You must be in a high and clear place, so that your heart and eyes will not be blocked by things nearby, and you can express your heroic interests. The higher the place, the higher the interest.
Confucius climbed Mount Tai and thought that the world became smaller, not because he could see the whole world with his eyesight, but because the beauty of the world could not surpass Mount Tai. Come here, you will be open-minded, and you will be connected with the sky. Although the world is big, it is not enough to disturb your mind.
Tongzhi four years (1865), Fucheng worked with Ceng Gong (Zeng Guofan) in Xuzhou. Ceng Gong enjoys high prestige at home. In the second year, I went to Jining, visited the Yellow River Defense, bypassed Tai 'an to observe the terrain, and climbed Mount Tai. I was accompanied by Li Rongshen, Ji, Fang Zongcheng, Wang Anding and Ding Cheng (all four were Zeng Guofan's screen guests) and others.
On April 16th, I went up the mountain in a sedan chair, three miles out of the north gate of the county seat and into the mountain. Climbing up nearly forty miles, there are more than ten places of interest passing by, all of which are lingering and lingering. Go east through the worse gate, and there are Bixia Palace and Dongyue Temple. Going north is Daiding, which is Tianzhu Peak.
The general situation of the mountain was described by Mr. Yao Jichuan (Yao Nai) of Tongcheng. We climbed the mountain according to the route recorded by Mr. Yao. I have never been to a remote scenic spot that is not on the main road, and the passing scenic spots are less than 1% of all the scenic spots. However, the scenery is beautiful, the charm is smart and each has its own characteristics, which I can't describe.
Before we reached the worse gate, the stone steps suddenly became steep and went straight into the sky. Looking up at the newly rising sunshine from the crack in the rock, I saw white clouds falling alone. Step by step, I don't know where the end point is. Looking down, you can see the steep stone steps, like a line, which is in the foreseeable future and can't see the end. It makes people dizzy and fearful, and feels in a dilemma.
Hold your breath, let go of your worries and summon up courage to move forward. Soon I boarded a worse door and the road suddenly became flat. I felt a different realm and saw a scene I had never seen before, only to be glad that I didn't stop just now. So he climbed to the top and looked around. Many peaks rise and fall around and lean against each other, some like arches and some like squats.
Wenshui flows from the east, winding like a belt; Culai Mountain stands beside it, much higher than other mountains, and its peak seems to reach half the waist of Mount Tai. It also refers to Tai 'an Prefecture in vilen, like a chessboard. Looking at the endless blue sky, there seems to be no margin. Looking down at the clouds at the foot of the mountain, it changes rapidly. Only when I climbed to the top of Mount Tai did I understand that the mountain was small.
Isn't that how people live in the world? When you stand tall and see far, nothing can cover you. All kinds of changes in those things can't escape my eyes. And those tangible heights such as Mount Tai are often not strong, and only intangible heights such as spiritual realm will not leave you soon.
Stay at Bishop Palace tonight. After the fourth watch, Yanji, Cheng Ding and others and I went to the Sunview Peak in the east of Daiding, waiting for the sunrise. At this time, the wind and rain suddenly came, and it was very cold. It took a long time for the rain to stop. There is a ray of red light in the easternmost part, standing under the stagnant cloud. Soon the light was dazzling. The sun was like a wheel, just emerged from the clouds, wobbled like it came out of the ground, and its shape was not very round.
The color is very red, so you can see it directly with your eyes. There are also bright and colorful glow, such as hundred brocade. Looking back at the female wall, the sun was weak and suddenly disappeared. Ceng Gong didn't come to watch the sunrise because of the rainy night. He smiled and said, "Remember, you can't speculate on things that have never been experienced in the world;" Slightly difficult, you can't give up halfway. "
Three days later, I returned to Jining and wrote this note.
Brief introduction of "Climbing Mount Tai";
Climbing Mount Tai is a famous Taishan prose written by Yao Nai during the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty. This paper describes the author's experience of climbing Mount Tai to watch the sunrise in the snow, describes the magnificent situation of Mount Tai, and makes textual research and correction on the mistakes recorded in Mount Tai. The text is concise and vivid, and the scenery is particularly excellent. It's a famous classic of Tongcheng School.