In "Visiting Shanxi Village" written by Lu You in the Song Dynasty, "There are mountains and rivers, and there is no way out, and there is another village with dark willows and bright flowers." It is a poem that expresses positivity and optimism
Source: "Visiting Shanxi Village" 》——Song Dynasty: Lu You
Moxiao’s farmhouse is filled with wax wine and plenty of chickens and dolphins are kept here during good years.
There is no way out despite the mountains and rivers, and there is another village with dark flowers and bright flowers.
Don’t laugh at the fact that the wine brewed by farmers in the twelfth lunar month is turbid and not mellow. Farmers entertain guests with rich dishes in harvest years. The mountains are overlapping and the water is twisting and turning. Just when I was worried that I would have no way to go, suddenly another mountain village appeared among the colorful willows and flowers.
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1. The creative background of "Visiting Shanxi Village"
This poem was written in the early spring of 1167 AD (the third year of Emperor Xiaozong's reign in the Song Dynasty), when Lu You was Dismissed from office and lived at home. Yet he was not discouraged. He felt hope and light in rural life and poured this feeling into his poetry creation. This poem was written in his hometown Shanyin (now Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province).
2. Appreciation of "Visiting Shanxi Village"
This poem was written while living in seclusion in the countryside of his hometown in Shanyin. It vividly depicts a brightly colored rural scenery, overflowing with joy and love for the simple rural life and customs. The poet is intoxicated by the beauty of people, scenery and folk customs in Shanxi villages. He feels the folk customs and peaceful scenes, which reflects the idle thoughts and feelings of living in a foreign country. The poet is intoxicated in the mountain scenery and the human feelings in the countryside, expressing his love and reluctance to leave the pastoral life. In the poems with extremely natural and friendly tone, the poet shows people the beauty of the rural natural scenery and the beauty of the farmers' simplicity and kindness, and integrates the beauty of his noble sentiments of loving the motherland, loving the people, loving life, and loving nature into it.