The geese that fill the pond are wild ducks and geese.
The original text of Wen Tingyun's "Morning Journey to Shangshan": Starting in the morning to recruit priests, the travelers mourn their hometown. The sound of chickens is heard in Maodian, and the frost is everywhere in Banqiao. The oak leaves have fallen on the mountain road, and the orange flowers are bright on the post wall. Thinking of Du Ling's dream, the geese filled the pond.
Translation: When I get up at dawn, the bells of the carriages and horses are shaking; when I embark on a long journey, the wanderer misses his hometown. The cockerel cries loudly, the thatched shop is bathed in the afterglow of the dawn moon; the Banqiao is filled with clear frost, and the footsteps of the first guests are walking. Withered oak leaves covered the wild roads in the barren mountains; orange flowers bloomed brightly beside the mud wall of the inn. Recalling the beautiful scene of Du Ling's dream last night, a group of ducks and geese were playing in the lake and pond on the shore.
Notes:
1. Shangshan: The name of the mountain, also known as Shangban and Chushan, is located at the intersection of Shanyang County and Danfeng County in the southeast of Shangluo City, Shaanxi today. The author left Chang'an in the late years of Dazhong (the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, 847-860) and passed through here.
2. Dongzhengduo: the bell that shakes travel.
3. Zhengduo: a bell hung on the horse's neck when driving. Duo: Big bell.
4. Hú: Shanyang County, Shaanxi.
Appreciation: The scenery of the hometown in the poet's dream is in sharp contrast with the scenery on the journey, expressing the poet's longing for his hometown, giving people a deep and poignant feeling.
The artistic conception of the pond full of geese:
1. Autumn scenery: The pond is full of geese depicting an autumn scene. The pond is full of wild ducks and wild ducks approaching the south. Migratory birds (birds). This implies that autumn has arrived, the cold is approaching, and creatures in nature have begun to migrate or return to their nests.
2. Harvest season: For farming culture, autumn is the harvest season, and it is also the moment when the results of farmers’ hard work are revealed. The word "Hui" can be understood as the homophony of autumn, which is a metaphor for reward and harvest. The scene of a pond full of ducks connects the joy of autumn harvest with the cycle of life.
3. Silence and tranquility: Although it is windy and cool in autumn, the scene of ducks filling the pond gives people a feeling of silence and tranquility. Birds fly on the water, leaving beautiful arcs. The whole scene gives people a sense of tranquility and tranquility.
4. The cycle of life: The geese represent the migration of birds, which is a cycle of life. Autumn is the season when birds leave their native habitat and migrate to more suitable habitats. The geese filling the pond can also be understood as the image of birds returning to nature and their habitat, which shows the endless life and cycle of nature.
About the author
1. Wen Tingyun (whose real name is Qi, also known as Wen Bacha, about 812-about 866 years), also known as Feiqing, Taiyuan Qi (now Qi County, Shanxi) Man, poet and lyricist of the Tang Dynasty. Descendant of Wen Yanbo, prime minister of the early Tang Dynasty. His Gong poetry is collectively called "Wen Li" with Li Shangyin. In the history of Ci, he is also called "Wen Wei" with Wei Zhuang, and he is revered as the originator of the "Huajian Ci School".
2. He failed the Jinshi examination many times. He served as a lieutenant in Sui County and Fangcheng County, and as an assistant teacher in the Imperial College. His writing style is as famous as that of Li Shangyin and Duan Chengshi. They are all ranked sixteenth, so they are called "Thirty-Six Styles". There are more than 300 of his poems in existence today, including "Wen Feiqing's Collection of Notes" edited and annotated by Gu Sili of the Qing Dynasty. There are more than 70 of his poems in existence, which are included in books such as "Huajian Collection" and "Jinquan Ci".