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《追逐红日的人》

作者系江西省出版集团公司副总经理、总编辑，中国散文学会会员，江西省散文学会副会长，江西省编辑学会常务副会长。

Zhu Fayuan

The author is vice president & editor-in-chief of Jiangxi Publishing Group. He is also a member of China Essay Association, vice chairman of Ji-angxi Essay Society and executive vice chairman of Jiangxi Editors' Society

我总是慨叹科学家的联想，用“丹霞”二字冠之一种奇特的地貌，不能不令人谓之绝妙。丹即红色，霞乃日光，丹霞—红色的日光，它是神圣的色调，是生命的图腾。它给自然妆点活力，它给山川镶嵌金辉。它无声地歌唱，它静谧地舞蹈。它供万物以奢靡的享受，它公而无私地奉献出自己的豪华。

丹霞地貌，便是红日写在大地的朱砂榜书，其势磅礴，其意巍峨，其形飘逸，其体秀美。

醉心丹霞，是一个人的境界。

醉心丹霞，是追逐红日的写意。

从《醉丹霞》的幅幅作品中，我仿佛看到作者杨志先生手握相机，胯下乘风，精神抖擞地走进了丹霞、走进了红日，把他的发现，把他的情怀，一股脑儿展现在我的面前。我反复翻阅，反复品鉴，脑子里只有惊讶，只有艳羡，只有对他这一恢弘成果的极力赞赏。

我和杨志先生是军中同僚。我从福建调到江西省军区当干事的时候，他已是司令部办公室主任，及至我当宣传处长时，他已到军分区担任参谋长了，尔后由参谋长到分区司令，再到省军区副参谋长，一路顺风，直达人生事业的一种辉煌。在我的印象中，杨志先生是一个典型的武将形象，他身材魁梧，膀大腰圆，在金色军徽和银色校星的映衬下，特显威武而挺拔。直到有一天，他带了一堆彩色风景照片来找我，说是想出一本画册，我还一时没有缓过神来，心里怎么也不能把他与摄影艺术挂上钩。然而，翻看了他的作品，我还是十分惊讶。那是江西一个旅游景点的写真，那地方叫龙源峡，坐落在永修县境内的九岭山麓，风光优美，作者拍得也很到位，颇显摄影功力。他告诉我说，其实摄影是他的“老行当”，上世纪七十年代初，他就开始玩起了相机，八十年代初，就有作品入选中国摄协全国大展。自打进入军队机关，特别是担任领导职务后，肩负重任，无暇顾及，只好忍痛割爱放下了摄影。退下来后，他是重拾旧艺，想在人生“第二春”有所作为。我自然赞赏不止，连说好啊好啊！摄影是高雅艺术，既能满足自己的兴趣爱好，又能锻炼身体，还能有益于社会。何乐而不为呢？

我在积极帮助杨志先生编辑出版《龙源峡神韵》画册的同时，极力建议他走专题摄影之路，期待他不断有摄影新作问世。不想两年后，他竟搬来了厚厚的一本《醉丹霞》书稿，使我目瞪口呆，惊讶不已。这可是个大专题啊，敢于如此宏大叙事，足以彰显大家风范！我欣赏着一幅幅作品，不仅看到了秀美的丹霞景色，看到了光与色的精湛艺术，更看到了摄影家为艺术献身的高尚精神。我国的丹霞地貌分布极广，仅南方较集中的就有六省数十县之多。比如杨志先生曾经工作战斗过的江西鹰潭，境内龙虎山就是典型的丹霞地貌，瑰伟绝特，美不胜收。加以道家的正一教祖庭地位，更增添了这里深奥的文化韵味，抹上了斑斓的历史色彩。杨志先生说，这对他投身丹霞地貌的摄影艺术是有着深刻影响的。丹霞地貌往往处于深山险壑之境，不易攀登，难觅真容。杨志先生对此感慨尤深，他说有时为了拍好一处景观，要连续在野外工作几天几夜；有时为了拍到一个有代表性的山头，拍摄只需几十分钟，路上却要跑几十个小时；有时要找到理想的拍摄角度，得登千尺高峰，临万丈深渊。翻山越岭，餐风宿露，艰难困苦自不必说，惊惧险恶也是如影随形。可见好的摄影艺术，真是浸透了作者的辛劳和汗水，委实来之不易。当我闲适安然地翻阅这一页页精美绝伦的画面、欣赏这一座座巍峨峻峭的山脉风貌时，我分明看到杨志先生在崇山峻岭间攀爬奔走的身影，看到悬崖峭壁上他那飞舞腾挪的英姿。他就像追日的夸父，用他不懈的努力和执着的精神，奔跑在红日的光环里，给人们采撷火种，播撒光明。

我谓《醉丹霞》，十分钦佩一个“醉”字。展卷阅来，那丹霞山岭，或高耸参天，或逶迤连绵，或罗列于长流大泽之侧，或挺秀于林海万绿之丛，皆是桃颜粉面，似醉非醉。我想，倘若徜徉其间，观其貌，听其声，亲其肤，赏其容，真乃如入仙境，如沐春风，如饮甘露，如闻丝竹。禅者云：能不醉乎？

是为序。

2013年11月10日作于南昌孤云阁

Always I get excited when pondering over geographers' perfect wording of Danxia in descrb-ing this landform. Dan and Xia, literally red and sunlight respectively, are often considered sacred color and totem of life. They light up mountains and rivers by chorusing and dancing silently, ded-icated to serving a lux enjoyment to the nature.

The Danxia Landform is an honor roll on earth left by the flaming sun, majestic and gor-geous yet graceful and elegant.

Intoxicated by Danxia reveal one's stature and describes his enjoyment when chasing the flaming sun.

Looking through the pictures in Intoxicated by Danxia, I could well imagine Yang Zhi the author, carrying a camera and flying with the wind, walks into the sunshine and displays his dis-coveries and feelings to me. I read over and over feeling nothing but surprise and envy and total appreciation of his gorgeous achievement.

I used to work with Yang in the army when I was transfered from Fujiang to Jiangxi Mili-tary Region and he was office director of the Command. When I was propoganda director he was promoted to be chief and then general and deputy defence chief of the provincial military region. As far as I can remember, he's a typical military man,strong and overwhelmed with power. Until one day he came to visit me with a pile of pictures and expressed his will to publish an album. I was stunned of course. No way can you link him to a phtographer. I was even more stunned after looking through his work. They are pictures of Longyuan Gorge, a place of enchanting beauty in Yongxiu County of Jiangxi Province. He did a really good job. He told me he's engaged in this field since 1970s and had his work nominated in the national exhibition of National Photography Association, but he had to give up because of the heavy workload in the army. He could finally take it up again now that he's retired. I couldn't agree more. Photography is a fine art which fuifulls his interest and builds one up and beneficial to the socirty at the same time. So why not?

While actively helping Mr. Yang Zhi in editing and publishing the album Glamor of Longyuan Gorge, I highly recommended to him the feature photography and expected he could make more. He came for me two years later with a thick manuscript of Intoxicated by Danxia, far beyond my anticipation. This is a huge feature only expert would touch upon. Studying the pho-tographs, I see not only the elegant Danxia view nor exquisite art of light & color, but also a noble sprit of the photographer who's dedicated to art. Danxia Landform is widespread in our country. It can be easily found in over ten counties of six provinces of South China. TakeYingtan of Jiangxi where Yang used to work and fight for example, the Longhu Mountain inside is a typical landform of Danxia. This somehow makes the local culture more charming and also puts on some historical color because it's beautiful and birthplace China's Taoism. All these had a remarkable impact on Yang Zhi as he said. Most Danxia Landforms can be found only in remote mountains or canyons, which makes them difficult to climb or even take a glance at. Yang Zhi knows it better than others. Sometimes it may take a couple of days working in the wild, just for a great shot and sometimes but he has to walk for dozens of hours to finish a few-minute work. Not to mention the moun-tains and slopes he had to cross over and dangers to face to. A good photograph is truly hard-earned, as it is merged with the author's hard work and sweats. When I browsed those exquisite pictures and indulged myself in the towering mountains, I saw also heroic postures of Yang Zhi, walking and climbing among prodigious hilltops, like Kua Fu chasing the sun , running inside the halo of the flaming sun, catching fire and spreading light for people with his unremitting efforts and persistent spirit.

What I admire most about Intoxicated by Danxia is the word Intoxicated. The Danxia mountain ridges, no matter those ones sticking up into the sky, or winding for miles, or stretching besides the rivers & lakes, or sitting among the forests, are fantastic natural wonders which make people enjoy. I can't help imagining what if I were a part of this, traveling among the ridges and studying their texture, hearing the beeps and touching those grains and enjoying their beauty. Like a line of Zen said, how could you not be intoxicated in such a paradise?

That's all.

Zhu Fayuan

Nov. 10th, 2013 in Guyun Pavilion, Nanchang