Don’t you see that Kunwu’s iron smelting is flying in flames and smoke, the red light and purple air are all impressive? This poem comes from the "Ancient Sword/Bao Sword" by Guo Zhen, a poet of the Tang Dynasty.
The meaning of the original sentence is:
Don’t you see Kunwu iron smelting flying into flames and smoke, the red light and purple air are all impressive.
After several years of hard work, he forged a sword named Longquan.
The color of Longquan is like frost and snow, and the good workers sigh in wonder.
The glazed jade box sprouts lotus flowers, and the engraved gold rings reflect the bright moon.
It is a time when there is no trouble in the world, so I am lucky enough to be able to protect myself from a gentleman.
The light is dark green snake color, and the articles are green turtle scales.
Not only have I been friends with knights, but I have also been close to heroes.
He Yan was abandoned on the middle road and drifted to the edge of the ancient prison.
Although buried in dust and useless, it can still soar to the sky every night.
This poem describes the Longquan ancient sword throughout, praising its thousands of times of hard work, frost blade as sharp as snow, exquisite texture, and indomitability. It is actually expressing the poet's own mind. The whole poem has clear levels, is heroic and powerful, and has extraordinary momentum. It is both majestic and beautiful, and is filled with a majestic sword spirit.
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Guo Zhen, a general and poet in the Tang Dynasty.
Guo Zhen was a famous general and poet in the Tang Dynasty. He was brave by nature, experienced hundreds of battles, served in various places, and made outstanding achievements.
When Guo Zhen was on his way to serve as the Protector of the Western Regions, he passed through Luntai. He was restricted from entering by Li Zhepei, the Protector of Beiting. When he passed by a place, he found fields that were deserted. After asking the local residents, he learned that it was After being killed by a dragon ghost, Guo Zhen reported the situation to Li Zhepu and asked for troops to eradicate the evil spirit. In the end, the dragon ghost was killed and the local fields were restored to life. In memory of him, local residents built a temple to offer sacrifices.
Guo Zhen is also well-known in the poetry world. Most of his poems are frontier poems, which are full of heroic, generous and passionate emotions. His works such as "Song on the Fortress" describe the scenery of the frontier fortress and military life with powerful, tragic and bold writing, and have a strong style of the frontier fortress.
In addition to frontier fortress poems, Guo Zhen also created some works that reflected the sufferings of the people, such as "Bamboo Brocade", "Spring Silkworms", etc. These works profoundly reflected the poverty of the society at that time and the suffering of the people.
Guo Zhen's poetry style is concise, bright and powerful. His works were not only widely circulated at the time, but also had a profound impact on the poetry creation of later generations. His poetry works were not only selected into "The Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty" but also included in many poetry anthologies, and were deeply loved by readers.
In addition to poetry creation, Guo Zhen is also good at calligraphy and painting. His calligraphy works are mainly in regular script, with powerful strokes and rigorous structure; his paintings are mainly landscape paintings, with profound artistic conception and high artistic value.
In general, Guo Zhen was a versatile and talented literary general. His poetry, calligraphy, and paintings all showed outstanding talents and profound artistic attainments. His works were not only highly praised at the time, but also had a profound impact on the development of literature and art in later generations.