Zhang Hua(張華)(232 AD - 300 AD)
His surname is (Zhang), his parents gave
him the name (Hua), and when he grew up his friends called him (Maoxian). He
was born in Hebei Province, China.
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張 |
It means to open. It is also one of the
Chinese surnames. |
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華 |
It means flower. It means beautiful. It
is also a Chinese surname. |
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茂 |
It means that the plants grow luxuriantly. |
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先 |
It means the same as above. It is also
one of the Chinese surnames. |
He was a famous official in the Western Jin
Dynasty of China. He was also a famous bibliophile and writer.
He wrote a book in which he recorded many
strange records and stories he read from his collection of books.
One of the stories in this book is the
following.
There was a young man who lived by the sea.
He heard a strange thing.
This thing is that every August, the Milky
Way in the sky connects to the sea.
If a person sails to the end of the sea in
August, he can sail directly to the Milky Way in the sky.
When the young man heard the news, he acted
immediately.
In August of a certain year, he built a
bamboo raft with a room on it. He prepared enough water and food and sailed the
bamboo raft to the sea alone.
After the young man had sailed on the sea
for about ten days, he began to lose sight of the sun, moon and stars, and his
surroundings became dark and blurred.
He did not give up and kept moving forward
on the dark sea.
About ten days later, he felt that he had
entered a river, and not long after that, he suddenly saw a subtle light coming
from ahead.
He sailed along the light and saw a city by
the river. After he entered the city by the river, he saw many houses by the
river, and in the houses were many women weaving.
Then he met a man by the river. The man was
leading a cow. The cow was drinking water at the river.
When the man saw the young man driving the
bamboo raft, he showed a surprised expression.
After talking to the young man for a while,
the man said to the young man, 'This is not the place for you to come. Let me
prepare some food and water for you. You must leave quickly.
If you don't leave soon, you may never be
able to return to your home town.
The young man followed the man's advice and
returned on his bamboo raft, which left the river and entered the dark and
murky sea.
After sailing for about twenty days, he returned
to the city where he lived.
After returning to the city where he lived,
he told his friends about his wonderful experience, but his friends did not
believe him.
About a year later he met an astrologer at
a party. When he mentioned this to the astrologer, the astrologer showed a
surprised expression and the astrologer said to him
I believe you have really reached the Milky
Way in the sky and what you have said may be true.
I observe the changes in the constellations
in the sky every day. Around August last year, I observed an astronomical
phenomenon I had never seen before.
In ancient China, the sky was divided into
28 constellations, one of which resembled a cow.
Last August. A strange star appears near
this bull-like constellation. I have never seen this strange star before and it
has not appeared again this year.
The star only appeared last August.
I think that star is you.
You have fulfilled your dream and really
made it to the Milky Way.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Can you identify the constellations in the
sky? Where would you most like to travel?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
張華(Zhang Hua)(西元232年-西元300年)
他的姓是(張)，他的父母給他取的名字是(華)，長大後朋友稱呼他的名字是(茂先)，他出生地位於在中國的河北省。
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張 |
意思是打開的意思。也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
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華 |
意思是花的意思。意思是華麗的意思。也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
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茂 |
意思是植物長得很茂盛的意思。 |
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先 |
意思是先前的意思。也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
他是中國的西晉王朝的一個著名的官員，他也是一個著名的藏書家與文學家。
他寫過一本書，他在這本書中紀錄了很多他從他的藏書中所看的一些奇特的記載與故事。
這本書中有一個故事如下。
有一個住在海邊的年輕人，他聽說了一個奇特的事。
這件事情就是每年的八月天空中的銀河就會連接到大海。
如果一個人在八月的時候駕著船一直航行到大海的盡頭就可以直接航行到天空中的銀河。
這一個年輕人聽到這一個消息後，他就立刻採取行動。
在某一年的八月，他做了一艘上面有一間屋子的竹筏，他準備了充足的水與糧食，他獨自一人駕著這艘竹筏人航向大海。
這個年輕人駕著竹筏在海上航行了大概十幾天後，他就開始看不到太陽月亮與星星了，他的周圍變的黑暗又模糊。
他沒有因此放棄，他繼續在黑暗的大海上不斷前行。
大約過了十幾天後，他感覺自己進入了一條河道，又過了不久，他突然看到前方發出了細微的亮光。
他沿著亮光的地方航行過去，他看到了這條河邊有一個城鎮，他沿著河進入這個城鎮後，他看到河岸有很多房屋，房屋中有很多女子在織布。
他接著又在這條河邊遇到了一個男子，這個男子牽著一條牛，這條牛正在河邊喝水。
這個男子看到這個駕著竹筏的年輕人後，這個男子露出了驚訝的表情。
這個男子與這個年輕人交談了一會後，這個男子對這個年輕人說，這裡不是你應該來的地方，讓我為你準備一些食物與水，你必須要快一點離開。
如果你再不快點離開你就有可能永遠無法再回到你的故鄉。
這個年輕人聽從了這個男子的建議，他駕著他的竹筏返回，他的竹筏離開這條河後又再度進入了那個黑暗與模糊的大海。
他航行了大約二十幾天後，他回到了他所居住的那座城市。
他回到他所居住的城市之後，他跟他的朋友們說了他的這趟奇妙的經歷，但是他的朋友們都不相信他所說的話。
大約一年後，他在一次聚會中，他認識了一個星象師，他對這個星象師提起這件事情後，這個星象師露出驚訝的表情，這個星象師對他說。
我相信你可能真的到達了天上的銀河，你說的這件事情可能是真的。
我每天都會觀察天上的星座的變化，大約去年的八月份，我觀察到一個我從來沒有看到的天文現象。
中國的古代把天空中分成28個星座，其中有一個星座像一頭牛。
去年的八月。有一個奇怪的星出現在這個像一頭牛的星座附近，這個奇怪的星星我以前從來沒有觀察到過，今年也沒有再出現。
這顆星星只在去年的八月出現過。
我認為那個星星就是你。
你完成了你的夢想，你真的到達銀河一趟。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你可以分得出來天空中的那些星座嗎?你最想到那裡去旅行呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為博物志-卷10
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