Original poem:
Persuade sb. to study
Tang Dynasty: Yan Zhenqing
Every day when the cock crows, it is the best time for boys to read.
Teenagers only know how to play, but don't know how to study hard. When they are old, they regret why they didn't know how to study hard when they were young.
Explanation:
Midnight is the best time for boys to study every day.
When I was a teenager, I only knew how to play and didn't know how to study hard. When I was old, I regretted why I didn't know how to study hard when I was young.
Duo: In ancient times, the unit for calculating time at night was divided into five classes, each of which was two hours. Midnight 1 1 to 1 is the third night. Wugeng Chicken: At dawn, the chicken crows. Black hair: youth, refers to teenagers. Whitehead: My hair is white, which means old age here. Fang: Cai.
Extended data
Main idea:
The first two sentences of this poem express that you should be diligent when you are young, and the last two sentences express that it is too late to study when you are old through the change of hair color. Encourage young people to cherish their youth, study hard and make a difference, otherwise it will be too late to regret.
Creative background:
Yan Zhenqing lost his father at the age of 3, and his family came down. His mother Yin placed high hopes on him, implemented strict family education and personally supervised the school. Yan Zhenqing is also very studious and studies hard every day. This poem was written by Yan Zhenqing to encourage future generations.
The poet's achievements:
Most of Yan Zhenqing's works handed down from ancient times are inscriptions, and the regular script includes "Multi-Tower Induction Monument", "Magu Fairy Altar", "Portrait Monument of Dong Fangshuo", "Yan Monument" and "Yanshi Family Temple Monument". , running script, etc., as well as books such as self-written confessions and manuscripts mourning my nephew Ji Ming.
Among them, the tablet is dignified and vigorous, but the brushwork is thin, which is different from other tablets. Yan's Temple Monument is rich in calligraphy, which is one of his masterpieces in his later years. Compared with his early works, it is more vigorous and atmospheric, which is his masterpiece in his later years.
Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy was a beginner of Chu Suiliang, then he learned to write in Zhang Xu and discussed calligraphy with Huai Su. He deeply studied the calligraphy of Erwang and Chu Suiliang, absorbed their strengths, completely got rid of the style of the early Tang Dynasty and created a new era of calligraphy style. Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy style is called "Yan Ti", and it is also called "Yan Liu" with Liu Gongquan, and has the reputation of "Yan Liu Jin Gu".
Yan Zhenqing summed up the experience and lessons since the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, and suggested that Tang Dezong and Shili should be more open. Yan Zhenqing was not only proficient in Confucianism, but also practiced loyalty and filial piety, and was regarded as a model of self-cultivation by later Confucian scholars.