Explanation of Bai Juyi’s poems

Bai Juyi

In the Baiyun Spring on Tianping Mountain, the clouds are careless and the water is free.

Why rush down the mountain to add more waves to the world

The general idea: the white clouds are floating in the wind, unwinding and unwinding freely, without worries;

The spring water is gurgling Gurgling, flowing freely, calmly and contentedly.

Why rush down the mountain and add fuel to the troubled world?

Appreciation: This Qijue poem is like a light-ink landscape painting with bright and concise lines. The poet does not pay attention to describing the scenery of Tianping Mountain with thick ink and heavy colors, but focuses on imitating the appearance of white clouds and spring water, personifying it, making it full of vitality and vitality, imbuing the poet's own leisurely feelings, giving people a sense of humor of freshness. The poet adopts symbolic techniques to describe the scenery and aspirations, using the freedom of clouds and water as a metaphor for the tranquil mind and leisurely mood; using the natural waves stirred by the spring water to symbolize the social ups and downs, "the prosperity comes here and the righteousness returns there", the words are shallow and far-reaching. , the meaning is beyond the image, the sustenance is profound, and the theory is full of interest. The style of the poems is plain and simple. Tian Wen of the Qing Dynasty said that "Lotte's poems are very simple and lovely, and they often use the things at hand as insights, which others have never said." ("Gu Huantang Collection") This comment just expresses this. The artistic characteristics of Shou Qijue.