Meaning: If the West Lake is compared to the ancient beauty Xi Shi, it is very appropriate to wear light makeup and heavy makeup.
Source: "Drinking on the Lake at First Sunny and Later Rain" - Song Dynasty: Su Shi
The clear sky is beautiful when the water is shining, and the mountains are empty and covered with rain, which is also strange.
If you want to compare the West Lake to the West, it is always better to put on light makeup and heavy makeup.
It means that under the bright sunshine, the water of the West Lake is sparkling and beautiful, and it looks beautiful; on rainy days, under the cover of the rain curtain, the mountains around the West Lake are confused and confused. Nothing seems very strange. If the West Lake is compared to the ancient beauty Xi Shi, it is very appropriate to wear light makeup and heavy makeup.
Extended information
1. The creative background of "Drinking on the Lake at First Sunny and Later Rain"
Su Shi wrote it from 1071 to 1074 (the fourth year of Xining, Shenzong of the Song Dynasty). Seven years ago) he served as the magistrate of Hangzhou and wrote a large number of poems about the scenery of the West Lake. This group of poems was written in the first and second months of the sixth year of Xining (1073).
2. Appreciation of "Drinking the First Sunny and Later Rain on the Lake"
This is a poem praising the beauty of West Lake. The author traveled around the West Lake from morning to night, admiring the beautiful scenery of the lake and mountains, drinking wine and contemplating ideas, and his mind wandered far and wide. So he wrote this masterpiece that has been passed down for a while.
The first two sentences of the poem not only describe the scenery of the West Lake, but also describe the different scenery of the West Lake during sunny and rainy days. "The clear water is beautiful when the water is shining" describes the water light of West Lake on a sunny day: Under the bright sunshine, the water of West Lake is rippling, sparkling and very beautiful. "The color of the mountains is also strange in the sky and the rain" describes the color of the mountains on a rainy day: under the curtain of rain, the mountains around the West Lake are confused and vague, and it is very strange.
3. Introduction to the author of "Drinking on the Lake at First Sunny and Later Rain"
Su Shi is good at writing running script and regular script, and together with Huang Tingjian, Mi Fu and Cai Xiang, he is known as the "Four Masters of Song Dynasty". He studied the masters of Jin, Tang, and Five Dynasties, and then integrated the creative styles of famous masters such as Wang Sengqian, Xu Hao, Li Yong, Yan Zhenqing, and Yang Ningshi to form his own style. Su Shi of the Ming Dynasty experienced many ups and downs in his life, which caused ups and downs in his calligraphy style. His extant works include "Chibi Ode", "Huangzhou Cold Food Poems" and "Jidao Wen in Honor of Huangzhou".