Waarom werd het Voorwoord tot de Lantingxu een meesterwerk in China?

永和九年，岁在癸丑，暮春之初，会于会稽山阴之兰亭，修禊事也。群贤毕至，少长咸集。此地有崇山峻岭，茂林修竹；又有清流激湍，映带左右，引以为流觞曲水，列坐其次。虽无丝竹管弦之盛，一觞一咏，亦足以畅叙幽情。

是日也，天朗气清，惠风和畅。仰观宇宙之大，俯察品类之盛，所以游目骋怀，足以极视听之娱，信可乐也。

夫人之相与，俯仰一世，或取诸怀抱，悟言一室之内；或因寄所托，放浪形骸之外。虽趣舍万殊，静躁不同，当其欣于所遇，暂得于己，快然自足，不知老之将至。及其所之既倦，情随事迁，感慨系之矣。向之所欣，俯仰之间，已为陈迹，犹不能不以之兴怀。况修短随化，终期于尽。古人云：“死生亦大矣。”岂不痛哉！

每览昔人兴感之由，若合一契，未尝不临文嗟悼，不能喻之于怀。固知一死生为虚诞，齐彭殇为妄作。后之视今，亦犹今之视昔。悲夫！故列叙时人，录其所述。虽世殊事异，所以兴怀，其致一也。后之览者，亦将有感于斯文。

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Original Translation - Nederlands

We gathered at Orchid Pavilion in late spring. The mountains were high, the forest was green, and a clear stream flowed beside us. We sat along the water, drinking and writing poems. It was a joyful day.

Looking at the wide sky and the many living things around us, I felt free and happy.

But life is short. Some people share their thoughts indoors; others enjoy nature outside. Yet happiness doesn’t last forever. Things change, and what we love becomes a memory. Life and death are part of nature—this makes me sad.

I know that pretending life and death are the same is wrong. People in the future will look back at us, just as we look back at the past. So I write down our names and poems. Maybe readers in the future will feel what we felt.

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Why Is It So Famous in China ?

Beautiful Calligraphy

Wang Xizhi is hailed as the "Sage of Calligraphy" in China. His calligraphy, known as "Lanting Xu," is beautiful and flowing, considered the most beautiful running script in Chinese history.

Profound Reflection

This essay explores joy, friendship, nature, and the passage of time. It is both delightful and thought-provoking—a fusion of emotions that resonates with many.

Cultural Symbolism

In Taoism and Buddhism, the Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion is often quoted to reflect on views of nature, the search for life and death, and spiritual liberation.

This article also has great philosophical significance in China because it is both keenly aware of the brevity and limitations of life, and refuses to numb itself with illusory philosophical rhetoric; it acknowledges that pain is the shadow of happiness, yet still cherishes the fleeting beauty of life.

Historical Treasure

Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, was the most famous enthusiast of the "Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion".

In his later years, Emperor Taizong of Tang (Li Shimin) cherished the original copy of the "Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion" so much that he even left a will requesting that it be buried with him in the Zhaoling Mausoleum. As a result, the original copy remains missing to this day.

Although the original is lost, a Tang Dynasty copy (over 1300 years ago) helps us preserve its beauty.

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