重巒疊嶂(The overlapping mountains resemble a
vast natural screen.)
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中國的明王朝有一個著名的小說家與劇作家，他的名字叫做馮夢龍(西元1574-西元1646)，他寫過許多本短篇故事集。
他曾經以北宋王朝一個非常著名的名人為主角創造了一個虛構的故事，這個名人的名字叫做蘇軾(西元1037-西元1101)。
蘇軾是宋王朝的一個著名的大臣，他也是一個著名文學家與詩人。在馮夢龍的這篇小說中，他因為得罪了當時的一個名字叫做王安石的宰相，所以他被調任到中國的浙江省的湖州市，他遠離了當時的政治權力中心。
這件事情發生三年後，蘇軾不小心又再次得罪了那個名字叫做王安石的宰相，他這次被調任到中國的湖北省的黃州市擔任一個沒有實際權力的職位，黃州市是當時一座發展程度非常落後的城市。
人事命令發布幾天之後，蘇軾帶著他的家人到了黃州市就職。
蘇軾到黃州大約一年後，在農曆九月九日這一天，在看到他的花園中的菊花的花瓣經過一個晚上全部掉落在地後，他突然發現自己的無知，他終於了解為何王安石要將他調任到黃州市的真正原因。
蘇軾想要回到首都親自跟王安石表示自己真誠的歉意，就在這個時候，他突然想起一件事情。
蘇軾想起王安石在自己要離開首都前，曾經請自己幫一個忙，自己也答應了王安石的請求。
王安石要請蘇軾邦幫忙的事情是要請蘇軾去長江上游的那個峽谷中取一壺水回到首都。
長江上游這個峽谷不是普通大家印象中的峽谷，這個峽谷非常的著名且危險。
中國的長江長達6300公里，王安石所說的長江上游的這個峽谷大約長300公里。峽谷開始的地方在今天的中國的重慶市。
這段峽谷太長了，所以根據地理位置被人為的分成三段，第一段的名字叫做瞿塘峽，第二段的名字叫做巫峽，最後一段的名字叫做歸峽。
這一段的河流非常的湍急，所以船進入這條峽谷後，船速會變得非常的快。
進入峽谷之後，兩側連續193公里幾乎都是高聳的山壁，只有少數幾個可以停靠的地方，如果搭船從長江順流而下，可以看到山巒重複相疊連在一起就如同一大片天然的屏障，那個景色非常的壯觀。
由於峽谷太深而且兩側的高山上長滿的樹木，所以就算是正中午搭船經過，也會感到像是陰天一樣，峽谷中的風也很特別，要專門的有經驗的老船長才有把握可以順利的度過這條峽谷。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是山巒重複相疊連在一起就如同一大片天然的屏障
這句成語被用來形容山巒連續不斷到遠方的感覺。
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。
你曾經到那些峽谷參觀遊玩嗎? 你看過你覺得最壯觀的天然景色為何呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為明-馮夢龍-警世通言-卷3王安石三難蘇學士
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The overlapping mountains resemble a vast
natural screen.(重巒疊嶂)
This blog was originally created to
introduce Chinese culture to international friends. For the sake of simplicity
and ease of understanding, official titles have been translated into their
commonly used names. This is for the convenience of translation, not historical
accuracy. If you wish to consult more rigorous historical materials, please
refer to the sources listed at the end of the article.
Feng Menglong (1574–1646 AD) was a famous
novelist and playwright in the Ming dynasty of China who wrote many collections
of short stories.
He once wrote a fictional story featuring Su
Shi (1037–1101 AD), a very famous figure from the Northern Song dynasty.
Su Shi was a renowned minister, writer and
poet of the Song Dynasty. In Feng Menglong's novel, Su Shi offends a prime
minister named Wang Anshi, resulting in his transfer to Huzhou in Zhejiang
Province, far from the political centre.
Three years later, Su inadvertently
offended Wang again and was transferred to Huangzhou in Hubei Province, where
he was given a powerless position. Huangzhou was a very underdeveloped city at
the time.
A few days after the appointment was
issued, Su Shi and his family travelled to Huangzhou to take up his post.
About a year after arriving in Huangzhou,
on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, Su Shi suddenly realised his
ignorance after seeing all the chrysanthemum petals in his garden fall to the
ground overnight. He understood the real reason why Wang Anshi had transferred
him to Huangzhou.
He wanted to return to the capital to
express his sincere apology to Wang Anshi in person. However, he then
remembered something.
He recalled that Wang Anshi had asked him
for a favour before he left the capital, which he had granted.
Wang Anshi asked Su Shi to collect a jug of
water from a gorge in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and take it back
to the capital.
This particular gorge was not what most
people would imagine; it was famous and dangerous.
The Yangtze River in China is 6,300
kilometres long, and the gorge that Wang Anshi mentioned was around 300
kilometres long. It begins in what is now Chongqing.
This section of the gorge is so long that
it has been divided into three based on geographical location: the first is Qutang
Gorge, the second is Wu Gorge and the third is Gui Gorge.
The river in this section is extremely
fast-flowing, so boats entering the gorge travel at high speed.
After entering the canyon, towering
mountain walls stretch for 300 kilometres on both sides, with only a few places
to stop. Traveling downstream on the Yangtze River, you can see the overlapping
mountains resemble a vast natural screen. – a truly magnificent sight.
Because the canyon is so deep and the
mountainsides are covered in trees, it feels like a cloudy day even at midday.
The wind in the canyon is also unique, and only experienced captains can
navigate it safely.
The idiom translates literally as 'The
overlapping mountains resemble a vast natural screen'.
It is used to describe the feeling of
mountains stretching endlessly into the distance.
Dear friend, what inspired you or what
thoughts did you have after hearing this story?
Have you ever visited a canyon? What is the
most spectacular natural scenery you have ever seen?
I hope this story gives you some new
insights.