Articles describing handicrafts (in classical Chinese)

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There is Ding Hanyi in the Buyi God mound in Luoyang, which belongs to Chang 'an Shenchuan. Yun Chi's mistake was terrible. Lu Sheng, a neighbor to the west, was pleased with it and called a metalworker to make a statue and cast it. Those who have been quenched by strange drugs and hid in caves for three years. The soil and medicine have corroded, and the copper has melted, just like the owner of Dun. Once, give it to dignitaries, treasure it and entertain guests. When Dun accidentally sat down, he knew that it was Lu's thing and said, "Dun also has a tripod. Its shape is too cool. I don't know which one is the real ear." The dignitaries invited them to see it and said for a long time, "It's not true." The guest said, "It's true, not true." Uneven and countless. The masses were humiliated. Dun dared not speak and sighed back: "Now I know the situation is enough to change right and wrong." Longmenzi heard the news and laughed and said, "Why didn't you see me earlier?" Scholars are also in the text. "(selected from Lian's Song Anthology)

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A civilian named Shen Tudun in Luoyang has a tripod in Han Dynasty, which was obtained under a deep valley in Chang 'an. Yunfei is staggered and the pattern is gorgeous. A man named Lu in the west saw this tripod and liked it very much. He asked a goldsmith to cast such a tripod. When casting, it was soaked in strange liquid medicine to cool down, and a hole was dug underground and buried for three years. Both soil and potions have corroded the tripod, and the nature of copper has changed, which is roughly the same as that of sinking a mound. One day, Lu Sheng dedicated this tripod to a powerful person who cherished it, entertained guests and appreciated it. Shen Tudun happened to be at the banquet. Knowing that it belonged to Lu Sheng, he said, "I have a tripod, too. Its shape is very similar to this one, but I don't know which one is true. " The powerful man asked him to bring the tripod for him to identify. (awesome person) looked at it for a long time and said, "It's not true." One by one, the guests said, "Really not." Shen Tudun was filled with indignation and kept arguing. Everyone scoffed at Shen mound, and he dared not speak. He turned around and said with emotion, "After all this, I realized that power is enough to change right and wrong." Longmen Zi smiled and said, "Why did Shen Tudun understand this truth so late? The evaluation articles of scholars are also. "

The Story of a Nuclear Ship is an article by the writer Wei Xueyi, edited by Juck Zhang, a contemporary scholar. The story of the nuclear ship vividly describes an exquisite micro-carving handicraft.

Nuclear submarine story Wei Xueyi

In the Ming Dynasty, there was a wise man who could make palaces, vessels, figures, even birds and animals, wood, stones and kings (w m 4 ng) with their own modality because of the pictographic situation. Taste a nuclear ship, cover the big Su Pan Chibi Cloud. The length of the ship is about eight minutes, and it can be as high as two meters (sh incarnation). The cabin is spacious in the middle and covered with a ceiling. There are small windows on the side, four on the left, four on the right and eight on the * *. When you open the window, the carved columns are opposite. If it is closed, the words "the mountain is high and the moon is small, the bottom is clear" are engraved on the right, "the breeze is Xu Lai, the water waves are quiet" are engraved on the left, and the words "Shi Qing San" are engraved. There are three people sitting in the bow, Dongpo with a crown and beard, Fo Yin on the right and Lu Zhi on the left. Sue and Huang have read books. Dongpo's right hand is holding a curly tail, and his left hand caresses Lu Zhi's back. Lu Zhi held the end of the book in his left hand and the book in his right hand, saying something. Dongpo's right foot, Lu Zhi's left foot, each side; Relative to the two knees, each knee is hidden in the bottom pleat. Is a unique Maitreya Buddha, topless, holding her head high, her expression does not belong to Su and Huang. Right knee lying flat, right arm punting, left knee standing, left arm leaning-beads can be counted vividly. The stern is sideways. There is a boat on each side. Chuí, who lives on the right, wears a bun on his back, leans his left hand against a log, and climbs his right toe with his right hand, making him scream. The person who lives on the left holds a banana fan in his right hand and touches the stove in his left hand. There is a pot on the stove, and their eyes are silent. If they listen to the sound of tea. When the ship's back is slightly thinner, it is engraved with an inscription, which reads "René in the Autumn of the Apocalypse (Xū), and Wang Yishu in Yushan (yú) has just been engraved". As thin as a mosquito's foot, it is painted and the color is ink. He also used a seal chapter, which read "Chupingshan people" and its color Dan. Row a boat: make five; Window 8; Make a tent, a pot, a stove, a pot, a hand roll and a rosary; The characters used in couplets, titles and seals are * * * 30 and 4; However, its length is not enough. Cover the peach pit and trim it. Hey, the skills are also strange!

Ancient Chinese translation

In the Ming Dynasty, there was a man named Wang Shuyuan, who had wonderful and exquisite skills. (He) can carve palaces, vessels, figures, even birds, animals, trees and stones from wood with a diameter of one inch. They are all carved into images according to the original shapes, each with its own appearance and posture. (He) once sent me a boat carved with peach stones, which should be the scene of Su Dongpo's visit to Chibi. The ship is about eight minutes long from beginning to end, about two yellow rice grains high. The tall and spacious part in the middle is a hut covered with a canopy made of bamboo leaves. There are small windows next to it, four on the left and four on the right, and one has eight. Open the window, and the carved railings are opposite. Close the window, you will see the inscription "The mountain is high and the moon is small, the truth is clear" on the right, and the inscription "The breeze is Xu Lai, the water is quiet" on the left, painted in the concave part of the word with azurite. There were three people sitting at the bow, with a tall hat in the middle and thick beards on their cheeks. On the right are Su Shi (Su Dongpo) and Fo Yin (monk), and on the left is Lu Zhi (Huang Tingjian). Su Dongpo and Lu Zhi look at a scroll of calligraphy and painting with banners. Su Dongpo's right hand holds the right end of the paper roll, and his left hand caresses Lu Zhi's back. Lu Zhi left hand holding the left end of the paper roll, right hand pointing to the hand roll, as if to say something. Su Dongpo showed his right foot, Lu Zhi showed his left foot, and each turned slightly. Their knees close to each other are hidden in the folds under the hand roll. Fo Yin is very much like Maitreya. His head held high and his expression was not similar to that of Su Dongpo and Lu Zhi. Fo Yin was lying on his right knee, bending his right arm, propping up on the boat, erecting his left knee, and counting beads-rosary beads on his left arm clearly. There is an oar at the stern. There is a boatman on the left and right sides of the paddle. The man on the right wears a pyramid-shaped bun, with his face up, his left hand leaning against a crossbar, and his right hand pulling his right toe, as if shouting. The man on the left is holding a palm leaf fan in his right hand and touching the stove in his left hand. There is a kettle on the stove. The man is looking at the tea stove calmly, as if listening to whether the tea is boiling. The top of the boat is flat, and the author carved words on it. The word is "the apocalypse is endless in autumn, and the book of King Yushan has just been engraved". The strokes are as small as mosquito's feet, with clear eyes and clear pictures. Its color is black. There is also a seal engraved with the words "Chu Pingshan people" and the color is red. A boat, carving five people and eight windows; Tents, paddles, stoves, teapots, hand rolls and rosaries made of bamboo leaves; Thirty-four couplets, titles and seal scripts. But it's less than an inch long. It turned out to be carved with a long and narrow peach stone. Ah, the skill is really exquisite!