The scenery in Jiangnan is so beautiful, the scenery has been familiar for a long time. When spring comes, the sun rises from the river, illuminating the flowers on the riverside bright red, and the green river water is greener than the blue grass. How can one not miss Jiangnan?
"Three Poems on Recalling the South of the Yangtze River" is a composition of poems by Bai Juyi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. The poet used beautiful poetry to succinctly outline the charming customs of Suzhou and express the author's memory and yearning for Suzhou.
The excerpt is as follows:
The south of the Yangtze River is good, and the scenery is familiar to me before; the sunrise and the river flowers are as red as fire, and the spring is as green as blue. Can you not remember Jiangnan?
Extended information:
Creative background
Bai Juyi once served as the governor of Hangzhou for two years, and later served as the governor of Suzhou for more than a year. In his youth, he roamed the south of the Yangtze River and lived in Suzhou and Hangzhou. He had a good understanding of the south of the Yangtze River, so the south of the Yangtze River left a deep impression on him. When he resigned from the post of governor of Suzhou due to illness and returned to Luoyang for more than ten years, he wrote these three poems "Recalling Jiangnan".
Appreciation of Works
Luoyang has Luoshui and Yishui, and is not far from the Yellow River. But even if spring has arrived, the water will not be as green as the spring water in the south of the Yangtze River.
Therefore, the author tried his best to recall the spring scenery in the south of the Yangtze River, and praised "the good scenery in the south of the Yangtze River" from the bottom of his heart. "The sentiment of nostalgia concludes the whole poem. This conclusion not only expresses the author who was born in Luoyang, but also expresses the infinite admiration and nostalgia for the spring scenery in the south of the Yangtze River, and also creates a long and profound charm.
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