The Ancient Temple of Leshan in Jizhou - Laoxiaoding

古老的嘉州

In the pristine ancient city of Leshan

 

质朴的城

Known as Jiazhou in history

 

习惯了现代生活喧嚣的人

Do modern people

 

可否知晓

Who live in a bustling society know

 

凤城古韵“制高点”

The city’s “Commanding Height”

 

乐山文庙——老霄顶古建筑群

The Laoxiao Summit Ancient Building Complex, the Confucius Temple in Leshan

 

 

月塘弯弯泮池莲

Lotuses are blossoming in the front pool

 

只见棂星门巍然屹立

The Lingxing Gate is standing still

 

古朴庄严

Solemn and sublime

 

 

可否知晓

Do you know

 

武官下马

A military officer has to dismount from his horse

 

文官出轿

And a civil official has to get out of his sedan chair

 

才能入见

Before entering the temple

 

 

凤翥龙蟠之区

In a district where auspicious animals would like to reside

 

只见乐山文庙依山就势

The Confucius Temple in Leshan nestles against the hill

 

殿阁重重

Filled with halls and pavilions

 

大成殿

Dacheng Hall

 

两庑朗广

With broad side rooms

 

 

金声坊

Jinsheng Archway

 

玉振坊

And Yuzhen Archway

 

肃穆威然

Stand in a solemn atmosphere

 

可否知晓

Do you know

 

它历经风雨

The complex was relocated here

 

三迁而来

After

 

适得其所

Three removals

 

嘉州文脉延续千年

To consequently sustain the cultural line of Jiazhou

 

 

石碑可证

The stone tablets are the witness

 

玄坛守此地

The Xuantan Temple survives the time

 

留与圣贤居

To be company of the great master

 

 

大成殿内

Inside the Dacheng Hall

 

只闻得千年金丝楠柱之幽香

There’s only the fragrance of the millennium-old Phoebe Nanmu pillars

 

 

可否知晓

Do you know

 

一代文豪郭沫若

The literary giant Guo Moruo

 

澎湃铿锵的抗日演讲

Once delivered a passionate speech to call for fight against the Japanese invasion

 

 

只见到云龙雕纹之美

Seeing the beautiful dragon-cloud engraving

 

 

可否知晓

Do you know

 

一代教育大家叶圣陶

The great educationist Ye Shengtao

 

对武大才子佳人的谆谆教导

Once gave hearty inculcation to students of the Wuhan University

 

 

沿着城墙古道拾级而上

Stepping upstairs of the ancient wall

 

只见万寿观雄居于巅

You could see Wanshou Temple sits on the summit

 

 

可否知晓

Do you know

 

弘明观

Hongming Temple

 

神王殿

Shenwang Hall

 

开元观

Kaiyuan Temple

 

万寿宫

Wanshou Palace

 

神霄玉清宫

Shenxiao Yuqing Palace

 

皆是它的雅号

Are all its names

 

 

只见万景楼

Wanjing Tower features

 

重檐歇山顶

Double eaves, hip roof

 

琉璃屋面

Glass surface

 

雕栏斗拱

Carved railings and set brackets

 

 

 

可否知晓

Do you know

 

只因凭栏远眺

Leaning on the railings to look into the distance

 

 

 右列三峨

There’re three hills at the right side

 

左横九顶

And nine at the left

 

万景尚存

What a magnificent scene

 

气象万千

And picturesque landscape

 

 

才有范成大赋诗

Fan Chengda left verses that

 

 若为唤得涪翁起

To wake up Fuweng

 

题作西南第一楼

This is the First Tower in Southwest China

 

 

 

谁不愿

Nobody declines to

 

谁也想

Everyone wishes to

 

闲庭信步古建筑群间

Stroll around the building complex

 

饱览旖旎风光

And enjoy the striking scenery

 

 

春意葱茏

Flowers are in full bloom in spring

 

清风拂面

With gentle breeze blowing around

 

 

夏虫和鸣

Summer insects are chirping

 

星空灿烂

In the starry night

 

 

金秋飘艳

Gingko leaves are falling

 

杏黄醉人

In autumn

 

冬霰纷落

Graupel falls in winter

 

暗香浮动

Subtle fragrance floats around

 

 

四季流转

The four seasons

 

各美其美

Boast respective charms

 

 

似这画卷

It’s like this picture

 

经年之后

Years later

 

褪尽色彩

When colors have faded

 

依旧斑斓

The scene remains vivid