烟台记

Chronicles of Yantai

“绿径穿花,红楼压水。寻芳误到蓬莱地。”晏几道的这一句,香艳至极,其中的动词用得极好。在他的年代,人们心有禁忌,但行迹可以狂放一些。他“穿花”“压水”之后“寻芳”,这个“芳”可以是一处胜景,一朵实在的奇花异草,也可以是符合其心意和趣味的幽静之所,甚至一个子虚乌有的想象领域,一个内心可望而不可即的虚幻之地。

Ying Zheng,the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty,admired the fairyland of Penglai.He ordered Xu Fu to lead three thousand young men and women to cross the sea in search of immortals and the elixir of immortality on this vast unknown land.Xu Fu,a legendary figure to this day,is said to be a disciple of Guiguzi,whose name is well-known,but no records can be found about his origin and whereabouts.