Original poem:
The purple mist is illuminated by sunlight, and the waterfall hangs in front of the mountain.
On the high cliff, it seems to be thousands of feet high, which makes people think that the Milky Way has fallen from heaven to earth.
Translation:
The censer peak produces a purple mist under the sunlight. From a distance, the waterfall looks like white silk hanging in front of the mountain. There seem to be several waterfalls in thousands of feet on the high cliff, which makes people suspect that the Milky Way fell from the sky to the ground.
Poetry appreciation
This poem is a masterpiece of ingenious use of illusion to write scenery, and Su Shi thinks it is the best poem to praise Lushan Waterfall in ancient and modern times. "Doubt is that the Milky Way has set for nine days", although strange, does not come out of thin air, but naturally emerges from the portrayal of the image.
It is exaggerated and natural, novel and true, thus arousing the whole article, making the whole image more colorful, magnificent and magnificent, which not only left a deep impression on people, but also gave people room for imagination, showing the artistic style of Li Bai and Wan Li, which showed a downward trend and remained strong in the end.