First Encounter with “Eight Great Mountains People”
Release time:
2024-01-01
I remember back when I was in kindergarten, adults used to talk about a Memorial Hall for the Eight Great Masters over in Qingyunpu. As far as I recall, it was a memorial hall dedicated to eight people. It wasn’t until I started elementary school that my mom... By a chance encounter When you took me to the Eight Great Masters Memorial Hall, I finally realized that the “Eight Great Masters” weren’t actually eight people—they were just one person. the memorial hall He was a ninth-generation descendant of Zhu Quan, the sixteenth son of Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty. His given name was Zhu Da. Although he was born at the end of the Ming Dynasty, he was primarily active during the Qing Dynasty. From an early age, he demonstrated remarkable talent in the arts of calligraphy and painting. “By the age of eight, he was already capable of composing poetry; by eleven, he could paint lush green landscape paintings.” “In his youth, he could even wield his brush freely to produce exquisite small-script calligraphy in the style of the Mi family.” Yet, born at a time when circumstances were against him, he witnessed the fall of the Ming dynasty at the age of 19. After that, he retreated into monastic life for more than thirty years, devoting himself wholeheartedly to studying and perfecting his painting techniques. It wasn’t until he renounced the monkhood again at the age of 56 that he resumed regular practice and creation. Eventually, he became a renowned master of both calligraphy and painting, living to the ripe old age of 80. He truly was extraordinary!
What surprised me most was that there was a 500-year-old Arhat pine in the courtyard—my mom said. This tree Very rare—on the day I went. The weather isn't very good—it's gray and hazy. ， But I Standing under the big pine tree You can smell the fragrance of pine trees, As you circle around the giant pine tree, you can see that time has left countless marks on it—marks that are truly unique and extraordinary. The Eight Great Mountainsman often created artworks with the theme of Chinese juniper, clearly reflecting how the pine tree mirrored his own spirit. I too want to learn diligently just like it and realize my dreams. I’m sure I’ll come back again to visit the Eight Great Mountainsman Memorial Hall.
Fuxing Foreign Language School
Class 4, Grade 2
Xu Tianze
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