This is a sentence from Liang Zhangju's couplet Conghua in Qing Dynasty. All mountains are paintings, and there is no article without water. The "article" here does not refer to written works, but describes the beauty of watercolor, saying that it has mixed patterns and colors. Where there are mountains and water, it is picturesque and beautiful as an article.

The second layer means that there is no painting without mountains, which generally refers to the beauty of mountains. Without water, you can't write an article. In ancient times, there was no painting without mountains, and there was no unwritten water, that is to say, a painting without mountains could not be called a painting, and a painting without describing water could not be an article. Refers to the importance of mountains and rivers and their proportion in human life.

Creation background

There are three factors that can't be ignored in the ultimate success of Liang. One is the origin of family learning, the other is the teaching by famous teachers, and the third is to make friends all over the world. In the 22nd year of Daoguang (1842), Liang Zhangju resigned due to illness and wrote in seclusion.

His works mainly include Classic Dust, Wandering Stories, Notes on Returning to the Field, Essays on Retirement, Dialogues, etc. In addition, he left a wealth of couplets.