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感谢广西师范大学外国语学院组织的翻译工作 【英文】
The Stone Carving of The Painting of the Zhan Yu Chi House and its
Inscription by Xie Guangqi in the Qing Dynasty
The stone carving of The Painting of the Zhan Yu Chi House and its Inscription
by Xie Guangqi is situated on the north entrance to the Wind Cave of the Die Cai
Hill (the Folded-Color Hill) in Guilin, standing 0.8 meter high by 1.4 meters long,
and was drawn, written and engraved by Xie Guangqi, who acted as Liangdao (an
official responsible for transporting food to the capital city) and imperial inspector
of Guangxi, in the 32nd year of the Guangxu Period (1906 C.E.). The painting
presents the landscape surrounded by the Unique Beauty Peak, the Old Man Hill,
the Fubo Hill, the Diecai Hill and the Baoji Hill with the Zhan Yu Chi House (Xie
Guangqi’s residence in Taihe Tang of Guilin, the present Bajiao Tang) in the center.
Xie Guangqi gave the painting as a gift to a Buddhist monk, who was said to have
appreciate it very much, and engraved it on the entrance to the cave. This painting
shows an entire look of the landscape of the surrounding area at that time, which is
very important to the study of the architectural styles of private classical gardens in
the South of the Five Ridges in China—the area covering Guangdong and Guangxi.
Cai’e’s Stay in Guilin
In the 31st year of the Guangxu Period (1905 C.E.), Cai’e, an important figure of
the Reform Movement of 1898 C.E., and a founder of protecting the Republic, was
hired by Li Jingxi, Governor of Guangxi Province, to act as Chief of Staff and Chief
Coach of the New Army in Guangxi, concurrently as Chief Officer of the Military
Camp School, Director of the Executive Council of the Cartography School, and
Chief Director of the Army School at Junior Level. Cai had been in close contact
with the top leaders of the United League of China (1905-1912 C.E.). In 1907 C.E.,
Zhang Mingqi, Governor of Guangxi, asked Cai’e to invite Fan Zhui, Cai’s former
teacher, who was a teacher of a military institute in Nanjing at that time, to found
Guangxi School of Political Science and Law. Unfortunately, Fan Zhui suffered from
a relapse of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) soon after he had arrived in Guilin. In order
to lessen the harmful effects of the sweltering weather on his teacher’s illness, Cai’e
accommodated Fan Zhui beside the Wind Cave of the Diecai Hill to recuperate while
raising money to send his teacher to Japan to receive treatment. (In the postscript to
the book entitled With the Master of Sui Yuan Garden he wrote in 1907 C.E., when
he was recuperating beside the Wind Cave, Fan Zhui mentioned “confined to bed
recuperating in the Wind Cave”, and “recuperating from TB in the cave”). Though
occupied with his various duties in different positions concurrently, Cai’e would visit
his teacher’s dwelling to look after him every day patiently until midnight.
Since he had been secretly in close contact with the top leaders of the United
League of China, Cai’e was suspected by the members of the United League
of China in Guilin. Zhang Mingqi, the Governor of Guangxi, excluded the
revolutionaries while empowering Cai’e to take charge of the New Army. Although
Huang Xing had definitely told them that Cai’e was a revolutionary and had written
him a letter sent by a member in charge of the United League of China, Cai still
didn’t commit himself after he received the letter. Thinking that Cai was no longer
willing to continue the revolution, the members of the United League of China in
Guilin launched the “Movement to Drive Cai Away” by various excuses. As a result,
Cai’e had to leave Guilin in the end. Not until leaving, did Cai told them frankly that, “I
know clearly who are members of the United League of China among you because I
took part in revolution earlier than you. It is based on my experience that patience
is a must for revolution and hostility should be definitely avoided. I could cover up
for you when I was here, but now I’m leaving. You must be scrupulous.” At last, Cai’e
took down a barrel from the wall and warned again by saying that, “One who would
make great achievement must be self-possessed instead of being a barrel.” Having
left Guilin, Cai’e was invited to visit Yunnan by Li Jingxi, who had been transferred
to serve as Yungui Governor. It was there that he accomplished the feat of shooting
the first shot against Yuan Shi-kai’s Monarch Restoration.
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