The source is Du Mu's Mountain Walk in the late Tang Dynasty, which is included in the Whole Tang Poetry.
original text
In the distance, there are cold mountains, oblique stone paths and people in the depths of white clouds.
Stop and sit in the maple forest late, and the frost leaves are red in February flowers.
Vernacular translation
The winding stone road extends to the top of the mountain in late autumn, and there are several places where white clouds rise.
I stopped the carriage because I like the late autumn scenery in Fenglin. The bright red of maple leaves after frosting is better than that of spring flowers in February.
To annotate ...
(1) Hiking: Walking in the mountains.
(2) Far away: Climbing far away. Hanshan: A mountain in late autumn. Stone road: A road paved with stones.
⑶ Students: Ten Thousand Poems of Tang Poetry by Zhao Huanguang in Wanli Period of Ming Dynasty, Poems of Tang Poetry by Gao Qian in Ming Dynasty, Ancient and Modern Books by Chen Menglei in Qing Dynasty and Poems of Ding Yu by Kangxi.
(4) Sit: Because. Night in Maple Grove: Maple Grove in the evening.
5. Frost leaves: Maple leaves turn red after frost in late autumn. Yu: than.
works appreciation
The poem describes mountain roads, people, white clouds and red leaves, forming a harmonious and unified picture. These scenes are not side by side in the same position, but organically linked together, with master and slave, some in the center of the picture and some in the background. To put it simply, the first three sentences are the object, the fourth sentence is the subject, and the first three sentences are the fourth sentence to describe the background, create an atmosphere, and play a role in paving the way and setting off the atmosphere.
"Far away from the cold mountain, the stone path is inclined", writing about mountains and writing about mountain roads. A winding path winds to the top of the mountain. The word "far" describes the length of the mountain road, and the word "oblique" echoes the word "up" to write a high and gentle mountain. In this way, from the perspective of the title, it describes the characteristics of "walking", while from the perspective of composition, by outlining the characteristics of Panshan Highway, people's eyes are naturally attracted to people's homes in Bai Yunsheng, which is deep and gentle.
"Frost leaves are redder than flowers in February", adding the third sentence, a beautiful view of maple forest in late autumn is displayed in detail. The poet was pleasantly surprised to find that under the sunset glow, the maple leaves were about to drip and the forest was dyed. It's full of colorful clouds, such as bright rosy clouds, which are more fiery and gorgeous than the spring flowers in February in Jiangnan. What is commendable is that the poet saw the vitality of autumn as spring through this piece of red, which made Lin Qiu present a warm and vibrant scene.
Brief introduction of the author
Du Mu (803-852) was born in Mu Zhi, Tang Jingzhao (now Xi, Shaanxi). Sun of Du You. Literati and Yamato Jinshi in Tang Dynasty. He has served as secretary of Huainan Festival, supervisor of imperial history, referee of Xuanzhou Youth League Training, assistant of imperial history in the temple, internal sacrifice, left vacancy, compilation of history in the historical museum, Si Xun, Yuan Wailang, Huang Chi, Mu and Hu Ci. He lived in Fan Chuan in his later years and was called Du Fanchuan. Sex is straightforward, informal and dismissive. Conceited and resourceful, poetry is famous.
Personal realization
His masterpieces include Bo Qinhuai, Spring in the South of the Yangtze River, Red Cliff, and Understanding Jiangting Pavilion, which are well-known to everyone. When I was young, I was very good at reading the Art of War. I once noticed thirteen articles on Sun Tzu's Art of War. He also wrote the theories of contemporary military literature, such as The Evolution of Evil, On War, Defending, and The Sixteen Guards. In the third year of Huichang (843), Zhao Yijun was in chaos, and Li Deyu wrote a letter on the method of fighting, which was adopted by Deyu. Author of Fan Chuan's collected works. 1978 Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House published Notes on Fan Chuan's Poems and Collected Works of Fan Chuan.