The river flows eastward through Guangxi Gorge, which is the starting point of the Three Gorges. There are two dangerous beaches, Qutang and Huang Kan. This canyon used to be a river channel for Dayu to control water, and Guo Jingchun called it Badong Canyon.
The river flows eastward again, passing through Wuxia, a gorge dug by Du Yu to clear the river. The river flows eastward through the canyon and then through the newly collapsed beach. This mountain was divided in the twelfth year of Han Yongyuan and the second year of Shanxi Taiyuan. When it collapsed, the river flowed back more than a hundred miles, and dozens of feet of waves surged. At present, there are still stones on the dangerous beach, some are round like bamboo baskets, some are square like houses, all of which are called "new collapse beach" because of mountain collapse, which causes turbulence and waves.
Compared with many other mountains, the rest of this cliff still stands out. More than a dozen miles down, there is a big Wushan Mountain, which is not only lacking in the Three Gorges, but also comparable to Minshan Mountain and Emei Mountain, and comparable to Hengshan Mountain and Jiuyi Mountain. The mountains lean like wings, which means Qingyun, closer to the Milky Way, and can distinguish the advantages and disadvantages from the mountains. To the west, it is Wushan. The head and tail are sixty miles long, and it is called Wuxia Gorge, which is named after the mountain.
The 700-mile-long Three Gorges stretches as far as the eye can see on both sides, and there are almost no vacancies. Many cliffs, layers of cliffs, cover the sky. If it weren't for noon and midnight, the sun and the moon would not be visible.
As for the summer when the river overflows the hills, the downstream and upstream routes are blocked. Sometimes when the emperor has an order, he has to convey it quickly. He started from Baidicheng in the morning and arrived in Jiangling in the evening. The distance between the two places is 1200 miles. Even if he is riding a fast horse and driving the wind, he doesn't feel fast.
In spring and summer, snow-white rapids and green pools whirl clear waves, reflecting the shadows of various scenery. There are many cypress trees with strange postures growing on the high mountains, hanging springs and waterfalls and swaying. Clear water, brilliant trees, high mountains and lush grass are really interesting.
Every day in Chu Qing or early morning in first frost, the Woods and mountain streams are cool and quiet. The ape at the height roared loudly, and its voice was continuous and extremely desolate. The hollow valley echoed with the cry of the ape, which was sad and tactfully long time no see. So the fishermen of the Three Gorges sang: "The Wuxia Gorge in the Three Gorges of Badong is long, and the ape sings three times with tears."
The river flows eastward again and flows through the running beach. The water here is so fast that neither fish nor tortoise can swim. Pedestrians often feel distressed about this. They made up a song: "The beach is desperately guarding the water, and suddenly it will be flooded and bid farewell to the family." Yuan said: "It takes more than 5,000 miles to get here from Sichuan, only five days to go downstream and one hundred days to go upstream."
The river flows eastward again, passing through the north of Yichang county, and the county government is on the south bank of the river. It faces the great river in the north, corresponding to Yiling.
The river flows eastward again, passing through Wolf Tail Beach and People Beach. Yuan (a famous scholar in the Jin Dynasty) said, "The two beaches are two miles apart. The Rentan River is very swift. There are many blue stones on the south bank of the river, which are submerged in summer and exposed in winter. These stones are dozens of steps apart (steps: ancient length units), all in the shape of human faces, big and small; Those with clear lines, hair and beard can be distinguished: it is called' people beach'. "
The river flows eastward and passes through Huangniu Mountain. At the foot of the mountain, there is a dangerous beach called Huangniutan. On the south bank, overlapping mountains stand in layers, and there is a stone between the outermost cliffs, like a man holding a cow and carrying a knife on his back. The man is black and the woman is yellow, which looks very clear. Because people are hard to reach, they can't study the actual situation.
The mountain is high and the river twists and turns. Even after walking for two days and nights, you can still see this stone, so the people who walked made up a song and said, "Start at the foot of Huangniu Mountain in the morning and stay at the foot of Huangniu Mountain at night;" Three days and three nights have passed, and Huangniushan is still as clear as before. " I'm talking about the twists and turns of the waterway. (After a long walk) Looking back, Huangniushan is still the same as before.
The river flows eastward again and passes through Xiling Gorge. "Yiduji" said: "From Huangniutan to the east, enter Xiling Gorge, and the exit of Xiling Gorge is about a hundred miles. The mountains on both sides of the strait are steep and overlapping, and the sun can't be seen unless it is in Japan. I can't see the moon unless it's midnight. Some cliffs are about 1000 feet long. This stone is colored, and most of it is shaped like something. The trees are tall and dense, and wither slightly at the turn of spring and summer. The sound of the ape is particularly crisp, ringing in the valley, and the crisp sound keeps coming. "
Three Gorges is one of them. Songshan said: "It is often heard that the water in the gorge is fast, and it is recorded or passed down by word of mouth, all of which are based on fear. No one ever praised the beauty of mountains and rivers. I didn't believe what I heard was better than what I saw with my own eyes, until I came to this place and felt happy. Those beautiful peaks, strange structures and strange shapes are hard to describe in words.
The trees are gloomy and solemn, lush, and I look up and admire them. The more familiar, the better you feel. I lingered for two days and forgot to come back. What the eyes see is unprecedented. Since I am happy to see this strange landscape, if the landscape is spiritual, it should be as happy as meeting a bosom friend!
Original text:
The river is in the east, which is the first of the Three Gorges. There are Qutang and Huang Kan Ertan in the canyon. Its gorge cover was built by Yu in those years, and it is connected with the river, which is called "Badong Gorge being dredged".
The river flows eastward to Wuxia, and Du Yu cuts through the river. The river flows eastward through the canyon and the new beach collapses. This mountain Han and Yongyuan collapsed in the twelfth year, and collapsed in Shanxi and Taiyuan in the second year. On the day of the collapse, the water flowed back more than 100 miles and rose dozens of feet. Today, there are stones on the beach, which are round or square like houses. If there are too many, they all fall off the cliff, causing anger and turmoil, so it is called "new beach collapse".
Compared with all the ridges, the things left by its crumbling cliffs are still clumsy. More than ten miles below, there is the Great Wushan Mountain, which is not unique to the Three Gorges, but resists the peaks of Min, E, and Yi. Its wings are attached to mountains, close to Qingyun, more arrogant, and distinguish between advantages and disadvantages. West, that is, Wushan also. In the meantime, it was 160 miles long and was named Wuxia, hence the name Gaiyin Mountain.
The Three Gorges, 700 Li, is surrounded by mountains on both sides, and there is no gap. Rocks piled up, blocking the sunshine in the sky, and there was no sunrise since midnight. As for Xiashui Xiangling, is it blocked along the back, or the king ordered an emergency announcement. Sometimes he goes on a pilgrimage to Bai Di and goes to Gangneung at dusk. In the meantime, although he took the wind, he didn't get sick. In spring and summer, the green pool is surging and the reflection is clear.
Many cypresses, hanging springs and waterfalls, fly in it. Rong Qing Junmao, it's fun. At the beginning of every sunny day, the frost shines and the forest is cold and silent. There are often high apes screaming, leading to sorrow, echoing in the empty valley, and sorrow turning leisurely. So the fisherman sang: "The Wuxia Gorge of the Three Gorges in Badong is long, and the apes cry three times!"
The river is in the east, and it flows directly to the beach. Its water is steep and fast, neither fish nor tortoise can swim, and walkers often suffer. Its song says, "Bai Bojian on the beach can't get along, and it's gone forever." Yuan (Yuan's Yidu Ji) and other landscape works vividly describe and describe the landscape; Yuan's "bosom friend view" of mountains and rivers liberated people's vision from the barrier of proving Taoism by mountains and rivers for the first time, which is a conscious and brand-new aesthetic consciousness of mountains and rivers.
Yuan, a representative writer of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, made a pioneering contribution to the formation of China's landscape prose. ) said: "From Shu to this, it is more than 5,000 miles; Five days in the water and a hundred days in the water. "
The river flows eastward to the north of Yichang County, and the county governs the south bank of the river. It faces the great river in the north and is opposite to Yiling.
The river goes east, reaches Wolf Tail Beach, but crosses the beach. Yuan said, "The two beaches are two miles apart. People beach, steep water. There are bluestones on the south bank, which don't come out in summer and winter. Its stones, big or small, are dozens of steps in the shape of a person's face; Those who are clear must have both hair and hair: because of the name, people are also beach. "
To the east is the river, and there is a beach at the foot of the mountain, called "Huangniutan". There are mountains on the south bank, and there are stones between the outermost high cliffs. For example, people hold sword cows and people hold black bezoar, and their achievements are clear. As no one has been there, there is no way to know. Since this stone is high, it will be washed back by the river. Although it was a place to stay, it was still seen. Therefore, Monkey said, "Send the cows early and stay late; In the Three Dynasties, so did the cows. " It is said that the waterway is deep and looks back as one.
The river flows eastward to Xiling Gorge. Yi Duji said: "From Huangniutan to the east of Xiling boundary, to the gorge for hundreds of miles, the mountains and rivers are winding, while the mountains on both sides of the strait are heavily blocked, and the sun and the moon are not seen during the day. The cliffs or thousands of feet are depicted in stone colors, which seems to be many things; The trees are tall and lush, slightly in winter and spring. Apes sing to the Qing dynasty, and the valley echoes.
The so-called Three Gorges is one of them. Rumor: it is often said that there is water disease in the gorge, and the secretary knows that it is necessary to guard against terrorism. Never called the beauty of mountains and rivers. I'm glad to be here, but I don't believe what I heard is better than what I saw with my own eyes. Its overlapping peaks present strange shapes, which are difficult to describe. The trees are bleak, only towering, which is on the surface of Xia Qi. Look up, look down, learn from each other's strengths, linger in the house, never forget. I have never read my resume. Since I am glad of this spectacle and the mountains and rivers are full of spirits, I should also be surprised to know my friends through the ages. "