The traditional Chinese character Fengyue removes the outer outline and leaves the character Chong plus one and two, which means wind and moon are boundless. It is used to describe the beautiful and pleasant scenery or the boundless comfort caused by the external environment. Feel.
There is a stone tablet in the pavilion in the center of the West Lake in Hangzhou, which is the "Chong Er" handwritten by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. The Pavilion in the Heart of the Lake is in the West Lake. It was originally named Zhenlu Pavilion, also known as Qingxi Pavilion. It was first built in the 31st year of Jiajing reign of Ming Dynasty (1552), and was later called Huxin Pavilion after Wanli period of Ming Dynasty. This pavilion was rebuilt in 1953. It has the shape of a hall with two eaves and four sides on the first floor and a golden glazed tile roof. A poem by an ancient poet said: "I have traveled a hundred times to the Qing Dynasty, but I have not yet returned. The solitary pavilion is good among the water and clouds. The pavilion is empty and bright on all sides, with a city head on one side and mountains on three sides." This refers to the scenery of the pavilion in the center of the lake. "A flat view in the center of the lake" is One of the eighteen scenic spots in West Lake in ancient times. Legend has it that when Emperor Qianlong went to the south of the Yangtze River and visited the pavilion in the middle of the lake at night, he was attracted by the beautiful scenery and wrote the word "Chong Er", which means "the wind and the moon are boundless". These two characters are taken from the middle part of the traditional Chinese character "风月", the outer frame is removed, and become "Chong Er".
Another place is a stone carving on a cliff in Mount Tai. This stone is on the west side of the winding road on the north side of Wanxian Tower in Mount Tai. It was inscribed by Liu Tinggui, a talented man in the 25th year of Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty. It is the 70th anniversary of Mount Tai. One of the two scenes. Liu Tinggui, nicknamed "Liu Twelve", got this nickname because he was a scholar at the age of twelve. It is said that when Liu Tinggui invited friends from Hangzhou to climb Mount Tai, he talked about the Boundless Feng Yue Pavilion in West Lake in Hangzhou. Liu Tinggui was inspired and immediately wrote the word "Chong Er" and said to his friend: Although there is no Boundless Feng Yue Pavilion here, but there is no Boundless Feng Yue Pavilion here. But it has the meaning of boundless wind and moon. It is said that at that time Liu Tinggui wanted to directly write the title "Boundless Wind and Moon", but Qianlong had already mentioned the title before when he went to Jiangnan. Because he avoided the taboo, he had the idea to write "Chong Er".
This statement is contradictory to the statement from the West Lake and the "Chong Er" stele in the Pavilion at the center of the lake. This shows that the legend is incorrect.
There are many written accounts. In the "Jianhu Collection" written by Chu Renhuo, we can see the quote from "Kui Xuan Suo Ji": Tang Bohu wrote about the prostitute Bian of the Xiangying family: "The wind and moon are boundless." Everyone who sees it praises it. Zhu Zhishan saw it and said: "This is mocking you for being a worm." Xiangying asked what it meant, and Zhishan said: "The wind and moon are boundless, it is not a worm?" Xiangying finally thought it was beautiful, and it was not easy. However, Chu Renhuo was not sure whether he alluded to Tang Bohu. He wrote that "The Collection of Zhiyi was written by Qian Hetan." The Japanese Meng Ting Dong Ju's "Ji Yuting Essays" which is half notes and half poems has the same meaning. records.
In Volume 12 of Zhang Dai's "Kuaiyuan Daogu", "Xiaohui Bu·Lantern Riddles·Chinese Characters", it is said that the word "Chong Er" was given by Xu Wenchang to a prostitute as the name of the restaurant, which means "boundless". Fengyue". In addition, Ping Buqing of the Qing Dynasty said in "Xiawai Zhuanchi": Yue people like to spread rumors. For example, when Xu Yunxu visited the West Lake in Tianchi, he wrote a poem about "Chong Er" and asked him, "The wind and the moon are boundless." Xu Wenchang and Xu Tianchi in these two stories are all talking about Xu Wei. Tang Bohu was born in 1470 and died in 1523; Xu Wei was born in 1521 and died in 1593. This shows that Tang Bohu's "Chong Er" was earlier than Xu Wei.
An earlier legend is related to Li Bai. On the third floor of Yueyang Tower in Hunan, there are two east and west couplets. The east couplet is a short eight-character couplet: "The water and sky are one color; the wind and moon are boundless", signed "Chang Geng Li Bai Shu". The book "Baling Shengzhuang" published by Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House in 1985 tells a story that on the wooden wall of the third floor of Yueyang Tower, there were originally three faintly visible handwritings: one, insect, and two. People have never understood its meaning. Later, Li Bai visited Yueyang Tower and saw that this was an anagram couplet, that is, "the water and the sky are the same color, the wind and the moon are boundless", and he immediately wrote this couplet. This matter is still a legend, and the traces of debugging and attachment are obvious. However, it is true that Li Bai visited Yueyang Tower, as evidenced by Li Bai's own poems. Li Bai wrote a poem "Climbing the Yueyang Tower with Xia Twelve", which goes: The tower overlooks the end of Yueyang, and the river opens up to the Dongting. The geese lead away the sorrow, and the mountains carry the beautiful moon. Staying in the clouds, receiving cups in the sky. After getting drunk, the cool breeze blows and people dance on their sleeves.
The word "Chong Er" was originally unintentional, but it was interpreted by literati with such rich meanings. From this, the breadth and depth of Chinese writing culture can be seen.