《星空》
“天苍苍，野茫茫，风吹草低见牛羊。 ”这是南北朝民歌《敕勒歌》对于敕勒川的描绘。短短几个字，随着视角的不断转换和突显，就生动地道出了草原的雄浑和悠远，让人心向往之。自古以来，草原景象一直是古典文艺中独树一帜的审美对象，它入诗、入词、入画、入曲，每每给人以别样的审美惊奇，让人不自觉地想置身于那茫茫无际的草原，感受天地的辽阔。到了现代，草原也一直被艺术家关注着、书写着，它不仅在各类古典艺术中散发着独特魅力，也走进了更多现代艺术门类中。作为常年游走在呼伦贝尔大草原的摄影人，摄影家张秀江就通过摄影艺术，用镜头书写着他心中的草原之美。
如梦一般的弘吉剌部
在呼伦贝尔大草原额尔古纳河、呼伦湖、贝尔湖一带，曾经出现过一个历史上具有传奇色彩的“美女部落” ，这个部落在蒙元时期神奇地走出十八位皇后、十六位驸马，为蒙元的发展作出了巨大的贡献，它就是弘吉剌部。该部落的人们聪明能干、高雅富贵，元太祖成吉思汗为表彰该部落的贡献，曾有旨：“弘吉剌部氏生女世以为后，生男世尚公主。每岁四时孟月，听读所赐旨，世世不绝。 ”由此可看出弘吉剌部曾经的地位。到如今，千载已过，这段历史已经在滚滚洪流中淡去，但那个曾经在内蒙古大草原上自由奔驰的氏族值得我们铭记。为了让后人记住这个部落，追忆蒙古各部分分合合最后得以统一的历史，感受草原民族乃至蒙元文化的博大精深，弘吉剌部蒙古大营得以修建，就在同样的那片土地上，追忆着弘吉剌部的往事，诉说着那段光辉的历史。
“登山则情满于山，观海则意溢于海。 ”如果说弘吉剌部的历史文化让张秀江敬畏和崇拜，那弘吉剌部蒙古大营周围的自然风光则让他陶醉甚至痴迷，而胸中激荡起的审美情感让他不得不用相机去记录下来。一望无际的大草原绵延数百里，彰显着自然生命的勃勃生机，仿佛让人进入另一番世界；几百座蒙古包散落在山丘上，远远望去，壮美无比，洋溢着蒙古族人的淳朴和智慧。“中国古代哲学中追求天人合一，因此他们往往会在山巅水涯中寻找寄托，自然风光往往牵动着他们的审美意识产生创作冲动。我每每来到这里，都感觉到了另一个世界，那舞动的草原、闪烁的星轨、奔跑的牛羊、淳朴的人民，都让我无比感动。我的相机就是我的笔，希望来书写我心中的‘风吹草低见牛羊’ 。 ”张秀江说。
到如今，弘吉剌部成了张秀江的“精神故乡” 。每每当他在城市的生活中感到困倦时，他都会来这里驻足，在这里围着蒙古包吃着烤全羊，或和当地的人们开怀畅饮，或观看草原的日出日落，而每次他也用镜头跟着他一起感受这方天地。正如张秀江所说：“或许语言很难描述，可我的镜头却能代表我的心声。 ”
用摄影关怀自然生态
除了弘吉剌部，呼伦贝尔大草原其他的景象也在张秀江的镜头中熠熠生辉，湿地、河流、湖泊、星空、山脉等都是他的创作对象。在他的作品中，水是非常重要的一个意象，无论是拍摄草原还是山丘，水似乎都是不可或缺的，也正是水的衬托，才让其作品更加灵动，更富有生机。“我拍摄草原的另一个重要原因就是草原的自然生态深深地吸引了我，那清澈的河水、嫩绿的树木、葱翠的草地，都是大自然给予我们的恩惠。由于没有过度开发，此地还保留着最原生态的那份纯真和质朴，就像从未沾染世俗的孩子一样纯粹。在生态环境遭到破坏的今天，这样的天然氧吧非常难得。 ”正如习近平总书记所说“绿水青山就是金山银山” ，对于张秀江来说，这片土地就是无价的财富。
《夕阳落下》
用摄影关怀生态一般有两种方向：一是通过拍摄环境污染后的“丑”象来反思人们对生态的肆意破坏和无情摧毁，从反方向来说明保护生态的重要价值；另一个角度是聚焦那些仍保持原貌的自然山水，以梦幻的艺术表现力来展现这些土地的美好，提醒人们追逐与自然的和谐相处，从正面肯定自然生态的价值。张秀江选择了后者。在他的摄影作品中，我们可以看到澄澈的天空、温暖的夕阳、干净的湖水，这些意象都是他作品中必不可少的元素。在《夕阳落下》 《远方》中，夕阳的余辉洒满大地，将一切都染成了红色，长天一色中一切显得格外宁静和梦幻，两张作品都呈现了静谧的大草原；在《轨迹》 《星空》中，他利用该地域的自然优势，找准时机拍摄无比干净的星空，运动的星轨、不动的星空，无论动还是静在他的镜头中似乎都变得安详起来，仿佛时间停止，在这美好的大草原中，一切都是那么顺其自然。通过这些美好的瞬间，他想以此提醒大家，自然赋予我们的美好我们应该珍惜，也只有珍惜才能永恒。
“摄影是生活的一面镜子，又是一门传播性极强的艺术，这些特质让我常年一直致力于拍摄呼伦贝尔大草原。我希望通过艺术的方式记录和保存我眼中看到的美好景象，也希望通过照片的形式来传播它的美好。我希望越来越多的人来到草原，共享这‘人间天堂’ ，也希望人们可以在感受自然的瑰丽时，珍惜它、爱护它。 ”张秀江说。
"Starry sky", "the sky is gray, the wild is boundless, the wind blows the grass and sees cattle and sheep." This is the description of chilechuan in the folk song "chilechuan" of the northern and Southern Dynasties. In just a few words, with the continuous transformation and prominence of the perspective, it vividly shows the vigor and remoteness of the grassland, which makes people yearn for it. Since ancient times, the grassland scene has always been a unique aesthetic object in classical literature and art. When it enters poetry, words, paintings and songs, it often gives people a different kind of aesthetic surprise, making people unconsciously want to be in the boundless grassland and feel the vastness of heaven and earth. In modern times, grassland has always been concerned and written by artists. It not only exudes unique charm in all kinds of classical art, but also enters more categories of modern art. As a photographer who travels in Hulunbuir prairie all year round, photographer Zhang Xiujiang writes the beauty of grassland in his heart through photography art. The dream like Hongjila tribe once appeared in the area of Erguna River, Hulun Lake and Beier lake on Hulunbuir prairie. This tribe magically walked out of 18 queens and 16 brides in the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, and made great contributions to the development of Mongolian Yuan. It is Hongjila tribe. The people of this tribe are smart and capable, elegant and rich. Genghis Khan, the emperor Taizu of the Yuan Dynasty, once made a decree in recognition of the contribution of this tribe: "after hongjilabeu gave birth to a female, he gave birth to a male and a princess. When he was four years old, Meng Yue listened to and read the decree, and there was no end to the world." From this we can see the status of Hongjila department. Up to now, a thousand years have passed, and this history has faded in the rolling torrent, but the clan that once ran freely on the prairie of Inner Mongolia is worth remembering. In order to make future generations remember this tribe, recall the history of the division and integration of various parts of Mongolia and finally unify, and feel the breadth and depth of grassland nationality and even Mongolian Yuan culture, the Mongolian camp of Hongjila department was built. On the same land, recall the past of Hongjila department and tell that glorious history. "Mountaineering is full of love in the mountains, and viewing the sea is full of meaning in the sea." If Zhang Xiujiang is awed and worshipped by the history and culture of Hongjila department, he is intoxicated and even obsessed with the natural scenery around the Mongolian camp of Hongjila department, and the aesthetic emotion surging in his chest makes him have to record it with a camera. The endless prairie stretches for hundreds of miles, showing the vitality of natural life, as if it let people enter another world; Hundreds of yurts are scattered on the hills. From a distance, they are magnificent and filled with the simplicity and wisdom of the Mongolian people. "Ancient Chinese philosophy pursues the unity of heaven and man, so they often seek sustenance in the mountains and rivers. The natural scenery often affects their aesthetic consciousness and produces creative impulse. Whenever I come here, I feel another world, which moves me immensely. My camera is my pen, hoping to write the" low view of wind blowing grass "in my heart Cattle and sheep. " Zhang Xiujiang said. Up to now, Hongjila Department has become Zhang Xiujiang's "spiritual hometown". Every time he felt sleepy in the city life, he would stop here, eat roast whole sheep around the yurt, drink with the local people, or watch the sunrise and sunset of the grassland. Every time, he also used the camera to feel the world with him. As Zhang Xiujiang said, "maybe the language is difficult to describe, but my lens can represent my heart." Caring for the natural ecology with photography, in addition to Hongjila department, other scenes of Hulunbuir prairie also shine in Zhang Xiujiang's lens. Wetlands, rivers, lakes, starry sky and mountains are all his creative objects. In his works, water is a very important image. No matter shooting grasslands or hills, water seems to be indispensable. It is the foil of water that makes his works more flexible and full of vitality. "Another important reason why I took pictures of the grassland is that the natural ecology of the grassland deeply attracts me. The clear river water, green trees and lush grassland are all the benefits given by nature. Due to the lack of over exploitation, this place still retains the purity and simplicity of the original ecology, just like a child who has never been contaminated with the secular world. Today, when the ecological environment has been damaged, such a natural oxygen bar is very rare. There are generally two directions for photography to care about ecology in sunset: one is to reflect on people's wanton destruction and ruthless destruction of ecology by photographing the "ugly" image after environmental pollution, and illustrate the important value of protecting ecology from the opposite direction; Another angle is to focus on those natural landscapes that still maintain their original appearance, show the beauty of these lands with dreamy artistic expression, remind people to pursue harmony with nature, and affirm the value of natural ecology from the positive. Zhang Xiujiang chose the latter. In his photography works, we can see the clear sky, warm sunset and clean lake. These images are essential elements in his works. In sunset and far away, the afterglow of the sunset spreads all over the earth, dyeing everything red. Everything looks particularly quiet and dreamy in the long sky. Both works show a quiet prairie; In "track" and "starry sky", he takes advantage of the natural advantages of the region and finds the right time to shoot the extremely clean starry sky. The moving orbit and motionless starry sky seem to be quiet in his lens, as if time stops. In this beautiful grassland, everything is so natural. Through these beautiful moments, he wanted to remind everyone that we should cherish the beauty given to us by nature, and only when we cherish it can we last forever. "Photography is not only a mirror of life, but also a highly communicable art. These characteristics make me devote myself to photographing Hulunbuir grassland all the year round. I hope to record and preserve the beautiful scene in my eyes through art, and also hope to spread its beauty through photos. I hope more and more people come to the grassland to share this' paradise on earth ', and I hope that people can feel the beauty of nature , cherish it and cherish it. " Zhang Xiujiang said.
