Said by: A Spring Tour in Qiantang is a famous poem describing the West Lake written by Bai Juyi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty.
Original text:
Spring outing in Qiantang Lake
Tang Dynasty: Bai Juyi
From the north side of Gushan Temple to the west side of Jiating, the lake is just level with the embankment, with low clouds and waves on the lake.
Several early orioles raced to the sunny tree, and their new swallows were carrying mud in their nests.
Colorful spring flowers will gradually fascinate people's eyes, and shallow spring grass can barely cover the horseshoe.
I love the beauty on the east bank of the West Lake, and I can't get enough of it, especially the white sand embankment under the green poplar.
Translation:
From the north of Gushan Temple to Jiating West, the spring water on the lake is just flush with the levee, and the white clouds are low and connected with the lake.
A few early orioles scrambled to fly to the sunny tree, and the new swallows were busy building nests and holding mud.
The flowers are blooming, dazzling, and the shallow grass can just cover the horseshoe.
I can't get tired of seeing the beautiful scenery on the east side of the lake. Willow trees cross a white sand embankment under rows of shade.
Extended data:
Creative background:
In July of the second year of Changqing (822 AD, Tang Muzong period), Bai Juyi was appointed as the secretariat of Hangzhou, and in March of Bao Liyuan (825 AD, Tang Jingzong period), he was appointed as the secretariat of Suzhou, so this song "Qiantang Spring Tour" was written in the spring of the third and fourth years of Changqing (823 and 824 AD).
Appreciate:
The first four sentences of this poem describe the spring scenery on the lake in a wide range, which originated from the sentence "lonely mountain"; The last four sentences are dedicated to the scenery of "Hudong", which comes down to "Baisha dike". Point out the environment first, and then write about the scenery.
Write the scenery first, then the environment. This poem begins with "Gushan Temple" and ends with "Baishadi", from point to surface, and then from surface to point, without any trace of transformation in the middle.
The structure is wonderful, as Xue Xue pointed out: Lotte's poems are "orderly in structure" ("A Ladle of Poems"). This "change" in "composition" is often reflected in the muddy brushwork; Without careful observation, it is difficult to see its "order".
Although the couplets of "disorderly flowers" and "shallow grass" describe the general spring scenery, they are closely related to "Baisha dike": the West Lake in spring is green and carpet-like tender grass; However, this flat and slender white sand dike is the place with the most tourists.
By the Tang Dynasty, the custom of riding horses on the West Lake was extremely prosperous, and even geisha and girls loved riding horses. This poem uses "no horseshoe" to describe this green grassland, which is a ready-made landscape.
The use of words such as "Chuping", "Several Places", "Whose Family", "Gradually Desire" and "Talented Person" runs through the whole poem, turning the scenic spot of the West Lake in early spring into a lightly connected Qiantang Su Xiaoxiao.
However, this vigorous spring is developing rapidly. Another news is revealed from the link "Flowers are more and more charming": colorful flowers will soon bloom here, and stones will soon appear on the mirror platform on the lake.
The whole poem has tight structure, strict meter, neat antithesis, fluent language and vivid and natural tone, which embodies the characteristics of popularity and fluency. Generally speaking, the poet is good at describing the spring on the lake and scenery along the way.
The way of combining typicality with classification and arrangement is chosen: write the four most beautiful scenery in spring in the middle: warbler, swallow, flower and grass, and the combination of animals and plants is unique. He is also good at grasping the characteristics of the scenery and using the most expressive words to describe and render it.