From Yang Wanli's "Seeing Lin Zifang at Dawn in Jingci Temple" in Song Dynasty.
It is the scenery of the West Lake in June, which is really different from other seasons.
Lotus leaves will not turn green the next day, and lotus flowers are particularly bright red in the sun.
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What is the scenery of the West Lake in June? The scenery is very different from other seasons.
The dense layers of lotus leaves spread out, like endless green connected with the sky, and the lotus flowers are particularly bright and bright red in the sun.
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Xiao: The sun has just risen.
Jingci Temple: The full name is "Jing Ci 'en Guangxiao Temple". Lingyin Temple is two famous Buddhist temples in Nanbei Mountain of West Lake in Hangzhou.
Lin Zifang: the author's friend, secretary of the cabinet in the official residence.
After all: finally.
Mid-June: June.
Four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. This refers to other seasons except June.
Same: same.
Connect with the sky: just like connecting with the sky.
Infinite: boundless. Infinite blue: because the lotus leaf is very wide, it seems to be connected with the sky, so it is infinitely green.
Reflect the sun: the sun reflects.
Difference: Song Dynasty proverb, special, different.
Another kind of red: red is particularly prominent.
This is a poem describing the beautiful scenery of the West Lake in June. This poem is a typical work with pictures in it and poems in it.
The poet said at the beginning that the scenery of the West Lake in June is different from other seasons. These two simple poems show that the scenery of the West Lake in summer is different. These two sentences are the poet's overall feelings about the West Lake in June. The word "after all" highlights the unique and extraordinary scenery of the West Lake in June, giving people rich and beautiful imagination. The first sentence seems abrupt, but it is actually an atmosphere. Although readers have not yet appreciated the beauty of the West Lake from the poems, they can already feel it from the poet's appreciative tone. Poetry seems to blurt out, which is the most intuitive feeling after shock and ecstasy, thus strengthening the beauty of the West Lake.
Then, the poet painted a beautiful picture of red and green for readers with sentences full of strong color contrast: "Lotus leaves are infinite in the sky, and lotus flowers reflect different colors in the sun." These two sentences describe "after all" different landscape pictures in detail: with the lotus leaf extending to the end of the lake and the blue sky merging together, an "infinite" artistic space is created and endless blue is drawn; On this blue background, the lotus reflected by the sun is lit, so beautiful and bright. "Infinitely blue" lotus leaves in the sky and lotus flowers reflecting "different colors of red" in the sun can be seen not only in spring, autumn and winter, but also in the most vigorous summer of mid-June. The poet captured the unique scenery of this midsummer and summed it up very aptly. This transformation in the sketch, although ups and downs, has no sense of suddenness. The seemingly dull pen and ink presents an evocative artistic situation for readers.