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From "Zhuangzi" written by Zhuangzi.

Excerpt:

There is a fish in the North Ming Dynasty, and its name is Kun. The Kun is so big that I don't know how many thousands of miles it is. It turned into a bird, and its name was Peng. I don't know how many thousands of miles there are on the back of a Peng. Flying in anger, its wings are like clouds hanging from the sky. It is a bird, and the sea will migrate to Nanming. Nan Ming is also Tianchi. Those who are "Qixie" are also those who are ambitious and strange.

"Xie" says: "The Peng migrates to Nanming. The water hits it for three thousand miles, and it surges upward for ninety thousand miles. It goes to rest in six months." The wild horse also, Dust is what living things blow with their breath. The sky is blue, is it righteous or evil? Is it so far away that it is extremely evil? If you look down, that's it.

Moreover, the accumulation of water is not thick, so it will not be able to carry a large boat. Cover the cup of water on the col hall, and make a mustard boat. If you place the cup, it will be glued. The water is shallow and the boat is big. If the wind accumulation is not thick, its large wings will be weak. Therefore, for ninety thousand miles, the wind is blowing down, and then it is today's Peifeng; it is the one who carries the blue sky on its back and does not care about Yaolan, and then it is today's general Tunan.

Translation:

There is a fish in the northern sea, and its name is Kun. The size of Kun is really thousands of miles. When it transforms into a bird, its name is Peng. Peng's back is really thousands of miles long; when it rises and flies, its outstretched wings are like clouds in the sky. This roc bird migrates to the southern sea with the rough waves of the sea. The sea in the south is a large natural pool.

"Qi Xie" is a book dedicated to recording strange things. This book records: "The Peng bird migrated to the southern sea, and its wings beat the water to stir up waves of three thousand miles. The violent winds spiraled upwards ninety thousand miles into the sky, and it took six months for them to calm down after leaving the northern sea."

On a spring day, the mist that evaporates and floats like a galloping horse in the forest and wilderness, and the dust that boils in the low altitude are all caused by the breath of various creatures in nature. The sky is so blue, is this its true color? Or is it that Gao Kuang is too far away to see the end of it? The Peng bird looks down from high in the sky, but it just looks like this.

Besides, if the water is not deep enough, it will not have the power to float a large ship. If you pour a cup of water into a low place in the courtyard, the small mustard grass can be used as a boat; but if you put the cup on it, it will not stick because the water is too shallow and the boat is too big. If the wind does not accumulate enough power, it will not be strong enough to support its huge wings.

So, the Peng bird flew ninety thousand miles high, with the strong wind under it. Then it flew with the power of the wind, carrying the sky on its back and no power could stop it, and then it flew to the south like it is now. go.

Extended information

"Zhuangzi", also known as "Nanhua Sutra", is a Taoist scripture written by Zhuangzi and his followers in the middle of the Warring States Period. After the Han Dynasty, Zhuangzi was respected as the true man of Nanhua, so "Zhuangzi" is also called "Nanhua Sutra".

His books, "Laozi" and "Book of Changes" are collectively called the "Three Mysteries". The book "Zhuangzi" mainly reflects Zhuangzi's critical philosophy, art, aesthetics, aesthetics, etc. It is rich in content, extensive and profound, covering many aspects such as philosophy, life, politics, society, art, and the theory of cosmogenesis.

Zhuangzi’s articles are full of fantasy, ingenious conception, colorful ideological world and literary artistic conception, unrestrained writing style, romantic artistic style, magnificent and strange, and unexpected, which are the masterpieces of the articles of pre-Qin scholars. An exemplary work. Zhuangzi's words may seem like exaggerations and boundless imagination, but they all have a foundation and are more important than historical materials and arguments.

Mr. Lu Xun said: "His writings are as vast as the oceans, and his manners are infinite. The works of all the scholars in the late Zhou Dynasty are unparalleled." He is known as "the pincer of nine streams, including hundreds of families" .

"Zhuangzi" and "Gui Zang", "The Four Classics of the Yellow Emperor", "Laozi" and other works are regarded as several source classics of the Chinese nation. They are not only important carriers of philosophy and culture, Moreover, it is the crystallization of the wisdom of ancient sages on literature, aesthetics, art, and aesthetics. Zhuangzi and other Taoist thoughts are historically regarded as official and Taoist doctrines in addition to Confucianism.

"Zhuangzi" is not only a masterpiece of philosophy, but also a masterpiece of allegory in literature and aesthetics. It has an inseparable and profound influence on the development of Chinese literature and aesthetics.

The publication and research of Zhuangzi’s fables have allowed the fine traditions of Chinese culture to be inherited and developed, and the spirit of the Chinese nation to be carried forward. In a practical sense, it has made a significant contribution to the construction of socialist civilization that cannot be ignored. bedding.

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