It is said that in an entrance exam in Tsinghua University, students met a very difficult question in the Chinese exam. This problem is different from those complicated scientific problems. The question stem is very concise, with only three words-Monkey Sun, but it stumped all the Tsinghua students who took the exam, and few of them could get it right. So, what kind of question is this?
It is understood that there were only two Chinese questions at that time, one was a composition and the other was a couplet. This article "Monkey" is a antithesis in the Chinese exam, and the author is a famous historian, Mr. Chen Yinque. At that time, Mr. Chen Yinque wanted to test the students' basic skills, so he came up with such a special topic, with "Sun Walker" as the upper part and students as the lower part.
However, such a seemingly simple question makes Tsinghua candidates feel helpless. Of course, everyone knows about Monkey Sun, who is a major character in China's famous novel The Journey to the West. But the topic of "Sun Walker" alone seems to be too wide, and students don't know where to start. Some students had to memorize answers. Suddenly, various answers popped up on the paper, such as Pig Bajie, Tang Sanzang, Monkey King and so on.
In fact, although this question seems casual, it is not something that students can answer at will. These illogical answers naturally don't get high marks. However, on the answer sheet, Mr. Chen Yinque found a special answer-Hu Shizhi. After carefully tasting the answer, Mr. Chen Yinque nodded with satisfaction. Later, it was said that the student became the only person who answered the question correctly at that time.
On the horizontal line, Monkey and Monkey are relatively neat, while on the literal side, Hu and Monkey are similar, Xing and Shu are also similar, and the parts of speech of Zhe and Zhi are also very close. In addition, Hu Shizhi was also a famous writer at that time. This answer is lively and interesting, punning, and makes people smile after reading it.
At that time, this question baffled many scholars in Tsinghua, and it can be regarded as the most difficult test in Tsinghua. However, this couplet question is really interesting, which can not only test students' couplet ability, but also reflect students' literary skills, and also enable students to use their brains and exercise their associative ability. This is really a good question.