It means: No one can be seen in the quiet valley, only the voice of the voice can be heard. The shadow of the setting sun is reflected in the deep forest and shines on the moss, making the scenery pleasant.
Lu Chai
Tang Dynasty: Wang Wei
No one can be seen in the empty mountain, but people can hear their voices.
Returning to the deep forest, the light shines on the moss again.
Notes
Lu Chai (zhài): "Chai" is the same as "zhai", fence. This is a place name.
But: only. Smell: hear.
Returning scene: the light of the setting sun. "Scene" was the same as "shadow" in ancient times.
Zhao: shine (with).
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Brief analysis
This poem creates a deep and bright symbolic realm, showing the author's meditation in the deep. A sudden enlightenment in the process. Although there is a Zen feeling in the poem, it does not resort to arguments and reasoning, but is fully immersed in the vivid description of natural scenery.
Wang Wei is a poet, painter and musician. This poem reflects the combination of poetry, painting and music. He uses a musician's perception of sound, a painter's grasp of light, and a poet's refinement of language to depict the unique silence and tranquility of the moment when people are talking in the empty valley and the slanting light shines back, which is thought-provoking.
During the Tianbao period of Tang Dynasty, Wang Wei purchased Wangchuan Villa at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain. Luchai is one of the scenic spots in Wang Wei's villa in Wangchuan. There are 20 scenic spots in Wangchuan. Wang Wei and his friend Pei Di wrote poems for each place and compiled them into "Wangchuan Collection". This poem is the fifth of them.