Zheng Banqiao Bamboo Stone Original Text and Translation

About the author of Bamboo Stone: Zheng Banqiao (1693- 1766), formerly known as Zheng Xie, was named as Mr. Banqiao, and was born in Xinghua, Jiangsu, and his ancestral home was Suzhou. Kangxi scholar, a juren in the tenth year of Yongzheng, a scholar in the first year of Qianlong (1736). He served as an official in Fan County and Wei County, Shandong Province, with remarkable achievements. Later, he lived in Yangzhou and made a living by selling paintings. He is an important representative of "Yangzhou Eight Eccentrics".

Writing background of bamboo stone: Bamboo stone is a seven-character quatrain created by Zheng Xie, a painter in Qing Dynasty. This poem is a poem about bamboo. The poet praised not the softness of bamboo, but its fortitude.

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1, original Bamboo Stone

Bamboo stone-Xie

Bamboo is not relaxed at all, its roots are firmly embedded in the cracks in the rocks.

After thousands of tortures and blows, it is still strong, whether it is the southeast wind or the northwest wind in winter, it can bear it and will still be tough and straight.

2. Bamboo and stone translation

Bamboo clings to the green hills, and its roots are firmly rooted in the cracks in the rocks. After countless hardships and blows, you are still strong, no matter whether the southeast wind blows in the hot summer or the northwest wind blows in the cold winter.

3. Appreciation of Bamboo Stone

"Bamboo Stone" is a poem praising Yanzhu, and it is also a poem chanting things. At first, the word "persistence" was used to personify rock bamboo, which conveyed its charm and tenacious vitality; The last two sentences further describe Yanzhu's character. After numerous hardships, she grew into a handsome and tall figure, and she was never afraid of being beaten by strong winds from east to west, north and south.

Zheng Xie not only wrote poems about bamboo, but also painted it vividly. In his works, the bamboo pole is very thin, the leaves are not many colors, but they are green, and the military power is in ink and wash, which makes it stand tall and unique. So this poem is written about bamboo on the surface, but it is actually about people. The writer himself is honest, upright and indomitable, and will never bow to any evil forces.

At the same time, this poem can also touch our lives, overcome difficulties in a tortuous and harsh environment, face reality as strong and brave as bamboo in the cracks, and reflect the feelings of patriots.