Looking at Tianmen Mountain Author: Li Bai
Tianmen interrupts the opening of the Chu River, and the clear water flows eastwards to this point. The green mountains on both sides of the strait stand out from each other, and a solitary sail comes from the sun.
Translation: The high Tianmen is split in half by the water of the Yangtze River, and the green river water flows eastward and swirls here. The green mountains on both sides of the strait stand tall and steep opposite each other, and a lone boat floats rapidly from the winding sky to the earth.
Tianmen Mountain: Located on both sides of the Yangtze River in the southwest of Dangtu County, Anhui Province today, with Dongliang Mountain (also known as Bowang Mountain) to the east and Xiliang Mountain (also known as Liangshan) to the west. The two mountains face each other across the river, forming a natural portal, hence the name Tianmen. Coming from the Sun: Refers to the lone boat sailing from the distance where the sky and water meet. Looking from a distance, it seems to come from the Sun.
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Poetry appreciation:
1. Tianmen Mountain is sandwiched between Yunian River and the Yangtze River, so Tianmen Mountain cannot be written without the Yangtze River. The first two sentences of the poem are based on the relationship between "river" and "mountain". The first sentence "Tianmen interrupts the opening of the Chujiang River" closely follows the title, always writing about Tianmen Mountain, and emphasizing the majestic momentum of the Chu River flowing eastwards through Tianmen Mountain. It gives people rich associations: the two mountains of Tianmen were originally a whole, blocking the raging river.
2. Due to the impact of the raging waves of the Chu River, the "Heavenly Destruction Tongmen" was broken open and it was interrupted and became the east and west mountains. This is quite similar to the scene described by the author in "Song of Yuntai in Xiyue to Danqiuzi": "The giant spirit (river god) roared and broke the two mountains (referring to Huashan in the west of Hexi and Shouyang in the east), and the torrents sprayed out Shoot into the East China Sea." But the former is hidden and the latter is revealed.
In the author's writing, the Chujiang River seems to have become a thing with great vitality, showing the magical power to overcome all obstacles, and Tianmen Mountain seems to have silently made a passage for it