Interpretation of Cai (Ouyang Xiu)' s Poems

The scenery of the West Lake is good, the sky and water blend together, and the scenery is so beautiful. Gulls and egrets sleep peacefully. They have long been used to constant orchestral music. Sunny nights are more charming. The lake is like a field paved with white jade. Who would envy Luan Feixian? People at this time are like immortals on cruise ships!

Enjoy 1:

This word focuses on the West Lake in the moonlight.

The first film focuses on the quiet and refined West Lake. The poet used the lazy sleep of the gull heron as a foil. On the one hand, it highlights the quietness of the West Lake, on the other hand, it implies that the tourists in the West Lake are elegant and refined, and have no utilitarian heart: despite the exchange of tourists and the sound of orchestral music, gulls are not alert and still sleep peacefully.

The next part is about the scenery and feelings of the West Lake under the moon. The breeze is gentle and the moonlight is bright. The lake is as clear as a jade field, crystal clear and shining with moonlight. Faced with such beautiful scenery, who wants to be a fairy in the phoenix? Isn't it a fairy's life for people to enjoy such beautiful scenery on board?

Appreciation 2:

This word describes the sky and water of the West Lake, especially the picturesque and dreamy night view of the West Lake, expresses the author's deep love and attachment to nature and real life, and reflects Ou Gong's optimistic attitude towards life in his later years.

At the beginning of the word, the author sincerely praised the joy of the West Lake.

The "Gull Heron Sleeping" on the lake indicates that it is already night. Scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty took geisha, silk and bamboo bands when they visited the lake.

Seagulls and herons have long been used to the sound of these orchestral music. On the one hand, it shows that Ou Gong and his friends are intoxicated by the lakes and mountains; On the other hand, it also indirectly shows that Ou Gong, after retiring, has no heart and can get along with gulls and herons. According to legend, in ancient times, there was a man who loved seagulls by the sea. Every morning, seagulls gather at the seaside to play with them. After retiring, Ou Gong celebrated his old age with an open mind and deep affection for things, so he could make seagulls forget his plane.

The next paragraph describes the pleasure of boating on the West Lake at night. Although the beauty of the West Lake is varied, comparatively speaking, "the wind is clear and the moon is white, and the night is suitable" is the most poetic. At this time, in the middle of the boating lake, the sky and the water set each other off, and the moonlight was bright and boundless, like "a beautiful field". "Qiongtian" is a jade field in myths and legends, which refers to a jade lake reflected by moonlight.

This state will make people feel far away from the hubbub and relaxed. In this case, it is easy for people to have the wonderful idea that "people are immortals on board". Later, Zhang Xiaoxiang went to Dongting Lake to write Nian Nujiao, saying, "There are 30,000 hectares of fertile land, so take me in a boat. The moon is bright and the moon is bright, and the shadow of the Ming River is clear both inside and outside. The so-called "beauty is hard to tell you" is the same as this realm.

This poem describes the scenery throughout, and the scenery contains feelings. Although it reflects personal life feelings and sudden mood swings, it is clear and sparse, sweeping away the remaining "flower" habits in the early Song Dynasty. The whole poem is open-minded, bright and simple, fresh and simple, and it is really refreshing to read.