一个外国人的盆景故事：我偏爱的中国竹盆景(中英文）

因为喜欢中国盆景，他选择来到中国；因为偏爱川派盆景，他留在了四川。学盆景，赏盆景，做盆景，一个外国人和中国盆景难解的缘。

文/CHAD (加拿大人） 翻译：可艺

在过去的几年每次去盆景园，我总是特别喜欢欣赏竹盆景，一有时间就想试试自己制作。

Over the last few years going to the penjing gardens, I"ve always enjoyed seeing the bamboo penjing. So I thought I’d give it a try.

这个竹子的叶比较大一点，所以我在地上添加了一些矮草，并放置了一个抚琴的古人。这个盆景长23厘米，高20厘米。 我很满意这样的搭配出了这样意境和效果。

This one above has larger leaves and I wanted to add some dwarf grass, but then I decided on the musician instead. It measures 23cms long and 20cms high. I’m happy with how it turned out!

这个盆景也是不久前制作的，它长19厘米，高15厘米。 这种竹子我不知道它的名字，但它看上去像是一个“奔跑”的竹子。 较老的较厚的竹子与岩石后面的较年轻的竹子相连，如果控制不当，它会逐渐扩散生长。

This one above is quite recent. It measures 19cms long and 15cms high. This bamboo whose name I’m unfamiliar with is a ‘running’ kind of bamboo. The older, thicker bamboo is connected to the younger bamboo behind the rock and will gradually spread out, if not controlled properly.

在我所有的盆景中，我更倾向于使用大部分以粘土为基础土和混入少量花园土。粘土可以延长水分，特别是对于那些闷热的夏季来说。 从春季到初秋，因为这里太热了，我会给所有的盆景每天浇两次水，我会在一年中每两周给所有的盆景一些肥料。

With all my penjing, I prefer to use mostly clay based dirt and a small amount of garden dirt mixed in. The clay based dirt will hold water longer, especially for those sultry summer days. From mid Spring to early autumn, cause it’s so hot here, I will water all the penjing twice a day and with all my penjing, I will give them some fertilizer every two weeks throughout the year.

上面这个长21厘米，高20厘米。 岩石上有一个洞，不管是人造的还是自然， 我都没有刻意去雕刻它，就让它在那里，然后我就开始制作盆景。 这块石头是我和妻子去逛盆景市场时买下的，那天在岩石店，我们停下来选石头，耗去了一天中大部分的时间。 这个盆景有点大，但仍然可以放在我的大桌子上，或者我会把它放在外面花园里和其它大一点的盆景一起。

This one above measures 21cms long and 20cms high. There was a hole in the rock. I didn’t carve it, it was already there, either man made or natural and then I went onto making the penjing. The day I bought the rock, I was going out to the penjing market with my wife and stopped off at the rock store and there it was so I was carrying it around for most of the day. This one is a little big, but can still go on my big table, otherwise I’ll keep this outside with the bigger penjing.

（欢迎关注我们的百家号，更多关于盆景关于生活的分享和交流）