In fact, every exquisite prose in "Cultural Journey" has this kind of sentiment, such as the culture of demotion in "Dongting Lake", the holy and mysterious heritage of "Mogao Grottoes", "Guizhou" The

In fact, every exquisite prose in "Cultural Journey" has this kind of sentiment, such as the culture of demotion in "Dongting Lake", the holy and mysterious heritage of "Mogao Grottoes", "Guizhou" The fascinating Nuo sacrifice and Nuo opera in "Nuo" and so on. Even the night rain that people are familiar with shows its magnificent connotation and infinite charm in the writer's writing. (See "Cultural Journey·Poetic Night Rain")

The use of two contrasting techniques shows the writer's distinct emotional experience.

When readers read prose, in addition to seeing the writer's cultural perceptions, they can also see the writer's emotional experience through the works. Such comparisons are not uncommon in books. The comparison between the bibliophile Fan Qin and his nephew Fan Dache in "Wind and Rain Tianyi Pavilion", and the comparison between Fan Qin and the calligraphy master Fengfang, reveal Yu Qiuyu's heartfelt admiration and admiration for Fan Qin; in "A Dream of the West Lake" there are A comparison of beauty around the theme of life, "Su Dongpo transformed beauty into poems and long embankments, Lin Hejing pinned beauty on plum blossoms and white cranes, and Su Xiaoxiao always attached beauty to his own life." It flows here This is the writer's sincere praise of the three ancients. The descriptions of the named and unnamed Chinese descendants in "Chinese Complex" are all filled with the author's full and sincere love and admiration.

In "Taoist Tower", the more emotional experience presented to the readers through contrast should be the lamentation of the history of national humiliation, and the heartache for the destruction of the glorious and splendid culture of the motherland.

We still return our gaze to the early morning of May 26, 1900. When Taoist Wang, who was in charge of the Mogao Grottoes, got up early to clear away the accumulated sand, he suddenly discovered a cave full of treasures. How did Chinese officials treat these peerless treasures at that time? "Taoist Wang picked up a few scriptures and showed them to the county magistrate. He told the county magistrate about this strange incident. The magistrate weighed the weight a little. Ye Chichang, an epigrapher from Gansu Academy, suggested that the feudal lord transport the cultural relics to the provincial capital for safekeeping. But the freight was not low, and the bureaucrats hesitated. "While the fragrance of tea was lingering in the living rooms of Chinese officials, "European and American scholars, sinologists, archaeologists, and adventurers traveled thousands of miles to travel to Dunhuang. Come. They are willing to sell all their belongings to pay for smuggling one or two cultural relics back. They are willing to endure hardships, risk death in the desert, and are even prepared to be beaten and killed. The newly opened cave is here."

Smart foreigners flocked to the treasures, but Chinese officials did not take them seriously and failed to form a most basic protection network. So, "One box, another box, another truck, another truck, all loaded and tied up. A convoy set off." "... transported to London, transported to Paris, transported to Petersburg Fort, shipped to Tokyo. "What's even more hateful is that damn "Wang Taoist nodded frequently, bowed deeply, and sent him away."

The strong contrast produced shocking artistic power, not only. Readers, any Chinese with a little bit of conscience will rise up against the case. When Mr. Yu Qiuyu wrote this, he was of course indignant and irritated. He was filled with heartache and righteous indignation: "China is so big that it cannot save a few volumes of scriptures." But the fact is already. happened, the writer could only lament helplessly: "I hate it so much." "I hate it so much", these three words stand alone in a line and penetrate the back of the paper. What do writers hate? I hate the Taoist king who gave away treasures for a few silver coins, I hate the short-sightedness of Chinese officials, I hate the foreign adventurers who plundered our country's treasures at a low price, and I hate myself for not being born hundreds of years earlier... Although the author did not directly write the content of hatred, the author clearly Readers can thoroughly understand the individual likes and dislikes of the novel. This is the effect of contrasting art.

Reflections after reading "Cultural Journey"

Chinese culture is vast and profound, and there are things worth thinking about everywhere. If Chinese culture is the Pacific, then Yu Qiuyu is a navigator, and I can barely be considered a small follower of his.

Along the way, Yu Qiuyu led me to travel all over the country, enjoying the beautiful scenery of nature and thinking deeply about the development of Chinese culture. His journey of exploration is not like that of Chen Jingrun who traveled in the world of letters. It can be said to be flying, flying from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, from the south of the Yangtze River to the farther place.

The first stop, we came to the Taoist Tower.

Blue bricks and yellow mud, this is very ordinary; after closer inspection, you realize that it has a lot of mystery, but it is also a shame. The Taoist Tower was just an ordinary Buddhist place, but when the Taoist King dug a cave of permanent knowledge, it was no longer ordinary. Taoist Wang has also become the favored "concubine" of high-ranking officials. The ancient cultural relics of Taoist Wang are, no, they are ancient Chinese cultural relics that are being used in the officialdom to flatter and flatter. Their innocence is gradually being discredited. What's worse is that they are belonging to foreign friends. You're welcome, Taoist Wang's silly smile, ancient Chinese cultural relics are safely transported out of the country one by one, Taoist Wang's greetings with foreign friends, alas! Heartbroken! After going through such an embarrassing journey, I thought a lot and gained a lot.

Let’s take a boat to the Three Gorges, leave the Taoist Tower, and go find Li Bai and Liu Bei. Perhaps the Three Gorges River is fighting day and night for these two main streams. Looking now, with the gradual completion of the Three Gorges Dam project, the Chinese people are gradually meeting their own energy needs. This is all due to the Three Gorges. No matter what, the Three Gorges contains unlimited energy and wisdom.

The journey is not too hard, just a little mental ups and downs. The pursuit and exploration of culture are endless, because life is also an endless boundary. As a wise man said, "It doesn't matter how much money you have, it only matters how much you spend." It also doesn't matter how smart you are, it only matters how many meaningful thoughts you have. The more good thoughts you have, the richer you will be.

Whether it is the warmth of spring and autumn, or the great joy or sorrow, in the end we have to close our eyes and return to the indifference of history and the severity of reason.