Sang Yu Fei Wan, Ning Yue Ru Feng, means to remind people to cherish time.
The mulberry tree is not late, the lemon moon is like the wind, which means that although it is not too late for a person to reach old age, the years of youth are as fast as the wind and fleeting. Sang Yufeiwan comes from "Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion", which is a parallel prose written by Wang Bo, a litterateur in the Tang Dynasty.
"Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion" reveals the author's ambition and resentment at not being able to appreciate his talent. Except for a few function words, the entire article is dual. The syntax is mostly four-character sentences and six-character sentences, which are neatly matched; and allusions are used almost throughout the text, which are used naturally and appropriately, appearing elegant and skillful.
Sang Yu is not late, the lemon moon is like the wind, Feng Tang Yi is old, and Li Guang is difficult to seal. Qu Jiayi in Changsha is not without a holy master; when Liang Hong travels to Haiqu, is there no lack of bright time? I rely on a gentleman to see an opportunity and an expert to know his destiny. When you are old and strong, you would rather have a gray-headed heart? Be poor and strong, and never fall into the clouds. Drinking from the greedy spring makes you feel refreshed, and you still feel happy when you are in a dry road. Although Beihai is on credit, it can be picked up if it is soaring; the east corner is gone, but it is not too late to mulberry trees.
Allusions that appear many times in "Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion". And they are all used appropriately and appropriately. Not only do they not feel redundant and obscure, they also make the article appear rich and elegant, euphemistic and sincere. Feng Tang Yi Lao, Li Guang Nan Feng, Qu Jiayi in Changsha, and Liang Hong in Haiqu. These four allusions are used together to metaphor the author's rough fate and the rejection he suffered due to compilation for Prince Pei's Palace.
The influence of the Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion on later generations:
From the content point of view, "Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion" expanded the artistic realm of parallel prose. In terms of artistic form, "Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion" accepted the tradition of lyrical poems from the Six Dynasties, and added prose to the form of parallel prose, achieving the unity of content beauty and form beauty. "Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion" is not only a new change in parallel prose in the Six Dynasties, but also the forerunner of the popularization and metricalization of parallel prose in the Tang Dynasty.