Tianshuijie means that the water and the sky are in perfect harmony. From a distance, the horizontal plane and the sky seem to be connected into one piece. Generally, it describes the scene seen from a distance over a relatively open and large water surface.
The term "the sky and the water meet" comes from the poem "The Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng" by the Tang Dynasty poet Wang Bo, "The falling clouds and solitary swans fly together, the autumn water is the same color as the sky." It means that the colorful clouds come from top to bottom, and the solitary owls come from bottom to top, as if they are flying together. The blue sky and clear water, the sky and the water are connected, and the top and bottom are one and the same. This poem fully embodies the artistic conception of "the sky and the water meet", making it difficult to tell which is the sky and which is the sea.
Explanation of the Preface to Tengwang Pavilion
The full name of "Preface to Tengwang Pavilion" is "Farewell Preface to Tengwang Pavilion in Denghong Mansion in Autumn", also known as "Preface to Poems of Tengwang Pavilion", a famous parallel prose piece.
Tengwang Pavilion is located on the bank of Ganjiang River in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province. It was first built when Li Yuanying, the son of Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty, was appointed governor of Hongzhou (AD 653). Later, Yan Boyu became the shepherd of Hongzhou. He hosted a banquet for a group of officials in the pavilion. Wang Bo, the provincial father, passed by here and made it impromptu. The article describes the situation and scenery around Tengwang Pavilion and the grand banquet, and expresses the author's emotion of "having no way to go to the palace".