韩陵片石 | rare and exceptionally well-written literary work

hán韩líng陵piàn片shí石

A metaphor for a rare and exceptionally well-written literary work or article, likened to a precious piece of writing from Hanling Mountain.

这篇关于传统手工艺的报道，文笔优美，内容翔实，简直是当代的韩陵片石。

This report on traditional craftsmanship, with its elegant prose and rich content, is simply a contemporary Hanling Fragmented Stone.

Era:

Ancient

Frequency:

Synonym:

寒山片石、片石韩陵

Story:

During the Northern and Southern Dynasties period, Yu Xin of the Liang Dynasty traveled from the Southern Dynasties to the North. Many literati there initially looked down on him.

Yu Xin then showed them his masterpiece, "Ode to a Withered Tree," and after reading it, no one dared to challenge his literary talent again.

Interestingly, Yu Xin himself had composed his work, in part, inspired by Wen Zisheng's "Tablet Inscription of Hanling Mountain Temple."

Later, when people from the South asked Yu Xin about the caliber of literati in the North, Yu Xin replied that among all, only Wen Zisheng, with his exceptional work, often referred to as a "Hanling Fragmented Stone," could be considered his peer.

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