What do you mean, "a setting sun is sprinkled in the water, half river rustling, half river red"?

The setting sun reflected on the river. Under the sunlight, it is shining and golden, half is dark green and the other half is deep red. This poem was written by Bai Juyi on his way to Hangzhou as a secretariat in the second year of Changqing (822). At that time, the court politics was dark, and the party struggle between Niu and Li was fierce. The poet tasted the taste of being an official and asked to go abroad. The author felt relaxed and carefree after leaving the imperial court, so he wrote this poem.

Ode to Mujiang is one of Bai Juyi's "miscellaneous poems". The beauty of the whole poem lies in taking two beautiful pictures of nature and combining them. One is the gorgeous scene of the sunset reflected on the river, and the other is the hazy night when the crescent moon rises and the dew is crystal clear. Both of them have their own beautiful scenery, and it is even more exciting to watch them together. Poets also add metaphors to their poems appropriately to make the scenery more vivid. Because this poem permeated the relaxed and happy liberation mood and personality of the poet after he left the court voluntarily, the whole poem became the artistic carrier of the poet's aesthetic psychological function in a specific situation.

The first two sentences are about the river at sunset. "A sunset is spreading in the water". The sunset shines on the river, but it means "spreading" instead of "taking pictures". This is because the "sunset" is very close to the horizon, almost touching the ground, and it really looks like it is "paved" on the river. The word "shop" also appears euphemistic and gentle, describing the unique softness of the autumn sunset, giving people a cordial and leisurely feeling.

"Half the river is rustling, half the river is red", the weather is clear and windless, the river flows slowly, and there are tiny ripples on the river. The part that receives more light shows "red"; Where there is little light, there is dark blue. The poet grasped the two colors on the river, but showed the scene that the river was sparkling at dusk and the color changed rapidly in the sunset. The poet was intoxicated and put his happiness in the description of the scenery.