"Drinking Rain on Lake Chuqing" is a set of poems by Su Shi, a writer in Song Dynasty. These two poems praising the beauty of the West Lake were written by the poet when he was a judge in Hangzhou. Among them, the second poem is widely circulated. This poem is not a scene or a temporary scene describing the West Lake.
It is a comprehensive description of the beauty of the West Lake, especially the last two sentences, which are considered to be an appropriate evaluation of the West Lake. The first poem was not included in the anthology. In fact, this poem is also well written. The first sentence describes the magnificence of the West Lake in the morning. Comparing the two poems, we can better grasp the author's thoughts and feelings when writing poems.
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The first half of the song not only describes the beauty of the West Lake, but also describes the sunny and rainy state of the West Lake. "Clear water is good" describes the clear water of the West Lake: in the bright sunshine, the West Lake is rippling and sparkling, which is very beautiful. The Wonder of Mountain Kong Yu describes the mountains in rainy days: under the cover of rain curtain, the mountain fans around the West Lake are very wonderful as if nothing had happened.
From the first poem, we can know that the poet accompanied guests to dine by the West Lake all day. It was sunny in the morning, then turned cloudy, and it began to rain after dusk. In the eyes of poets who are good at appreciating nature and have deep feelings for the West Lake, whether it is water, mountains, sunny or rainy, it is beautiful and wonderful.
From the praise of "sunny face" and "strange sound of rain", we can imagine the beautiful scenery of lakes and mountains in different weather, and we can also imagine the poet's free and easy personality and open mind in his mood. The scenery written in the first half is a scene corresponding to communication, with broad and bold feelings, blending scenes and relative scenes between sentences. The beautiful scenery of the West Lake is written, and the poet Su Shi's feelings are expressed incisively and vividly.