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### 玄墓山探梅倡和詩序

> Preface to the Collaborative Poems on Plum Blossom Exploration at Xuanmu Mountain

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> Wen Zhengming

吳玄墓山在郡西南臨太湖之上，西崦銅坑，帶映左右，玉梅萬枝，與竹松雜值。冬夏之交，花香樹色，鬱然秀茂，而斷崖殘雪，上下輝煥，波光渺瀰，一目萬頃，洞庭諸山，宛在几格，真人間絕境也。但其地僻遠，居民鮮少，車馬所不通。雖則古刹名藍，歲久頹落，高僧韻士，日遠日無。苟其人非有幽情真識不能得其趣，非具高懷獨往之興，不能即其境而遊，矧能發為歌詩，品目詠讚，以深領其勝耶？此予於方伍兩君探梅之作而有取焉。古之名山，往往以人勝所貴於人，豈獨盤游歷覽而已？有名德以重之，有高情雅致以頌之。然非文章雄傑，足以發其奇秘，亦終冺冺爾。是故山無淺深近遠，苟遭名人，皆足稱勝天下。吾吳號山水郡，然知名當世，則靈巖虎丘耳。葢顧野王之文、清遠道士、李太白、韋白諸人之詩，謌有足重也。若玄墓之勝良，有不在二山之下者，而一時之人能道其名者鮮矣。豈非不遇其人文章之不立歟？或謂永柳諸山以柳子諸文傳，而柳子之文之奇，非永柳諸山，不足以發二君。他詩固多清麗，而評者謂玄墓諸篇尤勝，豈非山水之奇，有以發之耶？而其幽情真識，與夫高懷獨往之興，實足領之。且其人皆清修有立仕，以政顯隱以操稱，不肯碌碌人，後充其所至，必將名世他時，當有讀其詩而想見其人以歆茲山之勝者，余故敘而傳之。

> Wu Xuan Tomb Mountain sits southwest of Wu Commandery, perched atop Lake Tai. To its west lie Tong Pit and Copper Pit, framing it on both sides. Ten thousand jade plum trees intermingle with bamboo and pine. Between winter and summer, the fragrance of blossoms and hues of trees burst forth in lush splendor. Broken cliffs hold patches of lingering snow, shimmering both above and below. The lake's vast ripples stretch endlessly across ten thousand acres. The many mountains of Dongting seem to rest right upon one's desk—truly an unmatched paradise on earth. Yet this place lies remote and secluded, with few inhabitants and inaccessible to carriages and horses. Though an ancient monastery of renown once stood here, it has fallen into decay over the ages. Accomplished monks and refined scholars grow fewer with each passing day. Unless one possesses a serene heart and true insight, one cannot grasp its charm; unless one has an elevated spirit and solitary wanderlust, one cannot reach its realm to roam—let alone compose poetry, sing praises, and deeply appreciate its beauty. This is why I have taken an interest in the plum-blossom poems of Masters Fang and Wu. Famous mountains throughout history have often gained renown through people. What is valued in people is not merely touring and sightseeing: they bring virtue to honor the place and refined taste to extol it. Yet without literary brilliance bold enough to reveal its hidden wonders, a mountain will ultimately remain obscure. Therefore, a mountain's fame depends not on its depth or distance—if it encounters a celebrated person, it can become renowned throughout the world. Our Wu region is called the land of mountains and waters, yet only Lingyan and Huqiu are known in this age. This is because of Gu Yewang's writings and the poems of Qingyuan Daoshi, Li Bai, Wei Yingwu, and Bai Juyi—works weighty enough to lend significance. As for the surpassing beauty of Xuan Tomb, it is in no way inferior to these two mountains, yet few people today can even name it. Is this not because it has yet to encounter such people and lacks established writings? Some say that the Yong and Liu mountains were transmitted through Liu Zongyuan's writings, and that the wonder of Liu's prose needed those mountains to be fully expressed. The other poems of our two gentlemen are certainly pure and beautiful, yet critics say their Xuan Tomb poems are especially outstanding. Could this not be because the extraordinary landscape itself inspired them? Their serene hearts and true insight, their elevated spirits and solitary wanderlust—these truly suffice to grasp its essence. Moreover, both men are cultivated and upright in conduct, distinguished in office through governance and in seclusion through moral integrity, unwilling to be mediocre. If they continue to advance, they will surely become renowned in their time. In the future, there will be those who read their poems, imagine their characters, and long for this mountain's beauty. Thus, I have written this preface to pass along their work.