Mr. Wang was born in the autumn of national peril and grew up in turbulent and difficult years. I have two hobbies in my life: reading and traveling. For more than half a century, he has traveled to famous mountains and rivers, enjoyed historical sites and cultural shrines, and traveled all over the country except Tibet and Xinjiang, experiencing teaching, grazing, living in a cowshed and political storms. His habit of being studious and thinking makes him have a deep understanding of life, society and nature. Sometimes in the middle of the night, he would suddenly get up with his clothes on and write down his thoughts with a lantern. He studied a lot of documents and collected all kinds of information. Especially in recent decades, he saw that violent crimes were rampant in the world, global corruption was rampant, and competition for interests led to wars. He deeply realized that in a country and region with social stability, economic development and peace, it is essential to revitalize the nation and strengthen the legal system, but this is far from enough. We must fundamentally solve the problem, that is, to improve the cultivation and shaping of people's moral quality. According to the laws of nature, human beings and society, based on the profound traditional culture of China, drawing lessons from the achievements of ancient and modern Chinese and foreign civilizations, he combined his life perception with philosophy, politics, history, economy, sociology, literature and other disciplines, and worked hard to write a wonderful book, The New Tao Te Ching, which combines wisdom and originality, and concisely and elegantly combines modern ancient prose, contemporary concepts and the spirit of the times. The book has more than 10,000 words and is divided into three chapters, namely, separation, governing the country and managing politics. Reveal the true meaning, understand things clearly, analyze the fortunes, talk about managing chaos, investigate poverty, distinguish between ups and downs, criticize the shortcomings of today's world, and expound the way of governing the country under the world. It is the guide of life and the motto of governing the country. Bai Yang, a famous writer, praised him as "every sentence is truth". After the book was published in Huaihai Wenhui Festival on 1994, it was reprinted by many influential newspapers and periodicals in China, such as Xinhua Digest and Selected Prose, which aroused strong repercussions in the society. Some were handed down by hand, while others were recited by their godsons, which was praised by the Chinese as "the most incisive cautionary work on life issues since the May 4th Movement".
The book transcends the division between ideology and country, nationality, religion and belief, and explores the universal law of human existence. It not only absorbs the Confucian pursuit of self-cultivation, keeping the family in order, governing the country and leveling the world, but also injects new era content. It is an encyclopedia of modern people's new management ideas and life guidance. It is the author's examination of China's traditional culture in a wider scope and higher vision, the inheritance, transcendence and development of the connotation and essence of Confucianism's spirit of joining the WTO, and the continuation and new interpretation of the common propositions of benevolence, righteousness, goodness, evil, name, reality and benefit in Confucianism; Absorbed the legalist thought of governing the country according to law, and further discussed the relationship between legal system and moral construction; It draws lessons from Mohism's ideas of simplicity, pragmatism and "non-attack", Taoism's ideas of concession and compromise, balance and harmony. At first glance, it belongs to traditional culture, but with a little taste, it belongs to contemporary people. It puts forward the theories of "immortality of life", "transformation of life value", "no desire means no way, no action means no virtue" and so on: respecting people's legitimate desires, three kinds of desires and relatively different countermeasures, and "moral core theory": honesty is the foundation and core of all virtues, the relationship between Germany and France, the philosophical basis of seeking common ground while reserving differences, the classification of "potential", the importance of "degree" and love. A comprehensive understanding of fame and fortune, the root of happiness, and the nine laws of human development (survival, the root of happiness, the root of happiness, the root of happiness, the root of happiness, the root of happiness, the root of happiness), therefore, this book has no time and space restrictions, nor is it aimed at a country, a region, a nation, a religion or a belief, but it is a universal law of all mankind and the whole society, and is applicable to any country, any nation and any one. In a letter to Mr. Wang, Chen, president of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, said, "I would like to try my best to introduce this intellectual achievement of China to the world, because I believe it may be of great benefit to the future of all mankind ...". An 80-year-old teacher from Ewei, a Daur nationality in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, said: "The New Tao Te Ching has a profound understanding of life and a profound philosophy. It's very well written, and I have benefited a lot from reading it. It can be passed down through the ages as the Tao Te Ching written by Li Er, the ancestor of the Li family. Li Jingsheng, director of Dongba Cultural Research Institute in Lijiang, Yunnan, said: "This book has been circulated among Lijiang cultural people, and people who have read it are amazed at the author's wisdom and philosophy. "Zhang, director of He Xiaoli Village in Gongyi, Henan Province and chairman of the group, listed this book as a must-read book for schools, villagers and enterprises in this village. In particular, the characteristics of the manuscript of this book, a few words, profound thoughts, hit the nail on the head, so far. It is not a systematic and comprehensive exposition of a certain topic, so we should fully understand this book and not take it out of context. In terms of artistic style, Mr. Wang used the syntax of ancient Chinese in his writing, but while maintaining and pursuing the simplicity, elegance, exquisiteness, conciseness and vivid metaphor of ancient Chinese, he was easy to understand and not difficult to understand. Two thousand five hundred years ago, there was Laozi's Tao Te Ching, and two thousand five hundred years later, there was a new contemporary Tao Te Ching with the characteristics of humanistic philosophy, which abandoned the abstract speculation of predecessors, and had a broader vision and was tangible and operable. It is a must-read book from the president to the king and then to the people! It is a masterpiece of Chinese civilization to carry forward the Chinese culture and a cross-century work! It will definitely affect present and future generations. It is not only a bright pearl in Chinese civilization, but also a treasure in world culture.
The Great Contribution of China Culture —— The Art of Inscription
Mr. Wang's inscription creation is a combination of ideological and artistic, which can be said to be a great contribution to the prosperity and development of oriental civilization and China culture in another field.
Stone tablet is an important carrier of a nation or national civilization. In the long history of human civilization for thousands of years, historical events, people, politics, economy, culture and technology were recorded, which objectively reflected the civilization at that time. For example, the discovery and decoding of the Mayan stone tablet has made modern people understand the writing, religion, astronomy and calendar of Maya in ancient Mexico and Central America, and learned that Maya is not a single kingdom, but a combination of many opposing small countries and city-States, which has enriched people's understanding of world history. The discovery of the Xixia tablet in China has made us know the Xixia characters and history that have disappeared in the world and enriched the historical and cultural connotation of our country. The stele has become a symbol of a country and a nation's civilization at a certain stage in the development history of human society. It is the instruction and entrustment of predecessors to future generations, an important historical relic of future generations, and has played an irreplaceable role in the inheritance and continuation of civilization. Since ancient times, stone tablets have been greatly cherished, especially in contemporary times, many countries have legislated to protect stone tablets.
Set up a tablet in the prosperous times. Since the reform and opening up, great changes have taken place in China, and great achievements have been made in all walks of life. In many places, in order to restore local places of interest and develop tourist landscapes, cultural people have been invited to write notes for local landmarks or historical sites, so as to set up a monument for future generations. This not only reflects the development of social economy, but also reflects the progress of social civilization. Among many writers who wrote inscriptions and postscript, Mr. Li Tiecheng is one of the writers who made great contributions. It is called "Wei Minglun in the south and Li Tiecheng in the north". For more than 20 years, from a historical perspective, he has been engaged in the creation of inscriptions from multiple angles and in all directions. From the content point of view, from Emperor Yanhuang (his "Ji Ji" was compiled into 200 1 high school Chinese textbook), sages, literary giants, social sages and ordinary people. From the genre point of view, there are epitaphs, poems, calligraphy and painting. In writing style, there are real cursive lines. He has written more than ten important epitaphs, including Xuanyuan Huangdi Monument, Confucius Monument, Leizu Monument, Poet Du Fu Monument, Zheng Sangong Monument, Mr. Han Changli's Praise Monument, Liu Yuxi Monument, Tang Dynasty Poet Li Shangge Monument and Sima Guang Monument. Because the Central Plains culture has a long history, extensive and profound, and important historical figures come forth in large numbers, it has played an irreplaceable role in the history of China's development, provided unique conditions for Mr. Wang's creation, and personally created many inscriptions of famous historical figures, making him the first person since ancient times. In particular, he is the only one who combines the creation of inscriptions with the creation of words. The inscription created by Mr. Wang, with its rich ideological connotation and the artistic level of calligraphy, has reached the classic realm. The published Monument to the Yellow Emperor in Xuanyuan and Monument to Confucius are powerful proofs.
The Xuanyuan Huangdi Monument, which stands in the hometown of Huangdi, praises the great achievements of Xuanyuan Huangdi in opening up the "foundation of eternal unity" and spreading the "dawn of Millennium civilization" for the Chinese nation; Call on today's people to "unite as one, make great contributions to national rejuvenation", "pass it on from generation to generation" and "* * * shine on our ancestors". In 2006, hundreds of millions of Chinese around the world attracted attention, and 56 ethnic groups reunited in the Central Plains. At the ceremony of ancestor worship in the hometown of Huangdi in the year of Xu Bing, leaders from all over the country, inside and outside the province, and guests at home and abroad who came to attend the ceremony were all amazed and admired when they saw the "Xuanyuan Huangdi Monument". It has played a beneficial role for Chinese people at home and abroad to understand Yanhuang culture, strengthen national unity, revitalize national economy, carry forward national spirit, prosper national culture and create a harmonious world. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the China-China Cultural Exchange Association in 2007, Mr. Wang, as a representative of Japanese traditional culture, was invited to visit Japan with the delegation of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries. At that time, the Confucius Monument was just carved, and Mr. Wang brought photos to Japanese friends, which was praised and respected, played a role in cultural exchange, and contributed to promoting Japanese traditional culture and increasing China's "soft power". After the publication of Confucius Monument, it will be handed down from generation to generation like Mr. Wang's other inscriptions and become a valuable cultural wealth for future generations.
The Confucius Monument was established in March 2006 to commemorate the 2556th anniversary of Confucius' birth. Since Xuan Tong in the late Qing Dynasty and the Revolution of 1911 19 1 1, China has never made a comprehensive introduction to Confucius' deeds and evaluated his contribution. The Confucius Monument is the first time in China. Mr. Tie Cheng, full of passion, wrote Confucius' inscription with simple and concise words and vigorous momentum. This paper briefly introduces Confucius' life, education, politics, ethics and philosophy, and fully evaluates his great contribution to China's culture and national growth, and to world culture and social progress. At the same time, combined with the contemporary international situation, it is pointed out that "science and technology prosper, but war is a disaster, while Shang Yexing is uneven between the rich and the poor, and frequent exchanges are doubtful ... Therefore, in 1988, many Nobel Prize winners called in unison: in the 2 1 century, mankind should learn wisdom from Confucius and others. This paper points out the practical significance of Confucius' thought in today's era, and points out its shortcomings, which have distinct characteristics of the times and leave important materials for future generations to study contemporary history. His writing style is majestic, bold and heavy; Rich and mellow, full of charm. He wrote The Story of Revitalization for Wang Xin Group in Gongyi, Henan Province, enthusiastically praised the vigorous development of rural economy and the prosperity of new countryside since the reform and opening up, summarized the laws of rural economic development and decline in recent years, and put forward the views that "Heaven does not help the poor, but prospers because of vibration" and "Heaven does not help the rich, but continues because of morality", which have warning significance for the construction of new countryside, and these eight words can also become today's aphorisms. Mr. Wang also created a large number of inscriptions describing the words and deeds of ordinary people. Mr. Wang's inscription works consciously create a modern Chinese style that is simple and concise, full of charm, elegant and meaningful, and easy to understand, and try to avoid being difficult to understand.
Mr. Wang not only understands history, but also excavates realistic thoughts from it, and also expresses his understanding of nature and enlightens his life. The Landscape Monument of the Central Plains eulogizes the victory of the original form with vigorous brushwork and heroic passion, and is full of humanity. The stone carving "Forgetting the Worried Stone" on the cliff of Tianchi Mountain in Songxian County makes people understand the philosophy of life of "the back is round, silent, uncontested with the world, and the flood comes suddenly, quietly, and endures the difficulties". Fuxi Mountain's "Wolongtai Monument" is the poem monument of Qinyuanchun written by him. The cursive script written in gold on a huge white granite with a height of 5 meters and 3 meters is striking and bold, calling for "competing with the eagle stork to swim proudly" and "being enthusiastic as fire, watching behind and being independent", which not only endows natural and cultural connotations, but also inspires tourists to make progress. In the poems of two generals in Songyang Academy, the oldest giant cypress in China, there are songs sung to the world: "Pangu opened the Tianhe River in disorder, and Fuxi once nested in it", and "Hanwu exclaimed the generals". "The world metabolism since ancient times, rivers. This tree is green and endless, and China's heroism will never die. " Passionate poetry and unrestrained cursive script complement each other.
Philosophical thought of expressing life perception with calligraphy and painting
Mr. Wang's calligraphy art, which combines Mr. Wang's lifelong study and cultivation, is the source of Jin and Tang Dynasties and the ancestor of Yan and Liu, and has its own innovation and formed a unique style. He is very strict with his calligraphy: he doesn't want to be a man, he wants to be like himself; I don't want to paint a tiger as a cat, I just want to express my true nature. Mr. Wang's regular script "Xuanyuan Huangdi Monument" and "Confucius Monument" are thick and full, and the center is full, showing that Mr. Wang has profound skills. Acupoint method is either hidden or exposed, or square or round, or uplifting or restraining. Look around, tilt up and down, and move quietly. Vertical as the mainstay, big waves can't move; Like a hall and a pavilion, it is magnificent. The stability of the structure is risky, with a certain degree of constraint, rigor, solemnity and flexibility. The calligraphy of the whole tablet gives people a deep feeling of mellow, healthy, beautiful and graceful. The lion crouches in the tiger, stands tall and majestic. In particular, the words "Zi", "Er", "Qi", "Zhi" and "Ye" that appear repeatedly in the tablet are fat or thin, flat or long, sitting or lying, standing or walking, with different shapes, changeable brushwork and colorful. The Records of Zhenxing Gate and Leizu Monument in Lishu absorbed the nutritional essence of Taishan Valley, Zhang Qianbei and Ode to Xixia, and created their own brushwork, which was even more magnificent. The Landscape Monument of the Central Plains, written by Mr. Wang in lines, has a strong sense of Liu and also contains beauty, which is free and easy to write. Huan Cuiyu's "Wolongtai" and Songyang Academy's "General Baishibei" are cursive and unrestrained. Points are like stones falling in the air, or like birds lying on branches; Vertical as a cliff waterfall, unstoppable. The lines are spicy and full of life tension. Clear pronunciation and mellow voice, clear meaning. Blend with each other and the whole story will be harmonious. His book style is fresh and vigorous, and he has the potential to ride the wind and waves; The pen is free and elegant, just like the wind floating from the clouds. The turning point is full of agile talent, which is full of passion in the pen. He wrote the ethereal image of grassland, the steep characteristics of mountain peaks, the three-dimensional space of architecture, the rhythm and melody of music, the vitality of life, the harmonious coexistence of nature and the rational thinking of philosophy into calligraphy. Mr. Chen praised the "Three Holy Monuments in Gongyi, the poet's hometown": "The calligraphy skill is extremely deep, and everyone is well prepared, which embodies the articles and poems, adds luster to the mountains and rivers of the motherland and makes people respect."
Mr. Wang loved nature and art all his life, and he used his vacation to travel around from his youth. At that time, his financial conditions were still difficult to buy photographic equipment, so he used paintings to record what he saw. Most of his paintings are landscapes and pastoral customs. His deep affection for his hometown is reflected in his works describing the scenery of his hometown more than forty years ago. Before the sixties and seventies, my hometown was beautiful. White storks and green ducks played in the water, fish, shrimps and crabs competed for a tour, and the waterwheel mill spit snow. On both sides of the river, willows hang upside down and the valley is full of cherries. Cherry blossoms are fragrant in spring and tomatoes are sweet in autumn. Fishermen cast nets to fish, and farmers worked in the fields. Therefore, Mr. Wang's paintings not only express the idea of harmonious life, but also become historical materials with important historical value for studying the original landform today.
Poetry and songs have profound implications and noble character.
Mr. Wang's life has been ups and downs, but he still aims high. The theme and rhythm of his poems are a record of Qu Yuan's mind and Beethoven's symphony of destiny, which shows his maverick, or his concern for the country and the people, or his cynicism, or his self-control in ice and snow.
Reading his poems often produces the images of Don Quixote's piety, fighting windmills and dancing in Dunhuang murals, which are persistent and full of agility in the atmosphere. What is commendable is that when he was caught in the disaster of the times, he did not lose his childlike innocence, but "picked the spring scenery and dyed Kun". Mr. Wang's poems publicize justice, lash evil, care for friends, pursue ideals and praise nature, all of which reveal the poet's sincere feelings for society, life, motherland and people. These feelings sometimes pour out, sometimes lament, sometimes shout, sometimes sing, which is really hearty and touching, showing the author's simple personality and unpretentious moral integrity. Therefore, the characteristics of Mr. Wang's poems and others can not be summarized in just a few words. He is the son of nature, and nature is in harmony with nature with infinite attachment; He is a wounded red-crowned crane, pecking at the bleeding wound and admiring the birds; He is a man with lofty ideals, ready to serve Li Shu; He is a kind man who sympathizes with the endless sorrow and misfortune in the world; He is also a wise man with taste and insight into the philosophy of life; After all, he is a dreamer, always has a beautiful and brilliant vision for life, always lives in a dream, and is very pious, which is a true portrayal of his real life. "No one comes to the fuzzy barren road, and the sunshine is like a carpet everywhere" (Valley), the originality of nature comes from the author's deep love in life. "Spring dreams are light and the wind is light, sitting alone in the morning before flowers" ("Sitting alone before flowers") and "When the vicissitudes of life are repeated, people who enter the hearts are gods" ("Jiezhou Guandi Temple"), this poetic artistic conception is full of emotion, reason, righteousness and spirit, and it is from the heart, not only for the world, but also for time and space. "At the Heron Bird Villa" and Wang Zhihuan's "But if you go up a storey still higher, your horizons will be broadened by 300 Li", which set each other off as interesting, philosophical and rich in connotation. It embodies the poet's simple thought of insight into society and concern for people's livelihood. "The flute wakes the dreamer, and the breeze and drizzle cross Zhongtiao Mountain" ("Riding on Zhongtiao Mountain in the Rain") describes the misty rain and dense clouds in Zhongshan Village. The flute in the valley wakes up the dreamer in the car and wakes up in Zhongtiao Mountain, which is poetic and elegant. The late famous poet Su Jinsan said that Mr. Su Jinsan's poems are "praising things and cherishing the heart" and have true feelings. The chanting of things is also nostalgic and integrated, so it can be moving. Mr. Chen said: "Mr. Wang's poetry works are profound in thought and elegant in style, which can make people transcend the secular and enter the lofty realm." Mr. Wang's poems are really admirable in Tang and Song Dynasties. "Especially after reading Mr. Long song, who is full of affection and righteousness, I felt the feelings of Mr. Qu Yuan and Mr. Song Yuzhi and thought of Cao Zhi's wonderful pen; I saw my husband's sad and happy expression when he devoted himself wholeheartedly, and heard his thunderous voice when he was writing at his desk. Just as the director of China Calligraphers Association, deputy director of academic committee and honorary chairman of Henan Calligraphers Association sincerely lamented Mr. Li's thought and literary talent: "Mr. Li's literary talent and ideological realm can be compared with the ancients, which can be described as a model of contemporary literature in China and a representative of excellent culture" (preface to "Landscape Fu of Central Plains").
Classical poetry, elegance first, can not be supported by non-noble sentiments, and can not be recognized by people who are not fresh and original. After the publication of Selected Poems of Li Tiecheng, it won strong attention and praise from readers. I chose several poems describing natural scenery, and also several poems describing the same content by Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi and Li He, all of which were put together without signatures. I asked my friends who studied ancient poetry to choose the best, but I actually chose Mr. Zhong's. As Wu, the former party secretary of Henan Federation of Literary and Art Circles, said in a written conversation, "It is Mr. who can continue the style of Tang and Song Dynasties." Mr. Liu Bingshan, an essayist, translator and professor of Henan University, said: "Reading these poems, I seem to see the shadows of Li Bai and Li He."
The rhetoric of traditional Chinese opera is innovative.
Mr. Li Tiecheng has published a large number of dramatic poems and critical articles, and in recent years, he has also written Biography of Chen Suzhen. In terms of drama theory, his "On the Artistic Conception, Characters and Styles of Drama" is the first time in the history of China's drama that China's plays are divided into twenty characters, that is, "twenty-four kinds of dramas", which is original.
Mr. Wang has never created anything like others in his life. His works are few and precise, with extensive connotations and profound theory and significance. It is the crystallization of the wisdom of life perception, which can inform people and be practical. In particular, Mr. Wang's book The New Tao Te Ching is not only a grand strategy facing the world, but also a treasure house of ideas. Therefore, it belongs not only to Mr. Wang, but also to Chinese descendants and the world.