描绘的是在春秋末年，孔子与弟子们在周游列国时，途径过陈国和蔡国之间的时候被困住，史书上记载，此时无上下之交，也就是在这时与外界失去了联系。史称“陈蔡之厄”或“陈蔡絶粮”。此幅油画展现的是孔子与弟子历经“陈蔡之厄”，在绝粮七天的艰苦时刻里，孔子仍然论道讲学、弦歌不断的情景，展现了孔子与颜回精彩论道的瞬间。

      颜回作为孔子门下七十二贤之首，是德行科的代表人物，亦是孔子最为得意的弟子。孔子在其著名评语“贤哉回也！一箪食，一瓢饮，在陋巷，人不堪其忧，回也不改其乐。贤哉回也！”孔子将颜回视为谦善好学、安贫乐道的贤者典范。

  In the late Spring and Autumn period (771~476 BC), while traveling in various states, Confucius and his students were once trapped in a place between the state of Chen and the state of Cai, unable to get help from anywhere because they had lost contact with the outside world. This event was known in history books as “Being trapped between Chen and Cai” or “Running out of food supply between Chen and Cai”. This painting depicts Confucius and his student Yan Hui discussing Dao during the seven days of hardship when they were trapped. Even in such a bad situation, Confucius still went on with his teaching and talking about his Dao.

  Yan Hui, top of the 72 best students of Confucius, was exemplary in terms of virtue and good conduct, and was the student Confucius was most proud of. One of Confucius’s well-known comments on Yan Hui was “What a fine man Hui was! Just one bowlful of rice, one dipperful of drink, living in a back alley—others couldn’t have endured such gloom, but he never let it affect his happiness. What a fine man Hui was!” Confucius regarded Yan Hui as the embodiment of virtue, a man humble and keen to learn.

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