Where have the hut shops next to the woods near the Tutu Temple gone? After turning a corner, Maodian suddenly appeared in front of us.
It comes from a poem "Moon on the West River: Night Walk on the Yellow Sand Road" written by Xin Qiji, a poet in the Song Dynasty, when he was demoted and living in Jiangxi.
The whole poem is as follows:
The bright moon leaves the branches startled by magpies, and the breeze sings the cicadas in the middle of the night. The fragrance of rice flowers tells of a good harvest, and the sound of frogs sounds.
Seven or eight stars are outside the sky, and two or three points of rain are in front of the mountain. In the old days, by the forest of Maodian Society, I suddenly saw a bridge over a stream when the road turned.
The translation is as follows:
The bright moon in the sky rose above the treetops, frightening away the magpies perched on the branches. The cool evening breeze seemed to bring the distant chirping of cicadas. In the aroma of rice, people are talking about the good harvest year, and there are bursts of frogs croaking in their ears, as if they are talking about the good harvest year.
Light clouds were floating in the sky, and the twinkling stars appeared and disappeared. It started to rain lightly in front of the mountain. I hurriedly crossed the stream across the small bridge to escape the rain. Where have the hut shops beside the woods near the Tutu Temple gone? After turning a corner, Maodian suddenly appeared in front of us.
Extended information:
Creative background
In the eighth year of Chunxi reign of Emperor Xiaozong of the Song Dynasty (1181), Xin Qiji was dismissed from office because he was marginalized by traitorous officials and returned to Shangrao. I took my lake home and lived here for nearly fifteen years, living a leisurely and retired life. During this period, although he also had a brief career as an official, he mostly lived in Shangrao, where he left many poems. This poem is one of them.
Appreciation of the work
Although the poet is very familiar with the path on the yellow sand road, he is always so absorbed in the sound of frogs talking about the joy of a good harvest that he forgets to cross the "outer sky". ", walking past the "mountain front", I didn't even notice the thatched cottage by the woods next to the temple that was already approaching.
The first part "the road turns" and the second part "suddenly see" not only express the poet's joy at suddenly seeing the old house clearly approaching, but also express that he was so immersed in the fragrance of rice flowers that he even forgot about it. The contentment and enchantment of the long and short journeys complement each other, reflecting the author's profound artistic skills and making people endlessly interesting.
The author describes the summer night full of lively atmosphere in a tranquil tone. Along the way, there was a breeze, a bright moon, sparse stars, light rain, the sound of magpies and cicadas, and the fragrance of rice flowers. After walking for a long time, I suddenly saw a familiar small shop. I could go in and have a rest, and I felt happy.
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