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Hard Work Can Turn An Iron Rod Into A Needle

铁杵成针

tiě chǔ chéng zhēn

Li Bai (李白) was one of the greatest poets in China's Tang Dynasty, which is often considered China's ‘golden age’ of poetry. Approximately 1,100 poems attributed to him remain today, including thirty-four in the popular anthology, 'Three Hundred Tang Poems'.

Legend has it that Li Bai was originally the God in charge of poetry in Heaven, but he offended the Heavenly Emperor and thus was exiled to Earth where he became a son of a rich merchant.

Brilliant and talented as he was, little Li Bai disliked studying and often skipped class to play. One day, when he was fishing by a river, he saw a white-haired old woman grinding an iron rod on a big stone.

Out of curiosity Li Bai came up and asked: "What are you doing, Ayi? "

"I'm grinding this iron rod," the old women said kindly, but did not stop her work.

"Why are you doing that?" Li Bai asked.

"I want to make a sewing needle," was the reply.

"What?!" exclaimed Li Bai, surprised, "You want to grind such a thick rod into a tiny needle? It is impossible!"

"Anything is possible, as long as you stick to it." The old woman looked at Li Bai, her eyes shining with intelligence, "I know it may take me decades to make a needle from this rod, but it doesn't matter. As long as I persevere in grinding, I will definitely make a needle. Remember there is nothing you cannot achieve as long as you stick to it."

Li Bai was deeply moved by the old woman's words. He went back to his school and from then on he studied diligently and became a great poet and scholar.

Later, Li Bai travelled to Tai Mountain (Tai Shan), where he visited the temple of Bi Xia Yuan Jun (a goddess in Chinese myth). He found the statue of the goddess looked very familiar. That night he dreamed that he saw the old woman again. She introduced herself as Bi Xia Yuan Jun and told Li Bai that many years ago she saw him neglect his studies, so she turned into an old woman and taught him a lesson.

The saying Hard Work Can Turn An Iron Rod Into A Needle, tiě chǔ chéng zhēn, refers to being extremely talented but realising that it requires hard work and dedication to fully develop that talent.

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1.【十二生肖】 子鼠、丑牛、寅虎、卯兔、辰龙、巳蛇、午马、未羊、申猴、酉鸡、戌狗、亥猪 .


2.【十大名茶】 西湖龙井(浙江杭州西湖区)、碧螺春(江苏吴县太湖的洞庭山碧螺峰)、信阳毛尖(河南信阳车云    山)、君山银针(湖南岳阳君山)、六安瓜片(安徽六安和金寨两县的齐云山)、黄山毛峰(安徽歙县黄山)、祁门红茶(安徽祁门县)、都匀毛尖(贵州都匀县)、铁观音(福建安溪县)、武夷岩茶(福建崇安县)


3.【四大名绣】 苏绣(苏州)、湘绣(湖南)、蜀绣(四川)、广绣(广东)


4.【四大名扇】 檀香扇(江苏)、火画扇(广东)、竹丝扇(四川)、绫绢扇(浙江)


5.【四大名花】 牡丹(河南洛阳)、水仙(福建漳州)、菊花(浙江杭州)、山茶(云南昆明)


6.【四大发明】 造纸(东汉.蔡伦)、火药(唐朝.古代炼丹家)、印刷术(北宋.毕升)、指南针(北宋.发明者无记载)


7.【古代主要节日】
元日:正月初一,一年开始。
人日:正月初七,主小孩。
上元:正月十五,张灯为戏,又叫“灯节”
社日:春分前后,祭祀祈祷农事。
寒食:清明前两日,禁火三日(吴子胥)
清明:四月初,扫墓、祭祀。
端午:五月初五,吃粽子,划龙(屈原)
七夕:七月初七,妇女乞巧(牛郎织女)
中元:七月十五,祭祀鬼神,又叫“鬼节”
中秋:八月十五,赏月,思乡
重阳:九月初九,登高,插茱萸免灾
冬至:又叫“至日”,节气的起点。
腊日:腊月初八,喝“腊八粥”
除夕:一年的最后一天的晚上,初旧迎新


8.【四书】 《论语》、《中庸》、《大学》、《孟子》


9.【五经】 《诗经》、《尚书》、《礼记》、《易经》、《春秋》


10.【八股文】 破题、承题、起讲、入手、起股、中股、后股、束股


11.【六子全书】 《老子》、《庄子》、《列子》、《荀子》、《扬子法言》、《文中子中说》


12.【汉字六书】 象形、指事、形声、会意、转注、假借


13.【书法九势】 落笔、转笔、藏峰、藏头、护尾、疾势、掠笔、涩势、横鳞竖勒


14.【竹林七贤】 嵇康、刘伶、阮籍、山涛、阮咸、向秀、王戎


15.【饮中八仙】 李白、贺知章、李适之、李琎、崔宗之、苏晋、张旭、焦遂


16.【蜀之八仙】 容成公、李耳、董促舒、张道陵、严君平、李八百、范长生、尔朱先生


17.【扬州八怪】 郑板桥、汪士慎、李鱓、黄慎、金农、高翔、李方鹰、罗聘


18.【北宋四大家】 黄庭坚、欧阳修、苏轼、王安石


19.【唐宋古文八大家】 韩愈、柳宗元、欧阳修、苏洵、苏轼、苏辙、王安石、曾巩


20.【十三经】 《易经》、《诗经》、《尚书》、《礼记》、《仪礼》、《公羊传》、《榖梁传》、《左传》、《孝经》、《论语》、《尔雅》、《孟子》


21.【四大民间传说】 《牛郎织女》、《孟姜女》、《梁山伯与祝英台》、《白蛇与许仙》


22.【四大文化遗产】 《明清档案》、《殷墟甲骨》、《居延汉简》、《敦煌经卷》


23.【元代四大戏剧】 关汉卿《窦娥冤》、王实甫《西厢记》、汤显祖《牡丹亭》、洪升《长生殿》


24.【晚清四大谴责小说】 李宝嘉《官场现形记》、吴沃尧《二十年目睹之怪现状》、刘鹗《老残游记》、曾朴《孽海花》


25.【五彩】 青、黄、赤、白、黑


26.【五音】 宫、商、角、址、羽


27.【七宝】 金、银、琉璃、珊瑚、砗磲、珍珠、玛瑙


28.【九宫】 正宫、中吕宫、南吕宫、仙吕宫、黄钟宫、大面调、双调、商调、越调


29.【七大艺术】 绘画、音乐、雕塑、戏剧、文学、建筑、电影


30.【四大名瓷窑】 河北的瓷州窑、浙江的龙泉窑、江西的景德镇窑、福建的德化窑


31.【四大名旦】 梅兰芳、程砚秋、尚小云、荀慧生


32.【六礼】 冠、婚、丧、祭、乡饮酒、相见


33.【六艺】 礼、乐、射、御、书、数


34.【六义】 风、赋、比、兴、雅、颂


35.【八旗】 镶黄、正黄、镶白、正白、镶红、正红、镶蓝、正蓝


36.【十恶】 谋反、谋大逆、谋叛、谋恶逆、不道、大不敬、不孝、不睦、不义、内乱


37.【九流】 儒家、道家、阴阳家、法家、名家、墨家、纵横家、杂家、农家


38.【三山】 安徽黄山、江西庐山、浙江雁荡山


39.【五岭】 越城岭、都庞岭、萌诸岭、骑田岭、大庾岭


40.【五岳】 (中岳)河南嵩山、(东岳)山东泰山、(西岳)陕西华山、(南岳)湖南衡山、(北岳)山西恒山


41.【五湖】 鄱阳湖(江西)、洞庭湖(湖南)、太湖(江苏)、洪泽湖(江苏)、巢湖(安徽)


42.【四海】 渤海、黄海、东海、南海


43.【四大名桥】 广济桥、赵州桥、洛阳桥、卢沟桥


44.【四大名园】 颐和园(北京)、避暑山庄(河北承德)、拙政园(江苏苏州)、留园(江苏苏州)


45.【四大名刹】 灵岩寺(山东长清)、国清寺(浙江天台)玉泉寺(湖北江陵)、栖霞寺(江苏南京)


46.【四大名楼】 岳阳楼(湖南岳阳)、黄鹤楼(湖北武汉)、滕王阁(江西南昌)、大观楼(云南昆明)


47.【四大名亭】 醉翁亭(安徽滁县)、陶然亭(北京先农坛)、爱晚亭(湖南长沙)、湖心亭(杭州西湖)


48.【四大古镇】 景德镇(江西)、佛山镇(广东)、汉口镇(湖北)、朱仙镇(河南)


49.【四大碑林】 西安碑林(陕西西安)、孔庙碑林(山东曲阜)、地震碑林(四川西昌)、南门碑林(台湾高雄)


50.【四大名塔】 嵩岳寺塔(河南登封嵩岳寺)、飞虹塔(山西洪洞广胜寺)、释迦塔(山西应县佛宫寺)、千寻塔(云南大理崇圣寺)


51.【四大石窟】 莫高窟(甘肃敦煌)、云岗石窟(山西大同)、龙门石窟(河南洛阳)、麦积山石窟(甘肃天水)


52.【四大书院】 白鹿洞书院(江西庐山)、岳麓书院(湖南长沙)、嵩阳书院(河南嵩山)、应天书院(河南商丘)


53.【四大佛教名山】 浙江普陀山(观音菩萨)、山西五台山(文殊菩萨)、四川峨眉山(普贤菩萨)、安徽九华山(地藏王菩萨)


54.【四大道教名山】 湖北武当山、江西龙虎山、安徽齐云山、四川青城山


55.【五行】 金、木、水、火、土


56.【八卦】 乾(天)、坤(地)、震(雷)、巽(风)、坎(水)、离(火)、艮(山)、兑(沼)


57.【三皇】 伏羲、女娲、神农


58.【五帝】 太皞、炎帝、黄帝、少皞、颛顼


59.【三教】 儒教、道教、佛教


60.【三清】 元始天尊(清微天玉清境)、灵宝天尊(禹余天上清境)、道德天尊(大赤天太清境)


61.【四御】 昊天金阙无上至尊玉皇大帝、中天紫微北极大帝、勾陈上宫天后皇大帝、承天效法土皇地祗


62.【八仙】 铁拐李、钟离权、张果老、吕洞宾、何仙姑、蓝采和、韩湘子、曹国舅


63.【十八罗汉】
布袋罗汉、长眉罗汉、芭蕉罗汉、沉思罗汉、伏虎罗汉、过江罗汉、欢喜罗汉、降龙罗汉、静坐罗汉、举钵罗汉、开心罗汉、看门罗汉、骑象罗汉、探手罗汉、托塔罗汉、挖耳罗汉、笑狮罗汉、坐鹿罗汉


64.【十八层地狱】
[第一层]泥犁地狱、[第二层]刀山地狱、[第三层]沸沙地狱、[第四层]沸屎地狱、[第五层]黑身地狱、[第六层]火车地狱、[第七层]镬汤地狱、[第八层]铁床地狱、[第九层]盖山地狱、[第十层]寒冰地狱、[第十一层]剥皮地狱、[第十二层]畜生地狱、[第十三层]刀兵地狱、[第十四层]铁磨地狱、[第十五层]寒冰地狱、[第十六层]铁册地狱、[第十七层]蛆虫地狱、[第十 八 层]烊铜地狱


65.【五脏】 心、肝、脾、肺、肾


66.【六腑】 胃、胆、三焦、膀胱、大肠、小肠


67.【七情】 喜、怒、哀、乐、爱、恶、欲


68.【五常】 仁、义、礼、智、信


69.【五伦】 君臣、父子、兄弟、夫妇、朋友


70.【三姑】 尼姑、道姑、卦姑


71.【六婆】 牙婆、媒婆、师婆、虔婆、药婆、稳婆


72.【九属】 玄孙、曾孙、孙、子、身、父、祖父、曾祖父、高祖父


73.【五谷】 稻、黍、稷、麦、豆


74.【中国八大菜系】 四川菜、湖南菜、山东菜、江苏菜、浙江菜、广东菜、福建菜、安徽菜


75.【五毒】 石胆、丹砂、雄黄、矾石、慈石


76.【配药七方】 大方、小方、缓方、急方、奇方、偶方、复方

 

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