Pu Songling Memorial Hall

2022-09-01 09:43

　　Walking into the gate of Pu Songling Memorial Hall, turn left from the shadow wall into the patio, surrounded by green bamboo, facing north to the south is the Chinese white jade statue of Mr. Pu.There are "mountain, Ming, water, show" four landscape stones around it. the east side are "mountain" and "Ming"stones ; and the west side are "water" and "show" stones. Although the stone is not so lofty, but it is simple and interesting.

　　The four stones are all Marine sedimentary carbonate rocks, formed during the Cambrian-Ordovician period, about 57-440 million years ago. They has the typical North Taihu stone characteristics. According to the villagers of Pujiazhuang, who participated in the placement, the bottom of the stones were fixed with concrete lining, and the surface is covered with soil, buried about 30 cm deep. Four stones are all ornamental stones, let's enjoy the sight of them one by one:

　　Mountain: It looks like a cursive character “山”, grand and atmospheric,with an unrestrained and vigorous style. the strokes are strong and powerful , and the pattern has a strong sense of hierarchy It's like a dragon flying in the sky. It's vivid, lifelike, amazing and shocking. When you learn to appreciate its mysterious beauty, you will feel that your soul has been greatly released.

　　Ming: According to the method of the Six Books, "Ming" is a Chinese character (also known as synonyms). The stone is low on the left and high on the right, the left side is thick and solemn, with a masculine spirit; the right part is clear and soft, with a feminine beauty. The two images of the sun and the moon are combined to form "Ming". If it does not made in heaven, where can we find it?

　　Water: This stone is an image work, and the appearance does not have the shape of "water". However, the stone is interwoven with holes and gullies, and it appears to flow like a stream, and we can hear the sound of water.

　　Show: this stone form has changed a bit, dignified and elegant, just like a woman, neither humble nor pushy , you can have ten thousand kinds of amorous feelings, make a person intoxicated.

　　Four stones "Mountain, Ming, water, show" hence, the prodigious exterior variety of these edifices, at whose foundation dwells so much order and unity, They are always covered with vine plants, it is difficult to see the full picture of the strange stones. When the grass and trees are withered in autumn and winter, the stone is revealed, People will think it is too cold to come.