"'The winter moon is accompanied by the clouds, and the wind and snow soak the moon', these are two lines from a song I wrote a few days ago.

Waka, needless to say, is also an important part of your country's classical literature, and it is one of the origins of haiku.

I mentioned these two lines of waka today because an idea suddenly popped up - if a friend from your country asks me for a book, what should I write for him?

It is clearly inappropriate to write about our Huaxia stuff.

They don't necessarily know Chinese.

Writing two sentences casually seems very insincere.

After thinking about it, I suddenly remembered the song I wrote a few days ago, and I suddenly realized that "the winter moon is accompanied by the clouds, and the wind and snow soak the moon", isn't it just right?

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The five-stop signing meeting has all ended, and Ye Yu and his party have returned to Tokyo again.

It starts with JD.com and ends in Tokyo.

In a few days, they will be on a plane from Tokyo to Xianshui City, China, and embark on their journey back to China.

Therefore, it is natural that this is not a book signing, let alone a live performance.

This is the auditorium of the University of Tokyo.

This is Ye Yu's speech before he finally left the island country - "I am in a beautiful island country", the purpose is to regain the confidence of the people of the island country.

Yes, you read that right.

Regain the confidence of the people of the island nation.

After these days, some island people are really losing confidence in their own culture.

Writing haiku, a group of literary masters and top writers can't write a Chinese person who is now learning and selling.

"As long as you write the ancient Chinese poems well, plus you are proficient in the island Chinese, haiku or something is just a piece of cake, and you can write good sentences at will." Even if they are very reluctant in their hearts, many island people still have such thoughts in their minds.

And then, there was finally a light at the end of the tunnel. There is hope - "Snow Country" of "A Traveler".

At that time, the hope of the literary circle of the entire island country was on "A Traveler" and his "Snow Country". Under the special circumstances at that time, this mysterious "hermit master" and the "Snow Country" have even become the pillars of island culture to a certain extent, supporting the pride of island people.

And then. The pillar collapsed.

Collapsed with a bang.

"A traveler" is Ye Yu, the Chinese man, and "Snow Country" was also written by him.

Suffering such a heavy double blow, many people in island countries are more or less frustrated and disappointed.

More seriously, they have no confidence and interest in their own literary circles, and more seriously, they even have no confidence and interest in their own culture.

Their confidence and pride were shattered.

And Ye Yu's speech in the auditorium of the University of Tokyo was to regain their confidence and pride.

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The reason why I borrowed it for inscriptions. It's because I think this waka has the beauty of the soul and sympathy.

Faint and flickering in the clouds, reflecting my footsteps to and from the meditation hall, so that I am not even afraid of the wolf's howl, the wind blows you, aren't you cold? Don't you chill when the snow invades you?

I think this is a warm, profound, and thoughtful celebration of nature and the world, so I thought about giving books to friends in your country. I must write these two sentences - 'The winter moon is accompanied by the clouds, and the wind and snow soak the moon'.

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The tea ceremony in your country is also based on the spirit of "cherishing the best friend when the snow moon flowers". A tea party, also known as a "party", is a good gathering of the best friends at a good time.

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Ye Yu's speech this time was based on Yasunari Kawabata's acceptance speech when he won the Nobel Prize in Literature, "I am in beautiful Japan", and integrated his "The Existence and Discovery of Beauty" and "The Beauty of Japanese Literature", as well as some other people's opinions. Finally, Ye Yu's own perception during this period of time was added.

This is not over, because in "I am in Beautiful Japan", Yasunari Kawabata quoted a lot of some famous people and masterpieces of island countries in his previous life, so Ye Yu had to greatly modify them, and some places were replaced by his own. There are also places that have been replaced with famous works in the cultural history of the world's island countries, so as to increase the sense of substitution of the island people.

Because it was not a patchwork, but a fusion of them, plus a large number of revisions, and consulting the literary history of the world's island countries, this speech really took Ye Yu a lot of time.

However, the results are also significant.

Ye Yu has learned a lot, and this article "I am in a beautiful island country" comprehensively and systematically discusses the traditional beauty of island literature, and constructs a new and unique island aesthetic theory system in this world.

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'It is easy to enter the Buddha realm, but it is difficult to enter the demon realm'.

In the final analysis, artists who pursue truth, goodness, and beauty have the feeling that it is difficult to enter the demon realm: they want to enter, but they are afraid, so they have to turn to the blessings of the gods.

This state of mind is sometimes revealed, and sometimes it is hidden deep in the heart, which may be the inevitability of fate.

Without the 'Demon Realm', there would be no 'Buddha Realm'.

It's even more difficult to enter the 'Demon Realm'. Weak-willed people can't get in.

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On the podium, Ye Yu talked eloquently.

Below, the seats were full, and even the aisles were full.

In the auditorium, there were students, teachers, and even the dean and several vice deans of the Faculty of Letters of the University of Tokyo.

Everyone listened very carefully.

Three haikus, one "Snow Country", let them not accept it.

At the back of the auditorium, there are countless news media workers, and the cameras are almost in a row.

At the age of 19, giving a speech at the University of Tokyo, causing such a sensation, Ye Yu is absolutely unprecedented, and there is no one to come.

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Recently, I heard that some people in your country have lost confidence in your culture, especially traditional culture......"

At the end of the speech, hearing Ye Yu mention this, everyone was in good spirits and listened more seriously.

On stage, Ye Yu continued: "In my opinion, this is actually wrong, and I am completely frustrated. Your country's culture is a very good one, and as you can see from what I have just said, I have studied it in depth.

You all said how my work was, how about the three haikus, how about "Snow Country", have you forgotten?

The three poems I wrote are haiku, and they are the classical short poems of your country.

And what carries the beauty of "Snow Country" is your country's "mourning" thought.

Beauty and excellence are the culture of your country, and my works are just a carrier.

Okay, that's all for my speech, thank you. ”

Ye Yu bowed and expressed his gratitude.

Suddenly, thunderous applause rang out, and some people were even moved to tears.

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On April 23, 2016, after a slap in the face of the island country, Ye Yu embarked on the road back to China with the title of "Island People's Forever Good Friend".

――(To be continued......)