The Dawn Scene on the Spring River in Huichong comes from "Evening Scene on the Spring River in Huichong" (also called "Late Scene on the Spring River in Huichong") written by Su Shi of the Song Dynasty. "Chongchun River Xiaojing"), a poem inscribed by Su Shi on the duck drama painted by Hui Chong during his stay in Jiangyin in the eighth year of Yuanfeng (1085). There are two original poems. Hui Chong was a famous painter and monk in the Song Dynasty, one of the so-called "Nine Monks" by Ouyang Xiu. He is good at poetry and painting, and is particularly good at painting geese, wild geese, egrets and small scenes. "Evening Scene on the Spring River" is his masterpiece. According to the meaning of the painting, Su Shi used his wonderful brush strokes to create a vivid scene of February in early spring.
Two poems of Late Scenery on the Chunjiang River by Hui Chong/Two poems of Late Scenery on the Chunjiang River by Hui Chong
Dynasty: Song Dynasty
Author: Su Shi
Original text:
Three or two branches of peach blossoms outside the bamboo are a prophet of the warmth of the spring river.
The ground is covered with wormwood and short reed buds, which is when the puffer fish is about to come.
The two returned to Hong and wanted to break the group, but Yiyi still looked like people returning from the north.
I know from afar that there are many winds and snows in the Shuo Desert, but I am waiting for the spring in the south of the Yangtze River.
Translation
Two or three peach blossoms are blooming outside the bamboo forest. Ducks are playing in the water. They are the first to notice the warming of the river in early spring.
The river beach is already full of mugwort, asparagus has begun to sprout, and the pufferfish is about to swim upstream from the sea to the river.
The wild geese flew north, just like people who want to return to their hometown in the north, but because of attachment, they almost fell behind.
Even before flying to the north, I already knew that the desert in the north was very windy and snowy, so it was better to spend half a month of spring in the south of the Yangtze River.
About the author
Su Shi (1037-1101) was a writer, calligrapher, painter and gourmet in the Northern Song Dynasty. His courtesy name is Zizhan and his nickname is Dongpo Jushi. Han nationality, Sichuan native, buried in Yingchang (now Jiaxian County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province). His official career was bumpy throughout his life, but he was knowledgeable, extremely talented, and excellent in poetry, calligraphy, and painting. His writing is unbridled, clear and fluent. Together with Ouyang Xiu, he is called Ou Su, and he is one of the "Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties". His poetry is fresh and vigorous, good at using exaggeration and metaphor, and his artistic expression is unique. He is also called Su Huang together with Huang Tingjian. He started a bold and unrestrained school and had a huge influence on later generations. Together with Xin Qiji, he was called Su Xin. He was good at calligraphy in running script and regular script. He was able to create his own ideas. His pen was rich and ups and downs, and he had an innocent taste. He was called Song Dynasty together with Huang Tingjian, Mi Fu and Cai Xiang. The four schools have the same painting studies and literature, advocate spiritual similarity in painting, and advocate "scholar painting". He is the author of "The Complete Works of Su Dongpo" and "Su Dongpo Yuefu".