Appreciation of Changlian in Yueyang Tower

Yueyang Tower is one of the three famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River. It was originally a parade platform for Dongwu and Lusu to train the water army during the Three Kingdoms period. In the fourth year of Tang Kaiyuan (7 16), Zhang Shuling, secretary of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, said that he would stay in Yuezhou and build a building here. In the fifth year of the Song Dynasty (1045), Teng stayed in Baling County the following year to rebuild Yueyang Tower, and asked Fan Zhongyan to write a biography of Yueyang Tower, which was widely circulated in China and the reputation of Yueyang Tower doubled. In the sixth year of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty (1867), when Ceng Guoquan, the governor of Liangjiang River, rebuilt Yueyang Tower, he asked the famous scholar Dou Yuan to write this couplet with the word 102 (Dou Yuan was born in 1803 ~ died in 1865). What is the explanation? ), highly summarizes the historical figures related to Yueyang Tower, and vividly describes the geographical location and scenic features of Yueyang Tower.

The first part introduces the historical allusions related to Yueyang Tower by way of question and answer. At the beginning, he praised the wonder of Yueyang Tower, and then listed typical historical sites to discuss: First, he pointed out Du Fu's five-character swan song "Climbing Yueyang Tower" to guide people to appreciate the vastness of Dongting Lake; Secondly, it is pointed out that fan Zhongyan's "Yueyang Tower" has doubled the reputation of Yueyang Tower, which can only be summarized by two words: "worry" and "joy"; Re-discussion on Teng's achievements in rebuilding Yueyang Tower: Finally, the myth that Lv Dongbin was drunk three times in Yueyang Tower was used to elevate the strangeness and beauty of Yueyang Tower to the highest level. Dougeng

Historical relics and allusions of poems, Confucianism, officials and immortals. They are skillfully integrated into the first couplet, and the wonderful power of Yueyang Tower is written to the extreme. Then, I borrowed some beautiful poems and wonderful sentences from Chen Ziang's Youzhou Tower, expressing my sadness and feeling of not seeing the talents of the previous generation, and expressing my deep thoughts and feelings.

The second part continues to write the wonderful beauty of Yueyang Tower, introducing Baling famous mountains, great rivers, Xiongguan and dangerous cities according to their directions. When you climb the building, you can see Xiaoxiang in the south, Wuxia in the north, Baling Mountain in the west and poor rocks in the east. Vast lakes, rolling rivers, towering peaks and the main peak of Xiongzhen have a panoramic view. At this point, Dou E unjustly wrote a poem, which cut the scene and wrote: He sent out the true meaning of this scenic spot. Who can understand this question? It's endless

The striking feature of this couplet is that it uses many allusions. Dou Yuan uses celebrity allusions, famous poems and anecdotes to describe and express his feelings, with rich connotations. At the same time, two groups of parallel prose are used to describe the legend and surrounding situation of Yueyang Tower from various angles, and reveal the reasons for its grandeur and strangeness.