The famous sayings and proverbs that "Climbing Tiandu Peak" let us understand are:

1. Only by enduring hardship can one become a master.

2. The rainbow can only be seen after the wind and rain.

3. Perseverance and fearlessness.

"Climbing Tiandu Peak" was written by Xu Xiake, a famous traveler in the Ming Dynasty.

1. Introduction to Xu Xiake:

Xu Xiake (1586-1641), named Hongzu, courtesy name Zhenzhi, and Xiake, lived in Jiangyin (now Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province) in the south of Ming Dynasty. people. He was a geographer, traveler and writer of the Ming Dynasty, and the author of the famous geographical book "Xu Xiake's Travels". He was known as "a strange man through the ages".

Xu Xiake’s ambitions were all over the world throughout his life, and his footprints have spread to 21 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions today. "The master has not reached the place yet, and the person has explored the unknown." Wherever he goes, he explores the secrets and keeps a travel diary to record the various phenomena, humanities, geography, animals and plants observed. His 600,000-word "Xu Xiake's Travels", written after 30 years of investigation, has opened up a new direction in geography to systematically observe and describe nature. It is not only a masterpiece of geography that systematically examines the landforms and geology of the motherland, but also a masterpiece of tourism describing China's scenic resources. , is also a masterpiece of literature with beautiful words and has far-reaching influence at home and abroad. The opening day of "Xu Xiake's Travels" (May 19) is designated as China Tourism Day.

2. Overall evaluation:

As an outstanding geographer, traveler, and writer in the Ming Dynasty, Xu Xiake’s achievements in his life are multifaceted, but from the perspective of tourism , his full devotion to the landscape of Zhuang Tour is the most eye-catching; his classic masterpiece of travel literature is the pinnacle of all his achievements. With the emergence of Xu Xiake, a professional traveler in the true sense, tourism officially became one of the ways of human existence. It quickly entered the ideological and cultural life of Chinese intellectuals and became independent from the vassal life of scholar-bureaucrats. came out and entered a new era of rapid development. Therefore, "Xu Xiake's Travels" can be called a milestone in the history of Chinese tourism and Chinese culture.

With his "Travel Notes", Xu Xiake vividly and vividly describes the numerous scenic spots, wonders and even customs, social life, etc. covering most of China (21 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions) today, giving him a Later generations left behind extremely precious cultural wealth, which has important value in tourism, geoscience, literature, culture, economy, and even animals and plants, ecology, politics, society, religion, etc. No wonder people call "Xu Xiake's Travels" "the encyclopedia of late Ming Dynasty society".

Xu Xiake is not only from China, but also from the world. Xu Xiake has extraordinary influence internationally. "Xu Xiake's Travels" has been listed by academic circles as one of the 20 most influential books in China. In addition to mainland China and Taiwan, "Xu Xiake Research Associations" have been established in the United States, Japan, Singapore and other countries. Xu Xiake was a world leader at that time in geoscience, especially in the investigation and research of karst landforms. Xu Xiake has many similarities with Marco Polo, the great Western traveler in the 13th century, and they are respectively regarded as the "traveler saints of the East and the West". The influence and reputation enjoyed by Xu Xiake and his "Travel Notes" in various countries around the world are one of the important cultural cornerstones of China's tourism going global.

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