The bushes around the house in autumn are like Tao's house, and the fence is gradually sloping.
It’s not that chrysanthemums are preferred among flowers. There will be no flowers even after all the flowers have bloomed.
Translation: Clusters of autumn chrysanthemums surround the house, as if you have arrived at Tao Yuanming's home. Walking around the fence to admire the chrysanthemums, the sun was almost setting before I knew it. It’s not because I prefer chrysanthemums among flowers, it’s just because after the chrysanthemums bloom, there are no more flowers to enjoy.
Tao Yuanming, the great poet of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, wrote the famous line "Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, leisurely seeing the Nanshan Mountain". Everyone knows his love for chrysanthemums, and chrysanthemums have gradually become one of the otherworldly hermits. symbol. There are many literati in the past dynasties who loved chrysanthemums, and among them, those who chanted chrysanthemums often produced excellent works. The Qijue "Chrysanthemum" by Yuan Zhen, a poet of the Mid-Tang Dynasty, is one of the more sentimental poems.
The word "rao" in the first sentence "Autumn bushes surround the house like Tao's house" refers to the number of chrysanthemums planted outside the house, giving people the feeling of an elegant environment, like Tao Yuanming's house. The poet compares the place where chrysanthemums are planted to the Tao family, which shows that there are many chrysanthemums in autumn and the flowers are blooming in full bloom. So many beautiful chrysanthemums make people feel happy.
The second sentence, "The fence is gradually sloping around" shows the poet looking at the flowers intently. The word "circle" in the second sentence expresses the strong interest of appreciating chrysanthemums. Instead of stopping at the east fence, it goes "around the fence" until the sun is approaching, which expresses the poet's leisurely mood when appreciating chrysanthemums. The poet was deeply attracted by chrysanthemums, and his love for chrysanthemums seemed to be even greater than that of Mr. Wuliu.
"Wandering all over" and "increasingly slanting day by day", the poet is fascinated by the chrysanthemums, and the mood of lingering and the poet's sincere love for chrysanthemums are truly expressed, and the lines are full of joy. The first two sentences are just fourteen words, with scenery, feelings and associations, vividly sketching a picture of the poet strolling through the chrysanthemums, admiring the flowers and reciting poems in the autumn evening, and never wanting to return.
The three or four sentences "It's not that chrysanthemums are preferred among flowers, but that there will be no flowers after all the flowers have bloomed" points out the reason why the poet loves chrysanthemums. These two sentences suddenly turn into a negative sentence, pointing out that he is not in love with chrysanthemums for no reason. In late autumn, all the flowers have faded. Only the chrysanthemum can withstand the wind and frost. It supports independently and adds full vitality to the world.