Chengdu ancient poems with pinyin

The pinyin of "Chengdu Qu" Zhang Ji is as follows:

Chéng dū qǔ Zhāng Jí

"Chengdu Qu" Zhang Ji

Jǐn Jiāng jìn xī yān shuǐ lǜ, xīn yǔ shān tóu lì zhī shú

The smoke and water are green near the west of Jinjiang River, and the lychees are ripe on the top of Xinyu Mountain.

wàn lǐ qiáo biān duō jiǔ jiā, yóu rén ài xiàng shuí jiā sù

There are many restaurants beside the Wanli Bridge, and tourists like to stay in their homes.

"Chengdu Song" is a seven-character quatrain written by Zhang Ji in the mid-Tang Dynasty. It describes the beautiful scenery, customs and prosperous scenes of Chengdu, and reveals the poet's attachment to Chengdu. Because this poem is informal, the word "qu" in Yuefu style is used to describe it.

Appreciation of "Chengdu Song"

Jinjiang River is famous for its clear water and bright brocade. It flows through the southern suburbs of Chengdu, with the countryside to the south and the urban area to the north. There are merchant ships in the river. . The place is both prosperous and beautiful. The first two sentences of the poem show the beautiful scenery when the poet looked westward along the Jinjiang River. The new rain has just begun. Against the background of green water and misty waves, lychees are hanging red on the mountaintops and the fields are filled with fragrance. The picturesque scenery is very attractive. These two sentences describe the foreground, the scenery is full of emotion, and the charm is profound, like beating notes and melodious melody, which touches people's heartstrings.

The above describes the countryside scenery, and the last two sentences are because "bridge" and "restaurant" jump into the eye, which arouse people's imagination of the bustling city. The water under the bridge flows into the Minjiang River to Yibin, and merges with the Jinsha River to form the Yangtze River. It flows eastward directly to Nanjing. In the Tang Dynasty, merchants came and went with many ships. "There are many restaurants beside the Wanli Bridge, and tourists like to stay there." In the Tang Dynasty, there were many guests staying in restaurants.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia—"Chengdu Song"