Yellow Crane Tower
People in the past have gone there by Yellow Crane, and the Yellow Crane Tower is vacant here.
The yellow crane will never return, and the white clouds will remain empty for thousands of years.
Qingchuan is surrounded by Hanyang trees and luxuriant grasses in Parrot Island.
Where is Rimu Xiangguan? The smoke on the Yanbo River makes people sad.
Vernacular translation
The immortals of the past have flown away on the Yellow Crane, leaving only the empty Yellow Crane Tower here.
Once Yellow Crane left, he never returned here. For thousands of years, there were only white clouds floating in the air.
The green trees of Qingchuan Pavilion in Hanyang are clearly visible, and you can even see the Parrot Island with lush grass.
At dusk, I don’t know where is my hometown? Seeing the mist on the river is even more distressing!
Extended information:
"Yellow Crane Tower" is a seven-character poem written by Cui Hao, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. This poem describes the beautiful scenery seen from the Yellow Crane Tower. It is a masterpiece of nostalgic nostalgia for the past.
The first couplet of this poem cleverly uses an allusion to lead to the Yellow Crane Tower from the immortal returning on a crane; the chin couplet closely follows the first couplet, saying that since the immortal left, the Yellow Crane Tower has experienced thousands of years; the neck couplet The poetic mood turns to description of scenery, describing the scenery seen at the Yellow Crane Tower on a sunny day; the last couplet ends with a description of the feeling of returning home at dusk on the Yanbo River, returning the poetic mood to the vague and invisible realm at the beginning. Although the whole poem is uncoordinated, the syllables are clear and not difficult to pronounce. It is written easily and in one go; the scenes blend together and the artistic conception is profound.
The specific time of creation of this poem cannot be verified. The Yellow Crane Tower is named after the Yellow Crane Mountain (also known as Snake Mountain) in Wuchang where it is located. It is said that the ancient immortal son An rode the yellow crane here (see "Qixie Ji"); it is also said that Fei Yi ascended the immortal and rode a crane here (see "Taiping"). "Huanyu Ji"), this poem is written from the origin of the name of the building. The poet climbed to the Yellow Crane Tower, looked at the scenery in front of him, and was inspired by the scenery, and created this poem.
Xin Wenfang of the Yuan Dynasty recorded in "The Biography of Talented Scholars of the Tang Dynasty" that when Li Bai climbed the Yellow Crane Tower, he wanted to write a poem. When he saw Cui Hao's work, he held back his hands and said: "There is a view in front of me and I can't find a way to do it. Cui Hao wrote the poem The poem is above. "The legend may be based on the attachment of later generations, but it may not be true. However, Li Bai did write poems in the style of this poem twice. The first four sentences of his poem "Parrot Island" say: "Parrots cross the Wujiang River in the east, and the name of parrots is spread in the islands on the river. When parrots fly west to Longshan, the trees in Fangzhou are so green."
It is exactly the same as Cui's poem. There is also the poem "Ascending the Phoenix Terrace of Jinling" which is also an obvious imitation of this poem. For this reason, poets are praised by many poets. For example, Yan Yu's "Canglang Poetry Talk" said: "Cui Hao's "Yellow Crane Tower" should be the first among the seven-character rhymed poems of the Tang Dynasty." Therefore, Cui Hao's "Yellow Crane" Lou" is even more famous.
The main reason why "Yellow Crane Tower" has become a masterpiece that has been praised throughout the ages lies in the aesthetic connotation of the poem itself.
Southern Song Dynasty·Yan Yu's "Canglang Poetry Talk": Among the seven-character rhymed poems of the Tang Dynasty, Cui Hao's "Yellow Crane Tower" should be the first.
Fang Hui of the Yuan Dynasty "Ying Kui Lü Sui": The first four sentences of this poem are not limited to parallels and are powerful. After Li Bai read it, he didn't dare to refer to this building again, so he went and wrote "Climbing the Phoenix Tower of Jinling".
Fang Hui of Yuan Dynasty wrote "Review of Yingkui Lvsui": Feng Shu: Why is there sound disease? Ban Feng: That’s amazing. The first half has the momentum of a thousand miles. The first four sentences are staggered and have great potential. Ji Yun: If you get it occasionally, it will become a unique tune. However, there cannot be one without one, and there cannot be two.
If you copy it again, you will become a rut. Xu Yinfang: This piece is a variation of rhythmic poetry. The first half is in the style of ancient poetry, using ancient writing as the rhythmic poetry. Anonymous (B): The first six lines are full of spiritual excitement, and the second line of the conclusion contains infinite meanings. It is the best song of the ages. Zhao Xi: This poem is difficult to reproduce, but its beauty is what Yin Fan said: "God comes, Qi comes, and emotion comes".
Ming Dynasty Gao Yu's "Collection of Tang Poems": Liu Houcun said: The ancients believed in kindness. When Li Bai climbed the Yellow Crane Tower, he said, "There is a view in front of you but you cannot see the way, and Cui Hao wrote a poem on it." When he went to Jinling, he wrote "Phoenix Terrace" to imitate it. Now look at the second poem, the real opponent is playing chess. Liu Xuxi said: Hatred is overwhelming and has a careless air, so it is better than clever thinking.
Ming Dynasty Gao Yu's "Criticism of Tang Poetry's Zhengsheng": The style and tone are unique for thousands of years.
Ming Dynasty Lang Ying's "Seven Revised Drafts": The ancients did not regard food as work, such as "Parrot Island" versus "Hanyang Tree", "Egret Island" versus "Qingtianwai", detachment did not The law is bound, this energy is strong and there is more meaning.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-"Yellow Crane Tower"