Background of Bamboo Stone Creation: 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.
Xie on the origin of bamboo stone
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.
Extended data
1, bamboo and stone appreciation
It is also a poem that supports Yanzhu's tenacity and expresses his integrity and integrity. The language of this poem is simple and lively, but it is persistent and powerful. It vividly describes the free, firm and optimistic character of bamboo, which was born in a harsh environment and grew up in danger.
Bamboo has taken root and sprouted in the broken rocks, and has experienced wind and rain, but it just "sticks to the green hills and does not relax." A word "bite" expresses the tenacious vitality and firm belief of bamboo. The word "Ren" in the last sentence also shows the fearless, generous and optimistic spirit of bamboo. It generally describes the lofty virtues of bamboo and the author.
2. Introduction to the author of Bamboo Stone
Zheng Banqiao (1693- 1766), formerly known as Zheng Xie, has a soft word, Li 'an, No. Banqiao, also known as Mr Banqiao, is from Xinghua, Jiangsu and 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".
Zheng Banqiao only painted orchids, bamboos and stones in his life, which is known as "orchids that never fade in four seasons, bamboos that never fall for a hundred days, and invincible stones that never change". His poems, paintings and calligraphy, known as the "three wonders" in the world, are more representative literati painters in the Qing Dynasty. Representative works include Zhuxiu Novelty, Guangqing Liu Zhao, Zhu Lan Fang Xin, Gangu Juquan, Cong Lan Ci, and Zheng Banqiao Collection.
Zheng Banqiao's "strangeness" is rather like a living Buddha. There are always sincere, humorous and sour things in Strange. Whenever he sees corrupt officials and traitors parading in the street, he draws a piece of Meilan bamboo stone and hangs it on the prisoner as a screen to attract the audience and awaken the people.