重建的摘星樓
The Rebuilt ZhaixingTower
1300年前李白在此留下名篇
黃梅農民歷時十一載重建摘星樓
Farmers in Huangmei rebuild the Zhaixing Tower after 11 years of hard work
To restore its charm as recorded in Li Bais poem 1300 years ago
重建的摘星樓 The Rebuilt Zhaixing Tower
極目新聞記者董淑健
通訊員 吳句兵 夏嬋
翻譯 尹珩 李思琪 衛拉
JIMU News
Reporter: Dong Shujian
Correspondents: Wu Jubing,Xia Chan
Translators:Yin Heng, Li Siqi, Wei La
湖北省黃梅縣蔡山鎮歷史上曾有一座著名的江心寺，始建于晉代，寺中的摘星樓天下聞名，詩人李白在此留下“危樓高百尺，手可摘星辰。不敢高聲語，恐驚天上人”的名篇。
There once was a famous Jiangxin Temple in Caishan Town, Huangmei County, Hubei Province, which was first built in the Jin Dynasty (266-420A.D.).Within the temple lay the well-known Zhaixing Tower (which means plucking stars in Chinese), where the great poet Li Bai (701 -762 A.D.) wrote a poem as follows:
Hundred feet high the Summit Temple stands,
Where I could pluck the stars with my own hands.
At dead of night I dare not speak aloud,
For fear of waking dwellers in the cloud.
(Translated by Xu Yuanchong)
1700多年過去，由于年久失修、長江改道等原因，摘星樓早已傾覆。當地農民梅新明帶領周邊群眾自籌資金200余萬元，自己設計，自己施工，歷時11載，終于在原址重新建起一座五層高的摘星樓，矗立在蔡山頂。
1700 years since its founding,the original Zhaixing Tower hascollapsed due to years of neglect and the diversion of the Yangtze River.To rebuild the tower, Mei Xinming, a local farmer, led his fellow villagersto raise more than 2 million yuan, and even designed and reconstructedthe tower all on their own. After 11 years ofhardwork, they managed to rebuild the five-storyZhaixing Tower on the top of CaishanHill.
昨日上午，極目新聞記者來到黃梅縣蔡山鎮探訪。
Yesterday morning, JimuNews reporters came to visit CaishanTown, Huangmei County.
新摘星樓氣勢宏偉
Thenew ZhaixingTowerexudes an aura of magnificence
從黃梅縣城驅車前往蔡山鎮，四周全是一望無際的田野，連一座起伏的丘陵都看不到。如果不是親歷，很難想象大別山區竟然會有這么大一片沖積平原。
On the trip from Huangmei to Caishan, one is greeted with endless fieldsstretching to the horizon, withouta single hill in sight. If one didnt experience it for themselves, it would be hard to imagine that such a vast expanse of alluvial plainexists in the Dabie Mountains.
離蔡山十幾公里就能看到一座雄偉的仿古建筑，蔡山的海拔雖然僅有幾十米，新建摘星樓僅有24.8米高，但由于樓矗立在蔡山頂上，蔡山崛起在一馬平川的原野上，所以顯得格外雄偉。
As far off as a dozen of kilometers away from Caishan Hill, the impressive archaisticbuilding already jumpsinto our sight. Though Zhaixing Tower is merely 24.8 meters in height and stands atop the Caishan Hill which is just dozens of meters high, its presence is exceedingly magnificent against the vast expanse of plain.
登上頂樓，放眼四望，視野十分開闊。遠處紅色的屋頂、高大的樹木、青青的麥苗以及縱橫交錯的田間道路組成一幅生動的鄉村原野圖，明亮的湖泊鑲嵌在畫框中，顯得格外醒目。
After ascending to the top of the tower and looking around, one is presented with a broadand picturesque canvas of country fields, dottedwith distant red roofs, tall trees, green wheat sprouts,intertwined country roadsand ashinning lakewhose radiance cannot be ignored.
當地文藝團體潑墨詩社副主編翟學明說，天氣晴朗的時候，站在樓頂往南可以看到廬山，往北能看到五祖寺，西面不遠處就是如帶的長江，皓月當空的夜晚，還能看到波光粼粼的江水。摘星樓的位置可謂十分理想。
Zhai Xueming, associate editor of the local PomoPoetry Club, notes that standing onthe top ofthe tower,on a fine day,one can see Mount Lu to the south, Wuzu Temple to the north andthe ribbon-like Yangtze River to the west; while on a moonlit night, one can enjoy the view of a rippling river. What a perfect location for Zhaixing Tower!
農民自己設計施工
The farmers singlehandedly designed and reconstructed the Zhaixing Tower
梅新明1956年出生在蔡山腳下的蔡山村曾家墩，只讀過三年書，從小就有重建摘星樓的夢想。
In 1956, Mei Xinming was born in Zengjiadun, Caishan Village, which was situated at the foot of Caishan Hill. Although he only received three years of schooling, he has dreamed of rebuilding theZhaixing Tower ever sincehe was as little boy.
梅新明說，他是聽著李白和摘星樓的故事長大的。18歲起外出打工，從砌匠做起，先后在湖北、江西、安徽一帶參與過十幾座寺廟和其他仿古建筑的修筑，積累了一定的資金、技術、經驗和人脈后，于2010年開始一點一點地實現兒時的夢想——重建摘星樓。
According to Mei, stories about the great poet LiBaiand the Zhaixing Tower have been a companionof hisfrom childhood to adulthood. Since he left his hometown at the age of 18 and worked as a bricklayer, hehasparticipated in the construction of dozens oftemples and otherarchaisticbuildings in Hubei, Jiangxi and Anhui, which enabled him to accumulate capital, skills, experience and connections. Then later in 2010, hebegan to realize his childhood dreambit by bit -- rebuilding the Zhaixing Tower.
只讀過三年書的農民要重修一座古建筑，遇到的困難可想而知，但辦法總比困難多。梅新明說，摘星樓的設計主要參考了兩大建筑——武漢的黃鶴樓和杭州的雷峰塔，這兩大古建筑的圖樣都是從網上下載的。最令他興奮的是，重建摘星樓的計劃得到了無數家鄉父老的肯定與支持，蔡山鎮周邊十幾個村的群眾都自發地捐錢捐物，參與了這一宏大的工程。
However, for a farmerwith only three years of schooling,it is not difficult to imagine the great difficultieshe would encounterin reconstructingan ancient architecture.But where there is a will, there is a way. Mei said the design of the Zhaixing Tower was mainly based ontwo ancient buildings -- the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan and the Leifeng Tower in Hangzhou, whose design drawingswere downloaded from the Internet. Whats even more excitingis,hisplan to rebuildthe Zhaixing Tower haswonsupport fromhisfellow villagersand people from atleast adozen villages around Caishan Town have voluntarily donated money and materialsfor this grand project.
至2021年底，一座宏偉的建筑終于在蔡山頂上聳立起來。
At the end of 2021, a magnificent building soared up on the top of Caishan Hill.
將建古跡旅游景區
Tourism attractions featuring ancient relics to be set up
“你自己設計并施工的樓堅固嗎？”面對疑問梅新明說，樓的地基建在蔡山堅硬無比的火石上，主建筑用的是比牛腿還要粗的優質鋼材，很堅固。梅新明表示，下一步他將完成樓的內外裝修等工作，實現自己的夙愿。
“Do you think that a buildingdesigned and constructed on your ownwill be strong enough?” Confronted with doubts, Mei Xinming gave a positive answer. He explained that the building was constructed on the hard flintstone ofCaishanMountain.Besides, the superior steelthat was used for the main buildingis thicker than a literal bulls leg and thus the stability of the building is assured. Mr. Meiadded thathe wouldcomplete boththe interior and exteriordecoration as the next step. It is when this final step is completed thathis long-cherished dream will finally come true.
黃岡師范學院黨委宣傳部部長余艷軍認為，以梅新明為代表的黃梅農民重建摘星樓的壯舉難能可貴，這說明活在民間記憶中的中國傳統文化是有旺盛生命力的，這為我們如何挖掘當地文化資源、探索鄉村文化的振興提供了一個范本。
Yu Yanjun, Director of the Publicity Department of the CPC Huanggang Normal University Committee, highly praised the endeavor by Mei Xinming and other farmers to rebuild the Zhaixing Tower. He said that their efforts proved the vitality of the traditional Chinese culture that still livedin the memoryof the peopleand actedas a model forany endeavors ofexploring local cultural resources and reviving rural culture.
蔡山鎮鎮委書記鄧海鴻說，蔡山鎮是一座千年古鎮，有“小黃梅”之稱，有深厚的歷史根基和文化土壤，“下一步，我們將依托江心古寺，進一步挖掘摘星樓的文化內涵和深厚歷史底蘊，把蔡山江心古寺、摘星樓融入鄂東旅游圈，形成南與江西廬山，北與黃梅四祖寺、五祖寺相呼應的古跡旅游景區。”
According to Deng Haihong, Party Secretary of the CPC Caishan Town Committee, Caishan Town, also known as “mini Huangmei”, boasts thousands of years of historical and cultural heritage. “By further exploring the profound cultural and historical treasure, the Jiangxin Temple and Zhaixing Tower in Caishan will be included into the Eastern Hubei Tourism Circle. Then, incorporating Mount Lu in Jiangxi Province to the south, Sizu Temple and Wuzu Temple in Huangmei to the north, tourism attractions featuring ancient relics will gradually take shape.”
