Just a few early warblers vying for warm trees and new swallows pecking at spring mud.
From:
Bai Juyi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote a poem "Spring Tour in Qiantang"
Spring outing in Qiantang Lake
Tang Bai Juyi
From the north side of Gushan Temple to the west side of Jiating, the lake is just level with the embankment, with low clouds and waves on the lake.
Several early orioles raced to the sunny tree, and their new swallows were carrying mud in their nests.
Colorful spring flowers will gradually fascinate people's eyes, and shallow spring grass can barely cover the horseshoe.
I love the beauty on the east bank of the West Lake, and I can't get enough of it, especially the white sand embankment under the green poplar.
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Gushan Temple extends from the north to Jiating West. At the beginning of spring, white clouds overlap and blend with the waves on the lake.
Several early orioles scrambled to fly to the sunny tree to live, and the new swallows were nesting with mud in their mouths.
Countless spring flowers gradually fascinated people's eyes, and the shallow spring grass just covered the horseshoe.
I like the beautiful scenery in the east of the West Lake best, but I can't get enough of it, especially the white sand embankment under the green shade.
Distinguish and appreciate
The whole poem has tight structure, strict meter, neat antithesis, fluent language and vivid and natural tone, which embodies the characteristics of popularity and fluency. Generally speaking, the poet describes the spring on the lake and is good at describing the scenery on the way. He chose the combination of typical and classified arrangement: writing four most beautiful spring scenes in the middle, combining animals and plants, and having a unique style. He is also good at grasping the characteristics of the scenery and using the most expressive words to describe and render it.