唐代润州甘露寺,有一位老和尚。李德裕任淮南节度使巡视到这里时,把一根方竹杖送给了这们老和尚。这方竹杖原产于大宛国,质地坚实,切面呈正方形,节须由四面成对地生长。后来,李德裕出任浙西观察使时,又来到甘露寺,当时那位老和尚还健在。李德裕问他:“方竹杖还在吗?”老和尚说:“至今仍当宝物一样珍藏着。”李德裕请他把方竹杖拿出来看看。一看,原来老和尚已经将它修成圆形,并且漆上了漆。李德裕非常惋惜,哀叹了一整天。 Runzhou Ganlu Temple in the Tang Dynasty, there is an old monk. Li Deyu Ren Huainan Jindu patrol here, put a bamboo stick to the old monk. This square sticks originated in Dawan country, the texture is solid, the section is square, the festival must grow in pairs on all sides. Later, when Lee Tak-woo was appointed as the observer of Western Zhejiang, he went to Ganlu Temple, where the old monk was still alive. Li Deyu asked him: “The square stick is still there?” The old monk said: “It is still treasured as treasure.” Li Deyu asked him to take out the square bamboo stick. A look, the old monk had turned it into a round, and painted. Li Deyu very sorry, lamented for a whole day.