If a bird wants to fly high, it first flutters its wings; if a man wants to make progress, he first reads books

This poem is a famous saying of teacher Li Kuchan. The horizontal line of this poem is "Strive to be strong", which means that if a bird wants to fly, To go high in the sky, you must first learn how to flap your wings; if you want to make progress, you must first enrich your knowledge.

This poem tells us that if we want to have good development and a good future, we must first study hard and make up for our shortcomings through continuous learning. Books are our indispensable spiritual food. They guide us. The direction we are moving forward, the way forward.

Introduction to Li Kuchan:

Li Kuchan (January 11, 1899 - June 11, 1983), formerly known as Yingjie, changed his name to Ying, with the courtesy name Chaosan and Li Gong, a native of Gaotang, Shandong , modern calligrapher, painter, art educator, and master of modern freehand flower-and-bird painting in China.

Born into poverty, he was influenced by the traditional culture of his hometown since childhood and embarked on an artistic journey. In 1923, he became a teacher of Qi Baishi. He served as professor at Hangzhou Art College, professor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, director of the Chinese Artists Association, and member of the Board of Directors of the Chinese Painting Research Institute.

He is good at painting flowers, birds and eagles. In his later years, he often painted large-scale full-screen paintings. His representative works include: "Lotus in Bloom", "Eagles", "Pine Eagle", "Orchid and Bamboo", "Sunny Snow" and "Waterfowl". 》. "Li Kuchan Painting Collection" was published in 1978. Li Kuchan passed away on June 11, 1983.

When a bird wants to fly high, it first flutters its wings. Similar verses:

1. Although it is hard to search for thousands of pounds, you will only get gold after blowing all the sand. ——Liu Yuxi of the Tang Dynasty, "Nine Poems on the Waves on the Sand"

Interpretation: Gold panning requires filtering thousands of times. Although it is hard work, only when all the sediment is washed out will the shining gold be revealed.

2. Read tens of thousands of volumes, and write like a master. ——Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty, "Twenty-Two Rhymes from Wei Zuocheng"

Interpretation: The more you read, the more things will accumulate in your mind. When you write articles, you will naturally feel like a stroke of genius. .