Translation of the First Paragraph of Preface to Wang Teng Pavilion

Zhang Yu old county, Hongdu new home. The stars are divided into wings (zhěn), and the ground is connected with Lu Heng. Three rivers and five lakes in Jin, controlling barbarians leads to Europe (non-U) crossing. Wuhua Tianbao, the dragon lamp shoots the bull fighting market; Outstanding, Xu fan (fān) couch. Xiongzhou fog column, Taiwan yellow (yellow) pillow at the turn of summer, the host and guest do their best to describe the beautiful scenery in the southeast. Commander in chief, elegant appearance, Ba (qǐ) Ji Yuan; Yi (Y) Fan and Yu (chān) Wei (wéi) of Yuwen Xinzhou are temporarily stationed. Ten days holiday, win friends like a cloud; Welcome to the wedding. Teng Jiao, a poet of Meng; Purple electric defrosting is General Wang's armory. Home is slaughter, Tao is name; What does a boy know? Bowing is always the winner.

[1] Zhang Yu old county, Hongdu new house.

Nanchang: Wang Teng Pavilion is located in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province. Nanchang was then ruled by Zhang Yu County of Han Dynasty. After Tang Daizong took office, in order to avoid the name of Tang Daizong (Li Yu), "Zhang Yu Old County" was changed to "Nanchang Old County". So now Wang Tengting's stone tablet and Su Shi's calligraphy are both called "Nanchang Old County".

Hongdu: In the Han Dynasty, Zhang Yu County was changed from the Tang Dynasty to Hongzhou, with a viceroy.

[2] The stars are divided into wings and connected with Lu Heng.

The stars are divided into wings: the ancients used to correspond the stars in the sky to the areas on the ground, which is called "one star and one place." According to Tian Wenzhi in the Book of Jin, Zhang Yu belongs to Wudi, while Yangzhou and wuyue are the dividing lines between two stars, which are adjacent to each other. The names of wings, birds and stars belong to twenty-eight nights.

Heng: Hengshan, the present generation refers to Hengzhou (now Hengyang City, Hunan Province).

Lu: Lushan Mountain, now refers to Jiangzhou (now Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province).

(3) Three rivers and five lakes, controlling barbarians and attracting Ouyue.

Single lap: Take ... as lapel. Because Zhang Yu is located in the upper reaches of the Three Rivers, it is called "Clothing Capital".

Sanjiang: Songjiang, Loujiang and Dongjiang, tributaries of Taihu Lake, generally refer to the rivers in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

Belt: To wear ... as a belt. The five lakes surround Zhang Yu, just like a dress, so it is called.

Five Lakes: First, Taihu Lake, Poyang Lake, Caoqing Lake, Danyang Lake and Dongting Lake; second, Linghu Lake, Youhu Lake, Mohu Lake, Gong Hu Lake and Xuhu Lake, which are surrounded on all sides and connected with Poyang Lake. Let's take this as the general name of the Great Lakes in the South.

Man Jing: Ancient Chu land, the present two lakes area.

Introduction: Connection.

Ou Yue: Ancient Yue land, that is, today's Zhejiang area. The capital of the ancient East Yue King was in Dong 'ou (now Yongjia County, Zhejiang Province), with Oujiang River in its territory.

[4] the wealth of things is treasure, and the dragon lantern shoots the cow in the city.

The treasure on the earth shines like the treasure in the sky. (The note under the new curriculum reform is: "The essence of things is the treasure of heaven")

Dragon Light Shooting Bullfighting Market: Dragon Light, Glory of Sword. Cattle, barrels, star names. Market, field, where. According to the biography of Zhang Hua in the Book of Jin, in the early Jin Dynasty, there was often purple gas irradiation between cattle and sinus. Zhang Hua asked Lei Huan, who is proficient in astronomical phenomena. Lei Huan said that this is the essence of the sword, and this is a thorough sky. Zhang Hua ordered Lei Huan to go to Fengcheng to find a sword. Sure enough, he dug four feet underground in Fengcheng (now Fengcheng County, Jiangxi Province, formerly known as Zhang Yu County) and got a stone box with Longquan and Taiya swords. After that, the two swords entered the water and turned into Ssangyong.

[5] Outstanding people, Xu Ru is under Chen Fan's couch.

Xu Ru: The provincial name of Xu Ruzi. Xu Ruzi, a native of Nanchang, Zhang Yu in the Eastern Han Dynasty, was a hermit. According to the Records of Xu Zhichuan in the Later Han Dynasty, Chen Fan, a famous scholar in the Eastern Han Dynasty, was a magistrate and did not accept guests. But when Xu Zhi visited, he set up a couch, and when Xu Zhi went, he hung it up again.

[6] Xiongzhou fog column, handsome star chi.

Fog train: fog, like fog, nouns as adverbials. Dense and prosperous, the fog column describes prosperity. The usage of "star" is the same as "fog"

Adopt: adopt, officials, here refers to talents.

(7) At the turn of the end of summer, the two sides are in the southeast.

Pillow: to occupy, locate

The beauty of Southeast Asia: refers to heroes and talented people from all over the world. "Jingerya Dish": "The beauty of the southeast will be recorded if there is bamboo arrows; The beauty of the southwest is the stone of Huashan. " Later, he used "East Arrow and South Gold" to refer to heroes and talents everywhere.

[8] Commander-in-Chief Gong Yan looks elegant and looks at him from a distance.

Governor: An official in charge of supervising the military affairs of each state. In the Tang dynasty, he was divided into upper, middle and lower classes.

Gong Yan: The name is unknown, and he was then the secretariat of Hongzhou.

Baiji: a wooden halberd covered with crimson black belt used by ancient officials when traveling. Here stands for etiquette.

[9] Yuwen Xinzhou is based in Fan Yi and Yu Wei is temporarily based.

Yuwen Xinzhou: Xinzhou, surnamed Yuwen (in present-day Guangdong), whose name is unknown.

Fan Yi: Good example.

Curtain: the curtain on the car, here refers to the horses and chariots.

[10] Make friends like a cloud during the ten-day holiday.

Ten-day leave: in the Tang dynasty, ten days is ten days, and officials have a rest every ten days, which is called "ten-day leave".

A victorious friend: a talented friend.

[1 1] Teng Jiao, a poet of Meng.

Teng Jiao Qi Feng: Describing people as talented is like dancing with dragons and phoenixes. Miscellanies of Xijing: "Dong Zhongshu dreamed that there was a dragon in his arms, but he wrote a story about the Spring and Autumn Period." Then he said, "Yang Xiong wrote the Xuanjing, and dreamed that he vomited on the Xuanjing and died in an instant."

Meng: The name is unknown. A bachelor is an official in charge of literary writing in the imperial court.

Ci school: a literary veteran. It may also be Shen Yue, a writer and historian of the Guide Dynasty.

[12] Zidian defrosting is General Wang's armory.

Purple electricity to clear the frost: Notes on Ancient and Modern Times: "Six swords of Emperor Wu (Sun Quan), and the second is purple electricity." Miscellanies of Xijing: "When Gao Zu (Liu Bang) chopped the white snake sword, the blade often brought frost and snow." The story of Spring and Autumn Annals is also recorded.

General Wang: General, the name is unknown.

Arsenal: Arsenal. It may also refer to Du Yu, a military strategist in the Western Jin Dynasty, that is, Du Wuku.

[13] Jia Jun is a butcher and Tao is a name; What does a boy know? Bowing is always the winner.

Wang Bo's father was a county magistrate in Jiaozhi County.

Road name area: (visiting father) Pass by this name area (referring to Hongzhou).

What does a boy know? Bow always wins: I am young and ignorant, but I am lucky enough to attend this grand banquet.

The old county of Zhang Yu in Han Dynasty is now called Hongdufu. It is located in the area under the jurisdiction of Yonghe Xi, bordering Lushan and Hengshan. Take Sanjiang as the skirt, five lakes as the belt, and control Chu and Ou Yue. Here, the essence of the earth is the treasure of heaven, and the phosgene of the sword is directly between the cow and the barrel; People have a hero, because the earth is full of spirit. Xu Ruzi actually lives in the home of Chen Fan, the satrap. (According to Shi Shuo Xin Yu, Chen Fan, the satrap, appreciated Xu Ruzi very much and specially set up a couch for him at home. Put down the sofa when Xu Ruzi comes, and hang up the sofa when Xu Ruzi leaves. Here, I want to praise the host of Teng Wangge for appreciating talents and praising the guests. ) A magnificent city is surging like fog, and there are as many outstanding talents as stars. The city is located at the junction of Jingchu and Huaxia, and the guests and hosts at the banquet are southeast heroes. Yan Rugong, who has a long reputation, came from afar with etiquette. Yuwen Xinzhou is a secretariat with beautiful virtue, and (Jean) is also a temporary residence for horses and chariots. Just in time for the 10 holiday, there are so many talented friends; Welcome guests thousands of miles away, and distinguished friends are full of banquets. The rhetoric of the article flies like a dragon, and it is a literary veteran Meng; The swords of Zidian and Dengjun are from the armory of General Wang. My father is a county magistrate. I visited my father and passed this famous place (Hongzhou). I am young and ignorant, but I am lucky enough to attend this grand banquet.