Mirror mirror, the lake mirror, is your highest passion for Siming's fierce return to the ship.
In ancient times, I wrote to Taoist Ubak to exchange geese, and you must have such fun.
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"Farewell to Yue" is a farewell poem written by Li Bai, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty. This poem first imagines a friend going back to his hometown and boating around Jinghu Lake all day, and then praises his calligraphy art with the allusions of Wang Xizhi writing for geese. Although the whole poem has only 28 words, it vividly shows He's personality and talent, and shows the author's perfect poetic skills.
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(1) Greeting guests: That is, he Zhang Zhi, once a guest of the prince.
⑵ fanatic: What do you mean? It's called "Siming fanatic".
⑶ Yin Shan: Praise He's calligraphy with Wang Xizhi's story. Taoist priests in Yin Shan keep a flock of geese, which Wang Xizhi likes very much. Road flyover asked Wang Xizhi to write Huang Tingjing for him and change his flock of geese. The good deeds of being an official were deeply cherished by people at that time.
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The surface of Jinghu Lake is like a mirror. You, a fanatic of Siming, come back and row, and do your best. In ancient times, Wang Xizhi wrote about the exchange of geese between Huang Tingjing and Taoist priests in Yin Shan. You must have an easy time there.
Distinguish and appreciate
Because of He's seclusion and Li Bai's respect for Taoism at this time, his poems were written in a farewell tone to his family. Jinghu Lake is a local scenic spot in Shaoxing, which is famous for its clear water. Li Bai imagined that when his friend returned to his hometown this time, he would have a strong interest in Jinghu Lake, where he would row boats all day. In order to highlight He's character, the poem no longer calls him a guest of honor or a royal supervisor, but simply calls him a "fanatic" because He called himself a "Siming fanatic" in his later years. Finally, the "guests" all have some bureaucratic airs, which is inconsistent with the atmosphere of Taoist priests. But the use of the word "fanaticism" not only shows the character of friends, but also fits the tone of the whole poem very well.
The preface of Lanting Collection recorded by Wang Xizhi, a great calligrapher in Jin Dynasty, took place in his hometown. He himself is also a famous calligrapher, which reminds the poet of a story: According to Volume 238 of Taiping Yu Lan, Wang Xizhi likes white geese very much. When a Taoist priest in Yin Shan learned about it, he was asked to write the Yellow Pavilion Classic, one of the Taoist classics. He was willing to take a flock of white geese he raised as a reward. Therefore, the poet said that when he returned to his hometown, I was afraid that a Taoist would come to beg for books. At that time, Wang Xizhi wrote Huang Tingjing for a white goose, which will be replayed in Yinshan. So the last two sentences are ostensibly about Wang Xizhi's story, but they are actually used to write He and praise He's superb calligraphy.
This poem was basically written by Li Bai, but he caught two things at once: one was the Jinghu Lake in Shaoxing, and the other was Wang Xizhi's story about geese. These two things are actually written in the whole poem. But they can all show the local characteristics of friends' hometown just right, and at the same time, they can also show their personality and talent. Li Bai had never been to Yin Shan at that time, so the so-called "Mirror Lake" and "Yin Shan Taoist" in the poem were actually fictional words when seeing off friends. This shows the poet's perfect poetic art.