唐代某年,端州有位梁姓举人赴京会试,考试那天适逢京城突降大雪,应试者都无法研墨写字,唯独这位来自端州的举人,用家传的端砚研磨的墨汁不结冰。但当他用完墨汁再想加水研墨时,发现壶中的水也已结冰。梁举人失望对着端砚喃喃自语:“端砚啊,都说你是文房四宝之一,如今你宝在何处?”话音刚落,砚堂中出现一片水蒸气,梁举人绝路逢生,拼命向砚堂“呵气”聚成水滴,最终完成试卷,如其所愿地考取了进士。至此,端砚作为文房四宝“顶配”、四大名砚之首的历史由此展开,依托其器物之美,承载了无比深厚的文化蕴含。 A certain year in the Tang Dynasty, Duanzhou, a beam surnamed Leung went to Beijing will try, the day of the test coincides with the sudden collapse of the capital snow, the candidates are unable to study ink writing, except this from Tuanzhou lifts, household duan Yan grinding The ink is not frozen. However, when he finished using ink, he thought that water in the kettle had frozen. Liang Ren was disappointed at the Duan Yan muttered: “Duan Yan ah, say you are one of the four treasures, now where is your treasure? ” Voice faded, there was a water vapor in the hall, , Desperately to Yan Tang “breath ” gather into water droplets, the final completion of papers, as they wish to obtain the Jinshi. At this point, Duan Yan as a four treasures “top with ”, the history of the four famous Yan began, relying on the beauty of its artifacts, bearing a very deep cultural implication.