[ Notes]
1. Dawn: Morning. Jingci Temple: The full name is "Jingci Gratitude Guangxiao Temple", and Lingyin Temple are two famous Buddhist temples in the North and South Mountains of the West Lake. Lin zifang: the author's friend, secretary of the official residence cabinet.
2. Four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In this case, it refers to other seasons besides June.
3. Infinite green: Because the lotus leaf area is very wide, it seems to be connected with the sky, so it presents infinite green.
4. different: special, different. Another kind of red: red is particularly outstanding.
[ Appreciation]
The beauty of the West Lake has always been the object of literati's description, and this song by Yang Wanli has been passed down through the ages with its unique technique, which is worth savoring. "After all, the scenery of the West Lake is different from that at four o'clock in June." The first sentence seems abrupt, but the actual sentence is atmospheric. Although the reader has not appreciated the beauty of the West Lake from the poem, he can already feel it from the poet's amazing tone. This sentence seems to be blurted out, which is the most intuitive feeling after being shocked and overjoyed, thus strengthening the beauty of the West Lake. Sure enough, "The lotus leaves in the sky are infinitely blue, and the lotus flowers in the sun are different in color". The poet highlighted the strong visual impact of lotus leaves and lotus flowers with a "blue" and a "red". The lotus leaves are boundless as if they are connected with the sky, and the weather is magnificent, which not only describes the infinity of lotus leaves, but also renders the grandeur of heaven and earth, and has an extremely rich sense of space modeling. "Reflecting the sun" and "Lotus" are in contrast, which makes the whole picture gorgeous and vivid. The whole poem is easy to understand, and the outstanding thing is to write the feelings first, and then describe the real situation, thus creating an effect of being empty first and then real. After reading it, you can really feel the beautiful scenery of the West Lake in June, which is "different from the four seasons".
[ Author's Brief Introduction]
Yang Wanli (1127—126) was born in Jishui, Jizhou (now Jishui, Jiangxi), whose name was Ting Xiu and whose name was Cheng Zhai. Shaoxing was a scholar in twenty-four years. When filial piety, the official went to the prince to serve. Guangzong was called secretary supervisor. Gongshi As one of the "Four Great Masters in Southern Song Dynasty". I began to learn "Jiangxi Poetry School", then studied Wang Anshi and the late Tang poetry, and finally became a family. He wrote more than 2, poems in his life. Can also be literate. There is "Cheng Zhai Ji".
Lotus leaves are all over the lake, and the green lotus leaves are endless, extending to the distant place where the water meets the sky. The lotus leaves are reflected in the water, showing a distinctive brilliant red.