A thousand peaks and ten thousand valleys(千巖萬谷)
The Song Dynasty in China is divided into
two periods by historians.
The first stage was the Northern Song
Dynasty (960-1127 AD).
The second stage was the Southern Song
Dynasty (AD-1127 to AD 1279).
In 1129 AD, the Southern Song Dynasty moved
the capital to the city (Lin'an), which is the current Hangzhou City of
Zhejiang Province.
After the fall of the Southern Song
Dynasty, a scholar named (Wu Zimu) wrote a book.
This book records many customs in Lin'an
City before the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty, and also depicts the urban
landscape at that time and the daily life of people of various identities
living in the city.
A passage in this book describes it as follows.
There is a mountain in Yuhang District of
the city of Hangzhou. The name of this mountain is (Dadi Mountain).
There is a famous Taoist temple on the
mountain. The name of this Taoist temple is (Dongxiao Palace).
According to the records of history books,
(Dongxiao Palace) was established in the Han Dynasty, and it has a history of
more than 1900 years in the Song Dynasty.
In the past 1900 years, in addition to the
continuous expansion of the main building, many ancillary buildings have been
built around.
Therefore, the area covered by (Dongxiao
Palace) is very vast.
There are five famous chained caves in this
area, as well as nine high and low peaks.
Over the years, many famous Taoist monks
have practiced here and achieved good results. There are also many strange
birds and animals on the mountain.
If you stand in the Taoist temple and look
out, you will see countless peaks and valleys, and you will feel grace and
peace.
(Dongxiao Palace) is built against the
mountain wall. When the mountain spring flows down from the mountain, it
splashes onto the red eaves, so you will hear the pleasant sound of water.
When it was cloudy, clouds surrounded the
altar in the square.
When it is sunny you will feel the soft and
warm sunshine.
The trees here are always in the state of
spring and autumn regardless of the four seasons, and the spring water here
seems to have magic power.
When you stand in this place, you will feel
that you can cultivate yourself into a better state in this space.
The direct translation of this idiom means
a thousand peaks and ten thousand valleys.
This idiom is used to describe many peaks
and valleys.
Dear friends, what are your feelings or
thoughts after listening to this story?
Have you visited any Taoist buildings? Have
you ever read any books on Taoist thought?
I hope this story will give you something
new to gain.
千巖萬谷(A thousand peaks and ten thousand
valleys)
中國的宋王朝被歷史學家分為兩個時期。
第一個階段是北宋王朝(西元960-西元1127年)。
第二個階段是南宋王朝(西元-1127年到西元1279年)。
西元1129年，南宋王朝把首都遷到(臨安)這座城市，這座城市就是目前的浙江省的杭州市。
南宋王朝滅亡之後，有一個名字叫做(吳自牧)的學者寫了一本書。
這本書中紀錄了南宋王朝滅亡前，臨安城中的許多風俗、也描繪了當時的城市景觀與居住在這座城市中的各種身分地位的人們的日常生活。
這本書中有一段描述如下。
杭州這座城市的餘杭區，有一座山，這座山的名字叫做(大滌山)。
山上有一座著名的道觀。這座道觀的名字叫做(洞霄宮)。
根據歷史書的記載，(洞霄宮)是在漢王朝時代建立的，到宋王朝已經有1900多年的歷史。
在這1900多年中，除了本體建築的不斷擴建外，另外在周邊又建造了許多的附屬建物。
因此(洞霄宮)所涵蓋的區域非常的廣大。
在這塊區域內有五個著名的連環的山洞，還有九座高高低低的山峰。
歷年來有許多著名的道士在這裡修練，並且得到很好的成果。山上也有很多的奇特的鳥類與動物。
你如果站在道觀中向外看，你會看見有數不清的山峰與山谷，你會感覺到優雅與平靜。
(洞霄宮)是靠著山壁所建造，山泉從山上流下時會飛濺到紅色的屋簷上，因此你會聽到悅耳的水聲。
當陰天的時候，雲霧包圍了整座廣場上的祭壇。
當晴天的時候你會感受到柔和且溫暖的陽光。
這邊的樹木不論四季都一直保持春天與秋天的狀態，這邊的泉水彷彿有魔力。
當你站在這個地方時，你會覺得你能在這個空間中把自已修煉成更好的狀態。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是一千座山峰與一萬個山谷。
這句成語被用來形容非常多的山峰與山谷。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的感受或有怎樣的想法呢。
你是否有參觀過任何一間道教的建築呢?你是否曾經閱讀過任何關於道教的思想的書籍呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
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