Once upon a time, there was no water in the sea, but it was not clouds except Wushan. ——Yuan Zhen's "Five Poems on Lisi·Part 4"
Interpretation: Once you have been to the sea, you don't care about the water elsewhere; except for Wushan, the clouds elsewhere are not called clouds.
2. The mountains have no mausoleums and the rivers are exhausted. Thunder trembles in winter, and it rains and snows in summer. When heaven and earth are united, I dare to be with you. ——Anonymous "Shangxie"
Interpretation: Unless the towering mountains disappear, unless the surging rivers dry up. Unless the thunder rolls in the cold winter, unless the snow falls in the scorching heat, unless the heaven and earth intersect and connect, until all these things happen, I will not dare to abandon my love for you!
3. The flowers float and the water flows. One kind of lovesickness, two places of idle sorrow. ——Li Qingzhao's "A Cut of Plum Blossoms and the Fragrance of Red Lotus Roots in the Jade Mat in Autumn"
Interpretation: Flowers drift by themselves, and water drifts by itself. A kind of parting lovesickness affects the sorrow of two places. Ah, what cannot be ruled out is that - this lovesickness, this sorrow of separation, just disappeared from the slightly frowning eyebrows, and faintly lingered in my heart again.
4. The rolling Yangtze River flows eastward, and the waves wash away the heroes. ——Yang Shen's "Linjiang Immortal·The Rolling Yangtze River Passes East"
Interpretation: The rolling Yangtze River flows eastward, never looking back, and how many heroes disappear like flying waves.
5. The sparse shadows are slanting across the clear and shallow water, and the faint fragrance is floating in the moonlight at dusk. ——Lin Bu's "Small Plum Blossoms in the Mountain Garden Part One"
Interpretation: Sparse shadows slant across the clear and shallow water, and the quiet fragrance floats under the moonlight at dusk.
6. Cut off the water with a knife, the water will flow more, and raise a cup to relieve sorrow, and the sorrow will become even worse. ——Li Bai's "Farewell to School Secretary Shu Yun at Xie Zhen Tower in Xuanzhou/Song of Accompanying Yu Shuhua on Climbing the Tower"
Interpretation: Drawing a knife to cut off the water flow makes the water flow smoother; raising a glass to relieve sorrow makes the sorrowful thoughts more intense. Strong.
7. The clouds in the stream are beginning to rise, the sun is sinking into the pavilion, and the mountain rain is about to come, and the wind is filling the building. ____Xu Hun "Xianyang City East Tower / Xianyang City West Tower Night View / West Gate"
Interpretation: The stream clouds rise and the red sun sets outside the temple pavilion. Before the mountain rain arrives, the strong wind has already blown the Xianyang Tower.
8. The tower near the water gets the moon first, and the flowers and trees facing the sun are easy to spring. ——Su Lin's "Fragmented Sentences"
Interpretation: The buildings near the water (because there are no trees to block them) can see the shadow of the moon first; while the flowers and trees facing the sun (naturally have much better lighting) , so they germinate early) and are the easiest to form a spring scene.
9. Withered vines and old trees, dim crows, small bridges and flowing water, people’s houses, west wind and thin horses on the ancient road. ——Ma Zhiyuan's "Tianjingsha·Autumn Thoughts"
Interpretation: At dusk, a group of crows landed on an old tree entangled with dead vines, emitting a shrill wail. The water flowed under the bridge, and smoke curled up from the houses beside the bridge. A skinny horse trudged forward on the ancient road against the west wind.
10. How much sorrow can you have? Just like a river of spring water flowing eastward. ——Li Yu's "Poppy Pops: When Will Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon Come"
Interpretation: Ask me how much sadness I have in my heart, just like the endless spring water rolling eastward.