengtian Temple to look for Zhang Huaimin.

Huaimin didn't sleep, so we walked in the courtyard together. The moonlight shines on the garden as clear and transparent as clear water, and the algae and aquatic plants in the water are criss-crossed, and it turns out to be the shadows of bamboo and cypress trees. What night is there no moonlight?

Also, where is there no bamboo or cypress? It's just that there's a lack of idle people like the two of us.

From: "Dongpo Zhilin" Volume 1.

1. The author Su Chongzao is a writer, calligrapher and painter of the Northern Song Dynasty. The word Zizhan, also known as Hezhong, also known as Dasu, is called Dongyan Qipo Jushi;

2. Meishan people in Meizhou. Together with his father Su Xun and younger brother Su Zhe, they are collectively called "Three Sus". He can be called a complete talent in literature and art;

3, his writing is unbridled, clear and accessible, and Ouyang Xiu is called Ou Su, one of the eight masters of the Tang and Song dynasties;

3. The poems are fresh and heroic, make good use of exaggerated metaphors, have a unique style in artistic expression, and are called Su Huang together with Huang Tingjian;

4. The word is open and open, which has a great influence on future generations, and is called Su Xin with Xin Qiji.

From Zhang Huaiming's point of view, I will write an example of a night tour of Chengtian Temple:

The night was as cold as water, I took off my brocade clothes, my eyes lingered out the window, the clear light of the moon lit up a room drowsy, and my interest was aroused. Yes, today is October 12th of the sixth year of Yuanfeng, a full four years, the days of living in Huangzhou are lonely and lonely, and today's bright moon also comes to comfort me, not tonight I drink with the moon to pass the long night.

Needless to say, we walked side by side in the courtyard, the lights dim and silent. Occasionally, there was a faint message from a dog in a distant farmhouse, and everything was so quiet and serene. The moonlight fell like a dream, and I noticed that we were both in crescent-white robes, and he seemed to be aware of my gaze, and looked at each other for a long time, stroking his palms and smiling.

Let's go, let's go, in such an ethereal winter and moonlit night, only me and Huaimin, the two "idlers", can be so leisurely, let's drink the fragrant tea in the cup!

Su Shi's "Night Tour of Chengtian Temple" contains the sad meaning of having nowhere to speak. Su Dongpo was demoted to Huangzhou for the fourth year because of the "Wutai Poetry Case". With the help of his friends, he slowly got out of the predicament when he came to Huangzhou, gradually became normal, and his miserable mood began to calm down.

The article goes straight to the point, directly remembers the incident, cleanly, without dragging the mud and water, and describes the eagerness of a person who sees the beautiful scenery but wants to find someone to share this situation and this scene is extremely realistic.