Monday, December 7, 2015

行到水窮處，坐看雲起時

Poem 《終南別業》 by Wang Wei (王维)

唐代 (Tang Dynasty)
詩人 (Poet)
王維 (Wang Wei)

終南別業

中歲頗好道，
晚家南山陲。
興來每獨往，
勝事空自知。

行到水窮處，
坐看雲起時。
偶然值林叟，
談笑無還期。

This poem is one of the masterpieces of the Tang Dynasty poet, Wang Wei, writing about pastoral landscape.

Wang Wei described the mood and enjoyment of a person roaming alone until reaching the waterline, and stopping to watch the clouds, as if we he actually meets such a person which vividly depicts the image of a hermit. The person stopped to chat and laugh with the elderly until he forgot the time to return home.

The author captured the typical environment, and highlighted the typical examples of daily things. See more of Wang Wei's poems

Source: 作者 : 隆相法师

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A poem, 山行, written by Du Mu

鐵杵磨針

When Li Bai was just a little boy, he didn't like to study, and often skipped school to roam around the streets.

One day, while Li Bai was roaming on the streets, he passed by a broken hut, and saw a gray-haired old lady was grinding an iron pestle. Curiously, Li Bai questioned her what she was doing. The old lady looked up and replied, "I want to grind this iron pestle into a needle." she then looked down and continued with her work.

"A needle?" Li Bai asked: "Are you making a sewing needle?"

"Of course!" the old lady replied.

"But, but the rod is so thick, when will it be grounded into a thin needle?"

Instead the old lady questioned Li Bai back, "If dripping water can wear away a stone, and the Foolish Old Man can move mountains, why can't I grind this pestle into a needle?"

"But, with your age?" Li Bai asked.

The old lady replied, "As long as I put a lot more effort than the others, nothing I can't accomplish."

The old lady's remarks made Li Bai feel very ashamed of himself.

Ever since that day, Li Bai never skip another day of school, and put a great effort into his studying, and he soon became one of the very famous poets of the Tang Dynasty.

[Interpretation]

Whatever you do, as long as your have perseverance, you will be successful, and the effort will pay off.
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静夜思 - 李白

Source of this Calligraphy writing

静夜思李白

床前明月光，
疑是地上霜。
举头望明月，
低头思故乡。

床前那洁白的月光，
好像是一层雪白的霜。
抬起头望着天上的明月，
低下头来不由得思念起自己的家乡。

唐诗 - 静夜思（朗读）《说说唱唱唐诗鹅鹅鹅专辑》

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Thursday, October 1, 2015

Chinese Calligraphy Video Tutorial Site

In this video, you will learn how to write Chinese characters below:
祿 - official's salary in feudal China; prosperity in one's life
善 - good; kind; friendly
神 - God

To find Chinese calligraphy magic scroll, search "calligraphy magic scroll" or "Zen board" from e-Bay or Google

善 has the flying-white effects ( 飛白 ) .
The flying-white effects in Chinese calligraphy strokes or Chinese painting textures are created with drier brushes rather than wet brushes.

You can find more of the tutorial videos at www.art-virtue.com/tutorial/

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