The garden is full of purples and reds in spring

"Zengguang Xianwen". Also known as "Xianwen of the Past" and "Xianwen of the Ancient and Modern Times", it is a children's enlightenment book compiled during the Ming Dynasty in China. The title of the book was first seen in the opera "The Peony Pavilion" during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. From this, it can be inferred that the book was written during the Wanli period at the latest. "Zengguang Xianwen" collects various Chinese mottos and proverbs from ancient times to the present.

A branch blooming alone is not spring. The next sentence is "The garden is full of purple and red spring." Metaphorically speaking, there is no prosperity without art works of various forms and styles. The appearance of one thing does not mean anything, but a variety of similar things achieve a certain momentum. The meaning of this sentence is that one flower blooming does not mean that spring has arrived, but if all kinds of flowers are vying to bloom, then spring has arrived. This sentence comes from "Xianwen of Ancient and Modern Times (Cooperation)".

Characteristics of "Xianwen of Ancient and Modern Times"

1. Be knowledgeable about the past and present, and have a broad vision

Xianwen absorbs the opinions of hundreds of schools of thought, such as "Manchu "Incurring losses, modesty benefits", "Flowing water does not rot, door hinges do not become beetles", etc., and also absorbs popular modern aphorisms, such as "Protecting the environment is everyone's responsibility", "Reading silently makes it easy to think, reading aloud makes it easy to remember", etc. But the selected sentences are all famous aphorisms that have been baptized by time, refined, incisive in meaning, and full of profound meaning and philosophy.

2. The themes are diverse and easy to understand

Some of the virtuous articles are selected from ancient enlightenment readings, some are selected from ancient poems, and some are selected from proverbs, sayings, etc., and many sentences are just The meaning can be derived by reading the text, such as "If people are united, Mount Tai will move", "Half-hearted and half-hearted will achieve nothing", etc. These are undoubtedly taken into account the age characteristics of primary school students, and each sentence pays attention to structural symmetry, rhythm and harmony, and is catchy when read, just like a children's song, which is convenient for training the sense of language and deepening memory.

3. Ingenious combination and sparseness

The most prominent feature of Xianwen is its "intensive" arrangement, which has become a "gathering number" for similar languages. In the form of "assembly", it not only highlights the combination of ancient and modern times, such as "If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you catch the tiger's cubs" and "If the bell does not ring, it will not ring, and the words will not be clear" ("The Truth Chapter" of ancient and modern sages), and also pay attention to the long and short. Combining, such as "A rising tide lifts a boat, more firewood will make the fire stronger" and "A bamboo pole is easy to bend, but three hemp ropes are difficult to break" ("Cooperation Chapter" of Ancient and Modern Xianwen), making Xianwen feel both heavy and uneven.