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$12. 苏海韩潮 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/19/2022
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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在清代,深圳与香港同属新安县。在香港的九龙寨城公园中,有一处龙津义学的遗址。遗址大门外有一副对联,为清朝道光年间广东省新安县知县黄铭鼎所题写。对联全文如下:

其犹龙乎?卜他年鲤化蛟腾,尽洗蛮烟蛋雨。

是知津也!愿从此源寻流溯,平分苏海韩潮

当时,香港岛刚刚割让,新安县成为了国境边界。这副对联,表达了当时地方官对这个边境小城文化发展的期许。

其中,“苏海韩潮”这个词语出自清代戏曲家孔尚任的《桃花扇》。百度百科与维基百科会告诉你词语的表面意思。但在这副对联中,黄铭鼎实际上巧妙地把这个词语用作了一个双关语。为了理解这个双关语,你首先需要理解整副对联在表达什么意思。另外,你可能也需要意识到清代的行政区划与现在并不相同。

 

N = “苏海”的公历年份 + 31678

E = “韩潮”的公历年份 + 2604

 


 

Apparently, this puzzle is not friendly to non-Chinese speakers. However, you can ignore the other sentences and focus on the word "苏海韩潮" (Su Hai Han Chao). In this word, 苏 represents Su Shi and 韩 represents Han Yu. They are both famous politicians and essayists in ancient China. As for the rest of the puzzle, you need to work it out for yourself.

 

N = The year of "苏海" + 31678

E = The year of "韩潮" + 2604

 


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)