1, Author: Zhou Dunyi, born in Loutianbao, Songying Road (now Daoxian County, Hunan Province), is a famous philosopher in the Northern Song Dynasty and recognized as the founder of Neo-Confucianism in the Song and Ming Dynasties.
2. Original text: "Ailian said"
The flowers of land and water plants are very fragrant. Tao Jinyuan clearly loves chrysanthemums. Since Li Tang came, people all over the world have loved peonies. Love lotus alone, dirt-free, clear but not demon. Straight outside, not crawling, fragrant and clear. It is slim and elegant, so you can look at it from a distance without looking ridiculous.
Want to call chrysanthemum, the hermit of flowers; Peony, blooming with wealth; Lotus, the gentleman of flowers. Hey! The love between chrysanthemums and flowers is rarely heard after Tao. Who gave the lotus love? Peony love is suitable for all ages!
3. Translation:
There are many kinds of amphibious herbs and woody flowers, which are worth loving. Tao Yuanming of Jin Dynasty only loved chrysanthemums. Since Li in Tang Dynasty, most people in the world like peony. I only love that the lotus grows from the accumulated silt and is not polluted, but it doesn't look enchanting after being washed with clear water. (Its stem) runs through the middle, and it is straight, unbroken and unbranched, and the fragrance spreads more fragrant, standing upright and clean in water. People can look at (lotus) from a distance, but they can't play with it easily.
I think chrysanthemum is a hermit in flowers; Peony is a rich person in flowers; Lotus is a gentleman among flowers. Alas! Tao Yuanming seldom heard about the love of chrysanthemum. (Right) Lotus love, who else is like me? Of course, there are many people who love peony!
Appreciate:
The author wrote at the beginning: "The flowers of land and water vegetation are lovely." The choice of the word "cute" includes all kinds of fragrances, which shows that it is not a deliberate job search, but a clever gesture. Then describe "Tao Jinyuan loves chrysanthemums alone". Tao Yuanming refused to bend over for those five buckets of rice. After he retired, he drank wine and wrote poems, enjoying the pastoral taste of "picking chrysanthemums under the hedge and seeing Nanshan leisurely". "Love Chrysanthemum Alone" shows Tao Yuanming's elegant, fragrant and proud personality, and also makes the question clearer: Tao Yuanming can love chrysanthemums to express his feelings, why can't I love lotus flowers alone? After writing "Since Li Tang came, the world has loved peonies", he wrote about the kindness of the people in the Tang Dynasty, especially the ruling class. These words seem to be repetitive, but in fact they deepen the meaning, and this sentence makes the sense of contrast stronger, paving the way for them to seek the nobility of lotus. It effectively renders the graceful posture of the lotus, the superior virtues of purity and generosity, especially the distinguished and humble demeanor of early Ming Dynasty. The authors of these metaphors themselves have the noble character of "emerging from the mud without being stained, purifying the lotus without being demon"
Next, the author compares and evaluates the different characters of the three flower symbols: (1) Chrysanthemum is also a hermit of flowers; Peony, blooming with wealth; Lotus, the gentleman of flowers. "Originally, flowers have no personality, but in the author's eyes, lotus flowers are close to chrysanthemums, but they are not lofty and aloof, and seem to be a hermit who escapes from reality; It is not as enchanting and charming as peony. Lotus is not polluted because of the dirty reality, but washed with clear water without coquettish. What a gentleman in a hundred flowers.
Finally, the author comments on Love again, deeply lamenting: in today's world, there are few real hermits and few virtuous people, but there are many villains who follow the trend and pierce the door of wealth; In this world of mortals, how many like-minded people can jointly eradicate this social chronic disease? Although there is inevitably a kind of lonely sorrow between the lines, it is meaningful and mercilessly whips those unscrupulous people. Here, Zhou Dunyi is arrogant, and his mentality of seeking purity without conformity is commendable in the secular world. He lamented that because the world is getting worse and worse, most people are defiled by the world.
We often pass by the edge of something, because our heads are lowered in the rush. We have often passed by several times, and we still