The whole poem of "A Line of Egrets Climbing into the Blue Sky" is: Two orioles are singing in the green willows, and a line of egrets are climbing into the blue sky. The window contains the snow of Qianqiu in the Xiling Mountains, and the door is docked with ships thousands of miles away from Dongwu.
"Queju" is a collection of poems written by Du Fu, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty.
Translation: Two orioles sang among the green willow branches, and a row of egrets flew into the high blue sky. The scenery of Xiling Snow Mountain seems to be embedded in the window, and ships traveling to and from Soochow are moored next to the door.
Appreciation of the whole poem:
The four lines of the poem describe four pictures, which are like four fan screens when separated, and together they form a vivid and beautiful landscape painting. The first sentence writes that there are pairs of orioles singing happily on the freshly green willow branches around the thatched cottage. It is a pleasant scene, full of vitality, full of sound and color, forming a fresh and beautiful artistic conception, with a festive meaning.
The second sentence writes about the egret flying freely in the blue sky. The sky is clear and blue, and the egrets are extremely vivid in color against the "blue sky". In the two sentences, four distinct colors of "yellow", "emerald", "white" and "green" are used in succession to weave a gorgeous picture. The third sentence is about overlooking the snowy mountains of the Western Mountains from the window. The snow on the ridge does not melt all year round, so there is accumulation of "thousands of years of snow".
The word "Han" indicates that this scene seems to be a picture embedded in the window frame. In the last sentence, you can see the boats moored on the river bank from outside the door. The words "ships thousands of miles away" have a profound meaning. Because of the years of war, water and land transportation were blocked by the war, and ships could not sail smoothly. Only when the war was calmed down and transportation was restored can ships from Soochow be seen. "Wanli Ship" is opposite to "Qianqiu Snow", one word is about the vastness of space, and the other is about the long time.