Source: Looking at Dongting, a poem by Liu Yuxi, a writer in the Tang Dynasty.
Excerpt from the original text: Looking at Dongting from afar, there are green snails in the silver plate.
Looking at Dongting Lake from afar, the Dongting Mountain with green mountains and lush trees stands in the Dongting Lake with white light, just like a green snail in a silver plate.
Sentence annotation
1, Dongting: the name of the lake, in the northern part of Hunan Province today. Lake light: the wave light on the lake. Two: the lake and the autumn moon. Harmony: Harmony. Water and moonlight.
2. Pool surface: refers to the lake surface. Mirrors are not polished: ancient mirrors were made of copper. This sentence means that the lake is as calm as a mirror; It is said that the scenery in the lake is blurred from a distance, just like a mirror is blurred without polishing.
3. The landscape is green: a kind of "landscape color". Mountain refers to Junshan Mountain in Dongting Lake. Silver plate: describes the calm and clear Dongting Lake. Silver is "white clouds". Green snail: it is used here to describe the military mountain in Dongting Lake.
Extended data
Looking at Dongting Lake is a famous landscape poem, which was written by Liu Yuxi when he looked at the beautiful Dongting Lake in the moonlight. Depicting the autumn night, Dongting Lake under the bright moon is so clear and green, which complements the clear light of the flat moon, ethereal, quiet and harmonious. ?
A word "harmony" skillfully shows a beautiful picture of water and sky, mountains and rivers blending. The word "the mirror is not polished" vividly and aptly shows the vastness of Dongting Lake. The beauty of serenity in an era of serenity, serenity and gentleness is so unique in the moonlight. "Looking at the mountains and rivers in Dongting", write the beauty of Qingshan Lake reflection from the color.
The clever metaphor of "green snail in a silver plate" compares the mountain floating in the water to the green snail on a silver plate, and writes the majestic momentum of Dongting Lake from the side.
Since ancient times, Dongting Lake has attracted countless literati with its lakes and mountains, which has fascinated famous literati of all ages. Dongting Lake is not only a famous land of plenty, but also the cradle of Chu culture. Dongting Lake, called Yunmengze in ancient times, is the second largest freshwater lake in China, and is known as "Dongting Lake with 800 miles".
Dongting Lake means immortal abode of fairies, so its scenery is beautiful and charming. Dongting Lake is vast and circuitous, with abrupt mountains. Its biggest feature is that there is a lake outside the lake, and there are mountains, small fishing sails and Ye Qingqing River in the lake. It's refreshing to see it.
The most famous mountain in the lake is Junshan, which is an island on Dongting Lake with beautiful scenery. There are 72 peaks on the island, which are beautiful. From the perspective of line of sight shift, Liu Yuxi concentrated the vast Pinghu on Junshan.
Under the bright moon and Yin Hui, the mountains are greener, the Dongting water is clearer and the mountains and rivers are integrated. It looks like a small green snail in a carved silver plate, which is very attractive.
This not only describes the beauty of the lake, but also appropriately shows the beauty of the mountain, sublimes the theme of the poem, and makes this landscape poem full of romantic whimsy and literary talent. The mountains and water in the poem become incomparable treasures of arts and crafts, giving people great artistic enjoyment.