Source: Five Topics of Stone Town in Jinling —— Tang Dynasty: Liu Yuxi
The mountains are still the same, surrounded by abandoned ancient capitals, and the tide is beating against the lonely empty city as in the past.
On the east bank of Huaihe River, the ancient cold moon, midnight, peep at the old palace.
There are still undulating mountains in the east, south and west of the city, and their posture of sitting on the dragon plate has not changed; The river tide in the north still beats the roots of the city and then returns with loneliness. The voice seems to sigh, and the prosperity of the past has gone up in smoke. Rising from the east of Qinhuai River is the moon of the past. After witnessing history, in the dead of night, I climbed over the uneven wall with deep affection and watched it carefully.
Extended data
1, Creation Background of Five Topics of Jinling Stone City
This poem is considered to be the first in a series of poems written in 826 AD (the second year of Tang Jingzong Pauli). When Liu Yuxi wrote this poem, the Tang Dynasty empire had already declined. Therefore, the main idea of his poem is to satirize the reality, that is, to express his lament over the decline of the national movement through the demise of the Six Dynasties, hoping that the rulers at that time could learn from the past.
2. Appreciation of Five Questions about Jinling Stone City
This poem is dedicated to Stone City. On the surface, it looks like a scene, but in fact it is lyrical. The poet wrote desolate scenery such as mountains, water, bright moon and city walls. In the description of scenery, the poet deeply lamented the rise and fall of the Six Dynasties, personnel changes, and sadness enveloped the whole poem.
In the mid-Tang Dynasty, the imperial court was fatuous, powerful and dissolute, eunuchs were autocratic, and vassal regimes were in danger. The poet wrote this poem of nostalgia and lamented the rise and fall of the Six Dynasties, which obviously has practical significance as a lesson for the past and the present. The sound of the river is still there, but the flourishing age is gone. The poet is nostalgic and lyrical, hoping that the monarch can learn from the past.