Looking at the south of the Yangtze River, dreaming leisurely, is a poem written after Li Yu, the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty, died and entered the Song Dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. The poet chooses the scenery in Spring and Autumn as the representative to describe it, and adopts the form of dreams to integrate the virtual scene with the real scene. By expressing his feelings in his dreams, he expresses his admiration for the quiet and comfortable scenes and characters in his hometown.
Creative background: In the eighth year of Kaibao (975), Song Jun attacked Jinling, and Li Yu was forced to land in Song Dynasty. He was captured in Bianjing (now Kaifeng) and was made a general, disobeying orders. Through this poem, the poet expressed his admiration for the quiet and comfortable situation and characters of the old country.
Brief introduction of the author
Li Yu (937-978), the sixth son of Li Jing, the ruler of the Southern Tang Dynasty, was originally named Jia Cong, whose name was Chongguang, Zhong Yin, Lianfeng lay man, Han nationality, Pengcheng (now Xuzhou, Jiangsu) and the last monarch of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Li Yu is proficient in calligraphy, painting, melody and poetry, especially in ci.
Li Yu's ci has inherited the tradition of Huajian poets such as Wen and Wei Zhuang since the late Tang Dynasty, and has been influenced by Li Jing and Feng Yansi. Its language is bright, vivid, sincere and distinctive. After the national subjugation, his ci was characterized by a wide range of themes and profound meanings, and it was unique among the five pronouns in the late Tang Dynasty, which had a far-reaching influence on the later ci circles.