"Lotus on four sides and willow on three sides, a city with mountains and a half city with lakes" comes from the famous sentence of Liu, a poet in Qing Dynasty. It describes the beautiful scenery of Daming Lake in Jinan.
This is a couplet of Xiaolangcang, a famous scenic spot in Jinan, Shandong Province. It has been embedded in both sides of the cave door on the west side of Xiaolangcang Courtyard for more than 200 years. According to legend, it was written by Liu, a Shandong magistrate and historian during Jiaqing period of Qing Dynasty.
In summer, Liu and the then governor and calligrapher of Shandong hosted a banquet in Xiaolangcang. They saw red lilies blooming around them, fragrant and fragrant, and willows on the shore were lush. The beautiful scenery of Qianfo Mountain on the other side contrasts with the clear Daming Lake. At that time the interest flew into a rage, and he improvised this couplet, and Tie Bao improvised a book.
The back is embedded here. After this incident, it became a much-told story, and this couplet was also sung by people. It is not only the best footnote for the beautiful scenery in this area, but also blends with the surrounding scenery and becomes a famous cultural relic.
This couplet adopts a regular sentence pattern, which is neat and even, patchwork, catchy and full of charm. Set a variety of couplet art in one, in the form of expression is a must.
Secondly, this pair of couplets is concise and clear, and properly depicts the beautiful scenery around Tiegong Temple in Daming Lake. The first couplet "Lotus on Four Sides and Willow on Three Sides" is a concrete description of the scenery near Xiaolangcang, and the second couplet "One City, One Mountain and Half City Lake" is an abstract description of the opposite side of the mountain and the distant lake.
Third, this couplet is rich in content. Taking Xiaolangcang as the observation point is not only a description of the beautiful scenery of Tiegong Temple and Daming Lake, but also a praise of the beautiful scenery of Jinan in ancient times and Jiangnan in the north.
Finally, this pair of couplets is embedded in the Xiaolangcang of Tiegong Temple, which is associated with the integrity and indomitable deeds of Tiegong Iron Selection. Lotus willow is used to describe the nobility of Gonggong, Castle Peak is used to describe the integrity of Gonggong, and Hu Ming is used to describe the vastness of Gonggong.
In short, this pair of couplets is beautiful in form, combined with reality and reality, and has far-reaching artistic conception, which is perfect.