Reflections on "Border Town" (1) "A small stream flows down the river, bypasses the cave, and joins the river in the cave for about three miles. If people cross the stream and climb the hill, it takes only one mile to reach the edge of Tea Cave City. The stream is like a bow, and the mountain road is like a bowstring. There is a slight difference between distance and distance. This stream is about 20 feet wide, and the riverbed is made of big stones. The quiet water is deep and can't sink to the end, but it is still clear and transparent, and there are countless fish in the middle reaches of the river. "
The words in Border Town always touch my heart inadvertently. The scenery of Hunan and Chu is everywhere in the article, and there is a simple and simple taste everywhere, and there is a touch of poetry between the lines. When reading, you will be surrounded by sadness, such as touching something, or missing the warm winter afternoon when you were a child? Or is the world now making me a little uncertain?
"From Sichuan to Hunan, there is an official road to the east. When this official road came to a small mountain town called "Tea Cave" near the Xiangxi border, there was a small white tower beside the stream, and a family lived under it. There is only one old man, one girl and one yellow dog in this family. "
This is what Mr. Shen Congwen brought us: his border town, a quiet city, a simple city and a doomed city. From beginning to end, he seems to be silently enduring something. Cui Cui, a girl like Guanyin, is the embodiment of this city. Since she fell in love with the person who can take her far away with singing in her dream, she chose silence. Although her heart is ups and downs, her surface is consistent. At the end of the article, the grandfather who loved her died on a thunderstorm night, Tianbao drowned, the White Tower collapsed, and the young lovers who loved each other left silently. Cui Cui is still repeating her mother's fate, only waiting. "That person may never come back, maybe tomorrow."
Mr. Shen Congwen described the psychology of the characters with concise and delicate brushstrokes, which made people involuntarily integrate into the spiritual world of the characters, into the simple and beautiful land of Xiangxi, and into the gentle and frank crowd. With poetic language, he gently tells the sadness of the whole nation and calls for the natural conscience of China people. It is because of such deep love that these sad words are born.
I was thinking, why is it called Border Town? Is it that far away in my heart? Or what is guarding Mr. Shen Congwen's heart? In fact, don't we all have a "border town" in our hearts? Perhaps the city of compassion has sunk into a heavy background with the torrent of history, leaving us with deep thoughts on life and society.
Reflections on Border Town (2) Shen Congwen is one of the best writers in this century and a famous expert in material and cultural history. For many people, he is still a mystery: he has a high degree, a career background and a legendary life experience. Time has proved that many of his works still show great vitality today.
Border Town is Shen Congwen's masterpiece, which shows readers the harmonious life form of Xiangxi world. Border Town was published in 1934. The novel describes the tortuous love between Tianbao Henuo, two sons of Shancheng Chadong Wharf Group, and Cui Cui, the granddaughter of the ferryman. Green mountains and green waters, the old ferryman by the river, 16-year-old Cui Cui, natural forest protection on the river raft, and vigorous dragon boat. ...
Everything in Border Town is so pure and natural, showing a poetic natural environment and humanistic society. However, in the end, all the good things can only be left in my memory: one of Tianbao and Nuonuo died, the other ran away, and my grandfather died in a stormy night. A natural love story ended in tragedy. Border Town is a classic text of Miao nationality fable in western Hunan.
Shen Congwen was born in an old officer's family in Fenghuang, Hunan. Later, his family became poor. He just graduated from primary school and was under 15 years old, so he went to the world to "study and survive". In the following years, he fought with the local warlord troops in the border areas of Hunan, Sichuan and Guizhou and the Yuanshui River Basin.
In the early 1930s, Shen Congwen was the editor-in-chief of the literary supplement of Ta Kung Pao, and was regarded as the leader of the younger generation of "Beijing School" writers because of its extensive influence in the literary world. /kloc-after 0/949, due to "historical misunderstanding", he turned to study ancient cultural relics, and successively published collections of ancient cultural relics and academic papers such as Jin Ming (Cooperation with People), China Silk Patterns, Bronze Mirrors of Tang and Song Dynasties, and Dragon and Phoenix Art.
Shen Congwen's life is bumpy and dedicated. Mr. Shen Congwen's literary works such as Border Town, Xiangxi and Autobiography of Shen Congwen have great influence at home and abroad. His works have been translated and published by more than 40 countries such as Japan, the United States, Britain and the former Soviet Union, and have been selected into university textbooks by the United States, Japan, South Korea, Britain and other countries or regions 10, and twice nominated as Nobel Prize in Literature candidates.
1988 In May, Shen Congwen died of a heart attack in his apartment in Beijing. The former residence in 199 1 was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit of the government and was repaired with funds. The former residence now displays Shen Lao's ink, manuscripts, relics and portraits, which has become one of the most attractive cultural landscapes in Phoenix, with an endless stream of tourists every day.
After reading Border Town for the first time, I was amazed at the simple folk customs of the tea cave. The old boatman who insists on paying the transition money, and insists on not paying the transition money, will buy tobacco, alcohol and tea for the ferry passengers. The people here are as pure and beautiful, simple and sincere as the scenery here.
The author's style of writing is like flowing water, flowing carefully, without gripping suspense, thrilling atmosphere and twists and turns, but it is this style of writing that can penetrate the hearts of characters. Set off a pure border town.
In the tea cave where Miao people live, there are not only ways to ask for relatives through matchmakers-the so-called car ride, but also men standing on streams and cliffs singing to women, a solo or two duets, getting to know each other, getting to know each other, breaking up or getting married-the so-called walking. The latter way shows the tolerance and freedom of the people in western Hunan on the issue of marriage, and also reflects the talent of the local people who are good at singing.
Border Town is not only a novel describing folk customs and scenery, but also a beautiful love tragedy. Cui Cui is an elf bred by the mountains and rivers in western Hunan. She is naive, kind, gentle and pure. His love for reporting his brother is full of girlish shyness and fantasy, or it seems that this love has always appeared in the form of a dream.
In the dream, she "heard a beautiful song, soft and lingering", so she "flew around like this voice, halfway to the creek cliff, and found a saxifrage". She can only taste the nectar of love in her dream, but the reality seems far away from her. She can only "sit on the shore in a daze" and wait alone.
From Cui Cui, we can see Miao girls' yearning and pursuit for a better life. Because of her simplicity, he can't refuse this elder, nor can he express his love for Nuo. But after Nuo sailed away, she waited for her sweetheart's return firmly and persistently. A weak woman, full of "love"
The author said: "this person may never come, maybe come back tomorrow!" " "It left readers with long-term regret and infinite concern and expectation. Perhaps, there really are years of reincarnation, and the mother's tragedy is repeated again in her daughter's body. However, no matter what the future is, her future is won by herself. I hope what she is waiting for is not wordless sadness, tears of regret, but her share of happiness.
I've been wondering why this novel is called Border Town. Is Mr. Shen guarding something in his heart? What did you miss? But I'm afraid only Mr. Shen knows this.
Thoughts after reading Border Town (4) My first impression of this book is that it is as calm as water, and there is no smoke of war. It describes the quiet life of an old man living in a mountainous area and his granddaughter Cui Cui. In that mountain village, there are mountains, water and the faces of simple people.
The author once said: There are really strange things in the world. Every time I write down the word "Shen Congwen" regularly, I immediately think of water, not because his surname "Shen" has three parts of water, but because of his watery temperament.
In his autobiography written in 193 1, he said: "My emotions are fluid but not solidified, and a clear wave has really affected me. Most of my beautiful life when I was young was inseparable from water. My school can be said to be always located by the water. I learned to think, understand beauty, and understand life. Water has a lot to do with me. "
I am a middle school student living in a coastal city. I am no stranger to water. I can understand that water and Shen Congwen's life are inseparable, education is inseparable, and the tendency of his works is inseparable.
I understand, and I also realize that the virtue of water is all-encompassing. I never exclude anything strange that is immersed in life in different ways! But it has never been affected by its pollution. Water's character seems to be particularly fragile and easy to yield. In fact, there is strength in weakness, and if you concentrate, it is a trickle, dripping water wears away the stone and is invincible. Water has taught me the ordinary joys and sorrows of a humble life, dreamed of sailing across the sea, and inspired my eternal desire for work.
"It is precisely because work is really close to the people on the land that it admits that' work' is for the majority of mankind, not for a certain kind of' tool' at a certain time. This kind of' tool' exists in the narrow, morbid, selfish and cruel habit air cultivated by modern politics, or is easily oppressed and intentionally ignored by all sides. It is not easy to get a smooth working environment with a little autonomy. But it may be true. If the purpose is clear and the confidence is firm, there will be tangible achievements, that is, in another era, it will undoubtedly remain a symbol of an era! "
His words were very prescient, and soon he was "oppressed and deliberately ignored by all sides" because he refused to be a "tool", and even "a smooth working environment with a little autonomy" was not available. This is another description of the author, which shows that it is difficult for him to reach the situation at that time.
"Border Town" is carved from such a person's pen, so vivid and vivid. The characters in this article all grew up in this landscape, and this bit by bit is how many dreams and ambitions they have.
Reflections on Reading Border Town (5) In the dead of night, avoid the hustle and bustle of the city during the day, immerse yourself in silence, read Border Town in your own Xiaotian, and your thoughts fluctuate with the changes of the characters in the book.
Border Town is a love story with a simple and beautiful plot. Tianbao and Nuosong, two sons of Shunshun Zhangshui Wharf in Chadong, a mountain town in western Hunan, fell in love with Cui Cui, the granddaughter of the old boatman in Bixi, near the city. But Cui Cui is in love with Noel. After learning the truth that day, she knew that she couldn't force it. She took the initiative to quit the competition and boarded a ship in Chenzhou to forget everything there, but she was unfortunately killed. Northon always loved Cui Cui deeply, but his brother died for it, which made him very depressed, misunderstood the old boatman and left home for Taoyuan painfully. And Cui Cui alone bears all the changes, waiting, waiting for the person who may never come back, maybe tomorrow.
The beauty and desolation in the world are vividly reflected in the article. Cui Cui's deep affection for grandpa, the brotherhood of Tianbao and Nuo school, the harmonious and simple neighborhood relationship between grandparents and villagers, the unity of nature and man, and the simple folk customs. ...
Or perhaps beautiful scenery, loud gongs and drums and lively festivals attract people's attention and cover up the sadness and pain behind the celebration of peace. However, the author's fresh and meaningful brushwork is indeed somewhat sad. Just like here, there are also the parting and death of relatives, full of unsuccessful expectations, and ignorant, hazy, but endless love. ...
Sometimes, we see the prosperity, but we can't see through the sadness behind the prosperity. We have experienced the noise, but we have never thought whether loneliness will sublimate after the end of the song.
Sometimes, we see the phenomenon, but we can't get rid of the fog. Sometimes, it's hard to clarify what we don't say and it's hard to say it again.
Everyone can choose his own path, but for a long time, life is like a river, with twists and turns, but it will never turn back.
We always can't catch something and can't change something. Behind the beauty is endless desolation. Just like Cui Cui, a beautiful child, he finally had to be alone by the river.
The sadness here is an indelible drop of ink, which drips into the heart and entangles, then dries up and condenses there and cannot be erased. Only the clear river is still telling those old stories. ...
Reflection on Border Town (6) As a woman who grew up in a city, I especially yearn for the idyllic rural life. Recently, I read Mr. Shen Congwen's Border Town, and I was fascinated by the small border town and water town written by the master.
"Border Town" tells the ordinary and quiet life of a pair of grandparents and grandchildren in a small town in western Hunan, as well as the loneliness and faint desolation that are hard to erase in this ordinary and quiet. Cui Cui, the hero of the novel, has a hazy and endless love, but love is not the whole story. The master used his brisk style to tell the simple customs, primitive and simple life and picturesque scenery of Xiangxi town.
Life in Xiangxi is simple and hard. The master made me understand that a person's love for a piece of land is his love for the intoxicating scenery behind it after knowing its cruelty. After reading the whole article, I began to yearn for the small town far away from the border of Xiangxi. Wooden diaojiao building, swaying red lanterns, wet green slate, narrow ferry, slender white tower, and green smoke rising from the old village.
All this constitutes an ancient painting, which has been described over and over again in my imagination. In that distant land, time seems to stand still. Cui Cui, the heroine, is gentle and clear as Hunan water, with melodious and clear singing voice, kind and generous grandfather, and romantic and generous boatman. Even the helplessness of life is poetic in this place, and people can't bear to look directly at it. The master used his story to show us the helplessness and sadness of Xiangxi people in the face of fate, but it also made us feel pity for life and believe in beautiful human nature.
I most yearn for the simple and kind folks in the border town. Cui Cui and her grandfather went to watch the dragon boat race, and the local leader gave them a lot of food. Some people married brides, and Cui Cui's grandfather sent them across the river without charging ferry fees. Cui Cui's grandfather died, and all the villagers around him came to help. Although their life is very poor, they can help each other and live as a family in that remote town.
In contrast, we live in a reinforced concrete city every day. People are indifferent to each other, and sometimes we don't even know our neighbors. This has to be regrettable.
I hope that one day, our city will become warm and harmonious. Everyone has a quiet ideal, and there is no selfishness between people. They cherish our living environment, help each other and build a world like home. And all this requires us to live with a kind heart like the people in Border Town.
Random Thoughts on Border Town (7)1999 In June, Asia Weekly published "Top 100 China Novels in the 20th Century", ranking the novels written in Chinese all over the world in the 20th century, and selecting the first 100 works. All the people who voted in this ranking are famous scholars and writers at home and abroad. In this ranking, Lu Xun's collection of novels "Scream" ranks first, and Shen Congwen's novel "Border Town" ranks second. Judging from a single novel, Border Town ranks first.
When I first read Border Town, I was very confused. I don't understand what this article is about and what practical educational significance it has. I just think this article is beautiful, and a lot of descriptive words create a very romantic atmosphere. So, why does this novel have such an important position in the history of modern literature in China? I can start with the writing style of the author Shen Congwen.
Romance and tranquility are Shen Congwen's writing styles. Under Chen Cong's writing style, there is no exorbitant taxes, no hierarchy, no exploitation and oppression. What he described in Border Town is all the most beautiful things in the world: beautiful scenery, dignified affection and pure love, which are well integrated together. This kind of natural scenery is the life realm of those who are otherwise, quiet and comfortable.
Entering the story, the characters that the author needs to create are essentially the simplest, cleanest and purest. Clear and pure Cui Cui, pure and enthusiastic old people, bold and open-minded nature protection, showing off the group. They are not polluted by any impurities. Tianbao and Nuosong love Cui Cui.
They take the form of singing. How simple. How simple love is in that song. The image of Cui Cui is not the image of a woman who dares to love and hate in realistic novels. She has only the blood of a simple girl. She only knows to wait for love, so she is simply waiting for promise to be sent back. It is difficult for her to decide what kind of affection to choose and what to choose. But Nuo's absence adds a tragic color and romantic factor.
So in this article, the author is trying to create a romantic atmosphere, which is also Shen Congwen's consistent writing style. Compared with the quiet life in the 1930s and the turbulent society at that time, the writing of this article is simply a "paradise", which is the environment written by Shen Congwen.
Unlike Lu Xun, he criticizes reality. There is no politics in Shen Congwen's works, only the goodness of human nature, beautiful scenery and simple atmosphere, all of which are immersed in beauty. Nowadays, people are pursuing the original text, and more and more people like articles that return to nature. Therefore, Shen Congwen's articles are more and more respected by people. Border Town also attracted many readers with its unique artistic charm and distinctive local customs, which established its unique position in the history of modern literature in China.