Wang Yue
Poet: Du Fu Dynasty: Tang
How is Dai Zongfu? Qilu is still young.
The clock of creation is beautiful, and the yin and yang cut off the dawn.
The clouds grow in the chest, and the returning birds enter the canthus.
You will be at the top of the mountain, and you will have a panoramic view of the mountains.
Translation
What does Mount Tai look like? The endless blue color can also be seen in Qilu. Nature has gathered the spirit of heroes here. At the same time, the mountains south and north are completely different from morning to night. The endless clouds and mist made people's hearts flutter. I opened my eyes wide and tried to see the birds that wanted to return to their nests. You should climb to the highest peak of Mount Tai. If you look down from above, all the mountains will look dwarfed.
Appreciation
There is not a word "looking" in the whole poem, but every sentence is written to look towards the mountains. The distance is from far to near, and the time is from morning to dusk, from looking at the mountain to the dusk, and from looking at the mountain to thinking about climbing the mountain in the future.
The first sentence "How is Dai Zongfu?" It is very expressive to write about the feeling of speculation, wonder and admiration when I first saw Mount Tai, I was so happy that I didn't know how to describe it. Dai is the alias of Mount Tai. Because it ranks first among the five mountains, it is revered as the Dai Zong. "How is your husband?" means "How is your husband?" The word "husband" is usually used as a blank character at the beginning of a sentence in ancient Chinese prose. It is a new creation and very unique to incorporate it into the poem here. Although the word "husband" has no real meaning, it is indispensable. The so-called "lifelike portrayal is in Adu".
"Qilu is still young" is the answer I came up with after some speculation. It is really an astonishing sentence. It does not abstractly say that Mount Tai is high, nor does it use general language such as "piercing the sky" like Xie Lingyun's "Taishan Yin" to describe it, but writes his own experience ingeniously--in ancient times, the two great kingdoms of Qi and Lu From outside the country, you can still see Mount Tai, which lies far across the country. The distance highlights the height of Mount Tai. The south of Mount Tai is Lu, and the north of Mount Tai is Qi. Therefore, this sentence describes the geographical features and cannot be used when writing about other mountains. Mo Ruzhong of the Ming Dynasty wrote in his poem "Dengdong County Wangyue Tower": "Qilu is still young, who can succeed the Duling people?" He specifically mentioned this poem and believed that no one could succeed, which is reasonable.