In the second year of Jiayou, Langzhong Meigong, a bachelor of Longtuge and an official of Shangshu, went through the customs and stayed in Hangzhou. In his behavior, the son of heaven favored him with poem 4. So there is a beautiful hall. Gai named it after the first chapter of this poem, and thought it was the honor of Hangzhou people. However, the public still has a good impression on Aisitang. Although I went, I didn't forget. This year, I sent people from Jinling to Shi Jing No.5 Middle School, and I was ordered to go. He tirelessly asked for it until June 7, and he was given a sentence: There are many people who can't be beautiful and happy. Therefore, the beauty of into the badlands depends on the desolate and lonely land, and then how to get it. Those who look at the wealth of the characters and boast about the wealth of the capital must rely on the rush of the four major forces, the meeting of boats and cars, and then the feet. Gabe is content with things, and this entertainment is intended to be prosperous. Both have their own advantages. However, fun, you can't have both. Today, the so-called Luofu, Tiantai, Heng Yue, Lufu and Dongting, and the danger of the Three Gorges are the wonders of the southeast, all of which care about the small town and humble countryside in Zhou Xia. The hermit likes to be a priest in exile. If it is a gathering place in four directions, there are nine intersection points of department stores, which are crowded, making it ten cities, and only Jinling and Qiantang can have the beauty of mountains and rivers, wealth and entertainment at the same time. However, both countries stole from the troubled times. And the holy song was ordered, and the sea was one. Jinling was punished after serving. Today, although his country is still there, people passing by are sad and hesitant at first glance. Qiantang alone, since the Five Dynasties, knew China, served him and died. Nod * * *, don't bother to play. Today, its people are lucky to be rich and happy, and their customs are skillful. The city house is gorgeous, with more than 100,000 rooms. Surrounded by lakes and mountains, the left and right belts are reflected. However, Fujian merchants and maritime merchants set sail and sailed in and out of Jiang Tao's vast clouds, which can be described as prosperous. If you are in the country, you must be a court minister. If you are a servant of the Emperor, you will be a guest from all directions. Therefore, happiness rules pavilions in the form of victory. Extremely beautiful travel and entertainment. However, if you take what you have, you will get what you have. The so-called beauty hall is the only one, with the beauty of mountains and rivers and the complexity of people living in the city. Building Qiantang has the beauty of the world, and those who stay in the temple have the beauty of Qiantang. Public love and forgetting are appropriate. Mei Gong is cautious and studious. You can know a person by his preferences. Four years in August, Ding Hai and Lu Xiulu.
Note 1 Youmeitang: It is located at the highest place in Wushan, Hangzhou County, Zhejiang Province. 2 Jiayou: the year number of Song Renzong. 3 Go out: Go out for service. 4 spoil poetry: Song Renzong returns Mei Zhi with poetry. Jinling: It is now Nanjing. 6 foreign objects: the outside world. 7 simplicity: remote and simple. 8 Le: I like it. 9 Cross: Assemble. Metropolis: Get together. Qiantang: Hangzhou County, Zhejiang Province today. A guide to Don and wuyue. F: Yes. Browse: Yes. Hesitate: to hesitate. Magnetic tape: The appearance of continuous reflection. Fujian merchants and maritime merchants: generally refers to the merchants in Fujian. Haze: Cloudy. Pavilion: The house on the pavilion.
In the second year of Jiayou, Mr. Shen, a bachelor of Longtuge and a senior official of Shangshu Province, will go to Qiantang to take office. When he was about to travel, Injong wrote a poem to show his favor, and then began to build a beautiful hall. Probably named after two words in the first couplet of the poem given by the emperor. I think it's an honor for Hangzhou people. Mr. Mei has a special liking for "Beautiful Hall". Although he has left Qiantang now, he is still obsessed with the "Beautiful Hall". This year, he sent someone from Jinling to Beijing and asked me to write a preface to the beautiful hall. He took the trouble to ask me six or seven times, and I wrote down this order: the beauty of the mountains and rivers in the world and the happiness people get from them cannot have both. Only by going to remote places and unknown remote villages in person can we see the beauty overlooking the mountains and rivers. What you want to see is the beautiful scenery with beautiful figure and rich products. Some rich people have more money than cities. A place like this can't be reached by feet alone. Only when you get to the intersection of traffic and the dock where businessmen gather can you see such a scenery. The former can make us linger in the scenery and forget ourselves, while the latter can make us immerse ourselves in material wealth and lose ourselves. The pursuit of the two is different, and the happiness that people can get is different, but these two situations are not so easy to achieve. Now we are talking about the vastness of Luofu, Tiantai, Heng Yue, Lufu and Dongting, and the precipitousness of the Three Gorges, which are called the most beautiful scenery in the southeast, but they are all located in small counties, small prefectures and remote rural areas, and have no fame. These landscapes are specially prepared for hermits and exiles. If you want to find a beautiful place with convenient transportation, rich products and large population in the market, and serve the rich, it seems that only Jinling and Qiantang are such places. The two cities have not suffered from war, so they are well preserved. The emperor of the Song Dynasty was destined to achieve national reunification. Due to the late arrival of Jinling, although Jiangshan has achieved reunification, there are not a few old city walls and temples that have been destroyed and buried by weeds. No one who has been to Jinling has seen such a situation without being sad and hesitant to see these scenes. Therefore, since the Five Dynasties, only Qiantang is famous in China. The reason is that the local officials of the former dynasty were able to recognize the situation clearly, submit to the Song Dynasty and avoid war. Now the people in this place live a rich and stable life and can enjoy happiness. The people in this place are skilled and the urban buildings are very beautiful. There are hundreds of thousands of such houses, and the whole city is hidden in the West Lake and mountains, which makes people like it. There are many merchant ships from Fujian gathered on the dock of Dajiang. These merchant ships are busy shuttling between Qiantang and the vast sea. The people who come here are either ministers of the imperial court or attendants of the emperor, as well as people from all over the world who like to travel. Everyone has been looking for a good place and built pavilions and waterside pavilions here. At the same time, friends can visit the scenery and enjoy the happiness of mountains and rivers. The scenery seen in other places in Qiantang is not comprehensive, but the scenery seen in Youmeitang is unusual. Climbing high and looking far, you can see the beauty of mountains and rivers and the prosperity of human settlements. It can be said that all the scenic spots are unobstructed! People say that Qiantang is a place that combines the beauty of the world, and this hall has accepted all the beauty of Qiantang, which is why Mr. Shen likes this "beautiful hall" very much and is unforgettable! Mr. Shen likes studying very much. We only need to look at his hobbies to know what his personality is like. Ouyang Xiu, a native of Luling, was written in Dinghai, August 4th, Jiayou.
Comments on the former site of Youmei Hall at the foot of Wushan Mountain in Hangzhou, now located in Wushan Mingxiang Building. In the second year of Jiayou (1057), Shen was appointed as the magistrate of Hangzhou, and personally wrote poems and gave a farewell dinner for him. In the poem, "the land is beautiful with mountains, and it is the first state in the southeast". Mei Qing came to Hangzhou carefully and built a beautiful hall on the Wu Shan. On the upper floor of this hall, facing the southeast, the vast Qiantang River is in front of you, and you can also see ships coming and going. Facing the northwest, Hangzhou Wandeng has a panoramic view. Shen was later transferred to Jinling, but he was still thinking about Meitang, and wrote many times to ask Ouyang Xiu to write an inscription for this building to express his gratitude. Ouyang Xiu agreed to Shen's request and wrote a map for him.