1. Looking at Dongting from a distance, there is a green snail in the silver plate. -Liu Yuxi's "Looking at Dongting"
Appreciation: This is a famous sentence describing Dongting Lake. Liu Yuxi was a famous poet and politician in Tang Dynasty. He was once the secretariat of Jiangzhou (now Jiujiang, Jiangxi), and was exiled to Poyang (now the north bank of Poyang Lake, Jiangxi) because he offended Li, the powerful minister. There, he boarded Poyang Lake, looked at Dongting Lake and wrote this eternal swan song.
The poem uses a lot of metaphors and personification, comparing Dongting Lake to a mirror, a green snail, clouds to smoke waves, wind and rain to thunder and lightning, sun and moon to stars, birds and fish in the lake to immortals, and myself to immortals.
From a lofty perspective, the poet showed the magnificent scenery and ever-changing weather of Dongting Lake, and at the same time expressed his thoughts about his hometown and friends. This poem is a masterpiece of China's classical poetry, with beautiful language and great momentum.
2. But now I think of that night, that storm, I don't know how many flowers I folded. -Meng Haoran's "Spring Dawn"
Appreciation: This is a poem about a spring morning. Meng Haoran was an idyllic poet in the early Tang Dynasty. He likes to travel around famous mountains and rivers and has written many poems describing natural scenery.
This poem was written when he traveled to Xiajiang (now Yichang, Hubei). I woke up in the morning, first I heard the birds singing and the wind blowing, then I saw the clouds bloom, and finally I lamented that spring came too fast.
The poet used simple and vivid language to describe the beauty of spring morning, and also expressed his love for spring. The language of this poem is approachable and the melody is harmonious and beautiful. This is a famous poem in China's classical poetry.
3. Chihiro iron lock sank to the bottom of the river and a stone fell out. -Xin Qiji's Old Times of Xibao Mountain
Appreciation: This is a poem describing Cisai Mountain (now southwest of West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang). Xin Qiji was a famous patriotic poet and anti-Jin general in Song Dynasty. He used to be the magistrate of Hangzhou, where he climbed Cisai Mountain, overlooking Qiantang River (now Qiantang River) and recalled the stories that happened here in history.
These poems mentioned some historical events, such as Qin Shihuang's burning books to bury Confucianism, Fu Cha's pursuit of Xi Stone, the death of Yang Guifei, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, and the poems left here by scholars such as Bai Juyi and Su Shi.
In an emotional tone, the poet compares the ups and downs in history with the unchanging nature, and at the same time implies his anxiety about the fate of the country and the nation. The language of this poem is bold and solemn, magnificent and generous, and it is a masterpiece of Chinese classical poetry.