Thousand Characters

Chapter 29

[Original text]

The Bing house is next to the opening, and the Jia tent is facing the couplets.There are feasts and banquets, with drums and lutes.

【Note】

Bingshe: The side halls and supporting halls on both sides of the main hall in ancient royal palaces.Pong: pass "beside".A: The name of the heavenly stem, which is the first place in the heavenly stem.Tents: curtains, ancient curtains are mostly inlaid with jewels and jade.Ying: The front row of pillars in the palace.Banquet and banquet: They are all ancient seats, a single one is called a banquet, and multiple ones are called a banquet.Se: A musical instrument with 25 strings, and one with 7 strings is called Qin.Sheng: a wind instrument.The first four sentences show us the majesty and magnificence of the main hall, and these four sentences describe to us the appearance of the side halls on both sides of the main hall.From it, we can see that the side hall is also magnificently decorated, where the king and ministers often hold banquets and spend happy nights one after another accompanied by music and dances.

【Interpretation】

The side halls on both sides of the main hall of the palace are slowly opened from the side; the luxurious curtains inlaid with gems, emeralds, and jewels face the tall pillars in the palace.The tables and chairs were set up in the palace, and the banquet was set up. People were playing the zither and the sheng. It was a happy and peaceful scene.

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