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（Tuesday） Carving a stone castle Yelang Valley in Anxi with vicennial hardworking 二十年磨一剑，雕刻花溪夜郎谷 When the overwhelming majority of people just wander at the superb and splendid foreign castles, the old gentleman Song Peilun makes his dream come true with silent actions----the glorious Yelang Valley in Huaxi with 20 years’ hardworking. Instead your dream is too far away from you, you just do not make up your minds to take any action. 当绝大多数人在惊叹国外城堡精美绝伦的时候，宋培伦老先生却用默默的行动将梦想照进现实----二十年磨一剑，雕刻花溪夜郎谷！梦想不是太遥远，而是你没有下定决心要躬行！
At your first sight of the Yelang Valley, you can see the stone castle with different shapes which arouse your inner illusion for the primitive culture. When Song Peilun was in his heaven-high prestige, he just gave up all of the titles such as the Artist, the Well-known Cartoonist, Woodcarving Master and returned back to his hometown. From then, he set out building up the amazing and astonishing stone castle—Yelang Valley in Huaxi with the local villagers and he spent his savings on the enclosure of 300 mu lands. 当夜郎谷进入你的视线，眼前出现一片用石头堆砌的石头城堡，唤醒你内心对原始文化的呼唤。花溪夜郎谷，谷主宋培伦在如日中天的时候放弃曾经的那些头衔例如“艺术家”、“著名漫画家”、“木刻大师”等，回到家乡贵州用自己的积蓄圈地300亩用自己以及当地村民的双手堆砌起这座令人惊叹的石头城堡！
Why the Senior Song chooses to set up a stone castle? As the local is of karst topography, you can see stones here and there. Not using wood, because it not only can be rotted and putrid but also increase forest resource consumption. Not choosing metal, not only can it get rusty but also pollute the environment and consume the mineral resources. Moreover, the Senior Song regards the stones as the gifts from our mother nature. And for his own willingness, he tries to combine his art with the great nature and together with the integration of the heaven and the earth. Only the creator can know what he intends to! 石头城堡的由来，因为当地是喀斯特地貌，随处可见石头。不用木材，因为木材会腐烂，还会消耗森林；不用金属，因为金属会生锈，还会污染环境、消耗矿产资源。更因为石头是大自然赐予的礼物，宋培伦先生的本意就是将自己的艺术与大自然结合，与天地融合一起。唯有造物者，独能知他意！
Song’s Yelang Valley is built up with stones and various shapes. And it is surrounded with the water and green mountain. As Confucius said that the wise men delight in the water and the benevolent men prefer the mountain, Song is not only a wiser but a benevolent one in that case. However, he just considers himself as a dream guardian. Even if he devotes all he owns, he just tries hard to build up a stone castle which could keep still standing for over a thousand years. Actually, he was embarrassingly short of money sometimes and couldn’t afford to pay for the local workers. Even, they handed over their money to him for his convenience. As you can see, he and the lovely local people both deeply tie into their heart with the land. At some point, the Yelang Valley is not only of great importance for him but also stands for the yearning and expectation for a crowd of people. 宋老先生的夜郎谷以石围城、取石创艺、依山傍水建城。子曰：智者乐（yào）水，仁者乐（yào）山。那么说来，宋老先生不只是智者，还是仁者！但是，他自己可能觉得自己只是一个梦想守护者，他只希望打造一座屹立千年的石头城堡就算倾其所有。其实他已经囊中羞涩，有时候付不起当地农民工钱的时候，农民甚至会掏出自己的钱给他让他先用上。可见，他已经与那块土地、那些可爱的当地人深深的融入自己的血液中。某些时候，夜郎谷不仅仅是他，不仅具有非常重要的意义，更是一群人的向往与渴望！
The desired lifestyle in Yelang Valley that Song makes great efforts to create is the most natural, harmonious and simple way between humans and humans, humans and animals, humans and nature. What’s more, it is the inhabitation for his inner peace. During the past years, some business investors came to him and advised him to turn the valley into the commercial leisure villa or else for making more money. He just turned them all down. If for fame or money, he couldn’t have given up all twenty years ago with his former performances which won high honor and evaluation. 人与人之间、人与动物之间、人与大自然之间那种最自然、和谐、淳朴的相处方式，是宋老先生想要营造出来的夜郎谷生活方式，也是他内心安静栖息之地！这些年有一些商业投资找到他，建议可以建成商业休闲山庄，他全部拒绝！如果为名为利，二十年前他就不会放下所有，他曾经的作品都获得过很高的荣誉与评价！
Various stone statues and stone pillars can be seen everywhere in the Yelang Valley. But in Song’s eyes, they are all brave and strong soldiers who guard for the rare and invaluable untouched paradise. Every morning, Song takes a visit around the valley and takes a careful look at everything. For Song, everything in the valley is like his children and he is their most beloved and affectionate father in a certain way. 夜郎谷里，随处可见各种石头雕像与石柱，这些对于宋老来说那些都是神勇的士兵，守护着这片难能可贵的世外桃源。每个清晨，宋老都会在他的城堡里漫步，去看看这个石像，去看看那个台阶，夜郎谷里的一点一滴仿佛都是他的子女，他是他们最挚爱的最深情的父亲。
Nowadays, some people congratulate him that he finished building up his stone castle. But he replies: “Finished? No, I’m just getting started! I maybe behave like the Yugong who tried to remove the mountain in front of his house with the efforts of his sons and grandchildren.” After witnessing such a firm answer, what else could hold back the steps of Senior Song? 现在有人对他说，宋老您的城堡现在终于建成！宋老回答说：“建成？才开始呢！或许会像愚公移山般子子孙孙无穷尽！”听完这样坚决的回答，还能有什么能够阻挡宋老的脚步！ 知识点 vicennial adj. 连续二十年的；每二十年一次 例句： Mr. Huang wants sing a song for his wife during their vicennial celebration. 黄先生想在他们的二十周年纪念的时候唱一首歌送给他太太！ 实现梦想 live one’s dream/ realize one’s dream/ achieve one’s dream/ make one’s dream come true 例句 The extent to which you can live your dream life depends on the extent to which you take responsibility for your life. 你有多大可能实现梦想取决于你承担了人生中的多少责任。 Which one will you choose, to realize your dream or to look your mate if the earth is going to destroy? 如果地球即将要毁灭，你会先去实现梦想，还是去找你的情人？ The extent to which you can achieve your dreams depends on the extent to which you take responsibility for your life. 你能多大程度地实现梦想取决于你能多大程度地为自己的人生承担责任。 I dreamt to be a teacher when I was young and I make my dream come true now. 我从小的梦想是当老师，现在我实现梦想了！ Salute those who always adhere to their dreams! For their dreams and more for their persistence! 向那些始终坚持自己梦想的人致敬！为你们的梦想！更为你们对梦想的坚持！
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