Classical Chinese Translation of Xu Xiake's Travel Notes

1. Translate Xu Xiake's Travel Notes and Huangshan Travel Notes. Go east from a fork in the road, which is a place you have never been to, so go straight ahead and almost touch the edge of Tiandu Peak. Going north and up again, walking in the crevices, stone peaks rise up one after another. The road winds between the stone peaks: if the road is impassable, cut it; In steep places, cut into steps and climb up; If the road is broken, set up a board to cross it; Where there is a big gap between the upper and lower parts, build a rope ladder to connect them and climb up again. Looking down from time to time, the steep valley makes people feel gloomy. Maple and pine trees alternate with each other, colorful, staggered and picturesque. So I think Huangshan is one of the wonders I can see in my life. However, there are wonders like Tiandu Peak. I didn't explore it. What a pity!

Looking back, my followers all fell behind because of obstacles, so I stopped to climb again; I didn't pay attention to them because the scenery along the way unconsciously tempted me to climb alone. I have climbed to the top of a mountain, only to see a temple standing on it as if to fly. This is Wen Shu College, where I have never been. Standing at the top of this mountain, there is Tiandu Peak on the left and Lotus Peak on the right, backed by the mountain wind from Yuping Peak, as if the beautiful scenery of Tiandu Peak and Lotus Peak can be embraced by hands. Looking around, all kinds of wonderful peaks and valleys are arranged at will, which is simply the most spectacular place in Huangshan Mountain. It's not my second visit to Huangshan. How do you know that the wonder of Huangshan has reached such a state!

I happened to meet a marching monk, Cheng Yuan, and I was even more interested. After noon, the servants arrived. A group of people stood in front of the temple, pointing to the two peaks of Heaven and Lotus. The monk in the temple said: "Tiandu Peak is very close, but it is steep and there is no road; It is best to see Tiandu Peak nearby and climb Lotus Peak early tomorrow morning. " I didn't listen, so I decided to go to Tiandufeng.

Lead the monks and servants of Chengyuan to the rugged mountain road. On the side of Tiandu Peak, we circled along the flowing rocks, caught weeds and thorns, stepped on the stones when we saw the road piled with stones, and climbed up the cliff when we saw the sloping side of the stone cliff. Whenever we get to a place where there is nowhere to put our hands and feet, the monks in Chengyuan will climb up first and then pull us up. It's hard to go up in my heart. What should I do if I come down? However, if you make up your mind, you can never go back.

After many hardships and dangers, I finally reached the peak of Tiandu Peak. There is only one stone on the top of the mountain, which is dozens of feet high. Chengyuan looked around and saw steps on its side, so he climbed up with me. Looking down from the mountain, all the peaks are below Tiandu Peak, but Lotus Peak can be flush with it. The fog comes out for a while, disappears for a while, and the fog comes for a while, which is difficult to see on the opposite side. Looking at peaks such as Lotus Peak in the distance, most of them are hidden in the fog. Climbing Tiandu Peak alone, I walk forward and the fog runs behind. I took a few steps to the right and the fog came out from the left. The pine trees on the peak are also curved and straight, lying upright and with different shapes; Although cypress is very big, it is born on stones, just like moss. The mountains are high and the wind is natural, and the fog is erratic. Overlooking the peaks, in the clouds, sometimes it is a green sharp mountain, and sometimes it is swallowed into a silver ocean. Looking down the hill, the sun shines brightly, and there is no world.

Note: Xu Xiake should be prepared to climb Tiandu Peak on this day. First, I walked a mountain road between the cracks, and then I arrived at a transit station (I don't know what the peak is, but I know there is a temple called Wenshuyuan). I took a break and then continued in the afternoon.

This article is full of ups and downs, which can be described as difficulties and obstacles. The author's foil technique is superb. First, he wrote about the difficulty of marching between stones, which set off the difficulty of climbing Tiandu Peak "climbing grass and pulling out thorns" and "having no hands and feet". He also used the guidance of monks in the temple to set off the hardships of the road and further set off the poet's determination to climb Tiandu Peak. Why did the author take the bull by the horns and make up his mind to climb it? This is because the scenery of Tiandu Peak is wonderful. The author finally climbed to the top of Tiandu Peak and saw the changes of clouds and strange pines and cypresses, which seems to be a reward for the author.

2. Translation of Xu Xiake's Travel Notes At the age of 28, Xu Xiake came to Wenzhou to climb Yandang Mountain.

He remembered that there was a big lake on the top of Yandang Mountain in ancient books, so he decided to climb to the top and have a look. When he climbed to the top of the mountain with difficulty, he saw that the ridge was straight and there was nowhere to stay. How can there be a lake? However, Xu Xiake still refused to give up and continued to walk on a big cliff, and the road was gone.

He carefully observed the cliff and found a small platform E68A84E8A2AD 3231335323631343136353313333346532, so he used a small platform. He had to grab the cloth belt, climb the cliff, and climb up with difficulty, ready to climb back to the top of the cliff.

Crawling and crawling, the belt broke. Fortunately, he grasped a prominent rock skillfully, otherwise he would fall into the abyss and be shattered. Xu Xiake tied the broken belt, struggled to climb, and finally climbed to the top of the cliff.

On another occasion, he visited Huangshan Mountain and was caught in heavy snow on the way. The local people told him that in some places, the snow was waist-deep, so he couldn't see the way to climb the mountain clearly and couldn't get up.

Xu Xiake was not scared. He leaned against an iron bar to find his way. Up the mountainside, the mountain becomes steeper and steeper. Shady places on the hillside are the hardest to climb. The road was covered with thick ice, steep and slippery. When you step on it, you will slide down.

Xu Xiake dug a hole in the ice with an iron bar. Step on the pit, climb slowly step by step, and finally climb up.

Monks on the mountain were very surprised to see him, because they had been trapped in the mountain by heavy snow for several months. He also walked through three dangerous roads in Wuyishan, Fujian: Baizhang dangerous ladder in Wang Feng, dolomite steep cliff, "chicken breast" and "dragon ridge" connecting bamboo shoots.

When he arrived in Wang Feng, the sun was about to set, and he couldn't find his way down the mountain. He grabbed the hanging thorn with his hand and rolled down. He is in Songshan Mountain in Zhongyue, and he also hangs down the gorge from the top of the Taishi.

Xu Xiake's amazing travel notes can indeed show that he is an ancient man.