Notes
①Songyuan and Qigongdian: place names, in the mountainous area of ??today's southern Anhui.
② Mo Yan: Don’t say it.
③Earn: cheat.
④Like in vain: Like in vain.
⑤Block: block.
Translation
Don’t say that there is no difficulty in going down the mountain. This sentence will deceive people who come to climb the mountain with joy. When you enter the circle of mountains and mountains, as soon as you climb one mountain, another mountain will block you.
Appreciation
This poem was written when the poet was traveling as deputy envoy to Jiangdong in Jiankang. The poet advocated the war of resistance throughout his life and opposed surrender, so he was never reused. After Song Xiaozong ascended the throne, he was released as an official. When the author passed by Songyuan, he was so moved when he saw the mountains surrounding him that he wrote this poem.
This poem is simple and plain, vivid and expressive. The word "empty" highlights the loss of the "pedestrian" after being "earned". The use of words such as "release" and "block" endows "Wanshan" with human thoughts and character, making Wanshan come alive.
The first sentence is: "Don't say it will be easy if you go down to the ridge." This is a rich and inclusive poem. various feelings. Just because it is difficult to go up the mountain, people often think that going down the mountain is easy and relaxing. The opening sentence is just like a warning to this common mentality. The word "Mo Yan" seems to be a warning to oneself and a reminder to others, which is thought-provoking.
The second sentence complements the first sentence, "earning makes pedestrians like it", and the word "earning" is full of humor. In the minds of pedestrians, the ease of going down the ridge is in sharp contrast to how difficult it actually is, so when they say "earning money" - pedestrians are deceived by their own subjective imagination of going down the ridge. The poet points it out here without revealing it, leaving readers with suspense and making the next two sentences more eye-catching.
The third and fourth sentences follow "empty like" and explain the suspense left by the second sentence. Originally, as many hills as you have to climb on the way up, you will also encounter as many hills on the way down. Yamamoto was ignorant, but the description of "a mountain lets go of a mountain" turned the mountain into a living and spiritual thing. It seems to have arranged a enchantment array for pedestrians, setting up layers of traps. The various emotions of pedestrians - surprise, surprise, boredom, and sudden realization are all reflected in the repetition of "stop" and "release".