Goddess - High School Part (Revised Edition)

Author: Guo Moruo
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Publishing Date: 2006-06-08
Features: To comprehensively improve the Chinese literacy of primary and secondary school students, enhance the modern awareness of Chinese courses, and vigorously promote new learning methods, the Ministry of Education issued the "Full-Time Compulsory Education Chinese Curriculum Standards" and the "General High School Chinese Curriculum Standards" (hereinafter referred to as the "New Curriculum Standards") as core content of the basic education curriculum reform in 2001 and 2003, respectively. The "New Curriculum Standards" made significant changes to the specific titles of extracurricular reading materials in the original "Chinese Teaching Program" and stipulated the total amount of reading required for students at different stages, urging primary and secondary school students to read widely. To this end, the editors compiled and published a set of "New Curriculum Standards Chinese Must-Read Series" (50 titles) in May 2003, with all the book titles recommended by the "New Curriculum Standards." Over the three years since the publication of the 2003 edition of the "New Curriculum Standards Chinese Must-Read Series," it has been widely welcomed and loved by primary and secondary school teachers and students across the country. At the same time, they have also put forward many valuable constructive suggestions for improving the series. The editors have carefully studied and analyzed these suggestions and opinions, and based on the new developments in primary and secondary school Chinese teaching, they have made necessary supplements and revisions to the 2003 edition of the "New Curriculum Standards Chinese Must-Read Series," renaming it the "New Curriculum Standards Chinese Must-Read Series" (Revised Edition), totaling 60 titles, all released at once to delight readers. The revised edition includes the following additions: , it has added several outstanding works of contemporary Chinese literature and high-quality selections of Chinese and foreign literature to the book list; second, in terms of content, each book now includes a concise and practical "Knowledge Link," containing literary knowledge, key points, and learning reflections. The revised "New Curriculum Standards Chinese Must-Read Series" has broader content and more practical knowledge, making it more targeted. It is certain to become a good teacher and friend for primary and secondary school students, and a valuable collection for primary and secondary school families.
Preface: At the broken point of the Unzhu Mountain.
■ The cliffs stand vertically, with two sides facing each other, resembling the banks of the Wu Gorge, forming a natural gate. Behind the gate, a vast expanse of sea appears, boundless and merging with the sky. In front of the gate is flat ground, covered in lush green grass and dotted with fallen fruits. The cliffs on both sides of the gate are dotted with numerous niches. Each niche contains a statue of a nude female figure holding various musical instruments in a playing pose. The mountain is lush with extraordinary trees, their leaves like jujubes, flowers golden in color with calyces like agates, and large flowers like lotuses, bearing fruits as large and round as peaches. The summit is shrouded in white clouds, blending with the sky.
In ancient times. On the day when Gonggong and Zhuanxu fought for the throne, it was dark and gloomy. After the curtain rises, there is a silence of several minutes, then a distant clamor begins. The goddesses place their musical instruments and slowly descend from the niches in the cliffs, looking around in all directions. One of the goddesses, who had once used the five-colored stones she had forged to mend the sky and drive away half of the darkness into the outer edge of the celestial sphere, now plays silent music in this beautiful world.
How many times has the moon been full, sending its light to carry the waves of life. But why can our music today never be harmonious? Is there some great calamity looming in the universe? — Listen! The clamorous sound grows louder and closer! Is it the sound of waves in the sea? The sound of wind in the sky? Or could it be— the clamor of sin?
Another goddess: Wasn’t there a group of warriors and barbarians passing by this Unzhu Mountain just now? Saying they were going to fight for some leader, causing quite a ruckus! Sisters, what should we do? The five-colored celestial sphere looks like it’s about to break! The tired sun is sleeping in the sky, not releasing even a bit of its scorching light waves.
P5-6