This sentence mainly talks about the importance of accumulation. Chinese language ability and cultivation are the result of long-term accumulation, so a certain amount of foundation in famous texts is required. Recitation is a must. The question is when is the appropriate time to recite it. Children's memory, especially mechanical memory, is at its best.

Everyone has this experience. When we were children, although we didn’t understand some things, it was easy to remember them and tell them to others. But as we get older, this ability weakens a lot. As we grow older, our understanding and judgment will improve, but our memory will become less good. So in this sense, this sentence still has merit.

This sentence is from what Mr. Ji Xianlin said, and is included in the article "Dialogue between Xiaomiao and Big Tree". The original text is as follows:

Ji Xianlin: Not necessarily 12 years old, Of course it is better to learn early than late. Learning the pronunciation of a foreign language has a lot to do with the mother tongue. People in some places have too strong accents, making it difficult to learn. Ancient prose is also very important. I think that a child should memorize at least two hundred poems and fifty ancient essays. This is the minimum requirement. Recently a book was published to encourage children to memorize poetry. I would like to make a suggestion: we should publish another collection of essays, selected from "Guwen Guanzhi" and add some annotations. I memorized it when I was a kid and can’t forget it.

Extended information

"Dialogue between Xiaomiao and Big Tree" is a dialogue between the author's interviews with famous people, including interviews with Ji Xianlin (selected as the text of the first volume of the fifth grade of the People's Education Press), interviews with Shi Tiesheng, interviews with Li Guowen, Ding Cong, Huang Zongjiang, Jin Shangyi, Cao Wenxuan, etc.

Zhang Fan, female, was originally named Zhang Ran, and her pen name was Zhang Miao. She changed her name to Zhang Fan in May 2003. Born on January 12, 1989 in Beijing. Zhang Fang was born into a literary and artistic family. Her father is a famous reportage writer and poet, and her mother is a professor in the Broadcasting Department of Beijing Broadcasting Institute. Influenced by his family environment, Zhang Fang has had a strong interest in literature, art and other aspects since childhood.

From an early age, she grew up under the care of literary masters such as Ba Jin, Bing Xin, and Hu Jieqing. In 2001, she published her first book, "Dialogue between Miao Miao and Big Tree", which records her wonderful conversations with famous contemporary literary and art masters such as Ba Jin, Bing Xin, Ji Xianlin, Zang Kejia, Ding Cong, Wang Meng, and Hu Jieqing. The dialogue has sold tens of thousands of copies and caused quite a stir at home and abroad.

Dozens of TV stations and important media across the country made special reports on it. In 2003, at the invitation of Hong Kong's "Ming Pao" publishing house, she and three other small mainland writers met and talked with the literary giant Mr. Jin Yong in Hong Kong. They were nicknamed by Hong Kong people as the "Four Little Heroes" and "Cha Daxia" "Sword Discussing in Hong Kong". ?

After the meeting, "Ming Pao" Publishing House published the traditional Chinese version of "Dialogue between Xiaomiao and Big Tree", which added her recent works: "The High School Affiliated to Renmin University in My Eyes" and "Artists' Essays" ", "Lotus Pond" and other articles continue to cause a certain sensation at home and abroad.

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