Jiang Nanchun
Author: Du Mu Era: Tang Genre: Qijue Category: Landscape
Thousands of miles away, the orioles sing green and reflect red, and the water village, mountain and wine flag wind.
There are four hundred and eighty temples in the Southern Dynasties, and many towers are in the mist.
This poem expresses the poet's praise and fascination for the scenery in Jiangnan. However, some researchers have put forward the "irony theory", believing that the emperors of the Southern Dynasties were famous for being sycophants in Chinese history, and Buddhism also developed viciously in Du Mu's era, and Du Mu had anti-Buddhist thoughts, so the last two sentences are ironic. In fact, when interpreting poetry, we should first start from the artistic image and should not make abstract inferences. Du Mu's opposition to Buddhism does not necessarily mean that he also dislikes Buddhist temple buildings left over from history. When he was in Xuanzhou, he often visited Kaiyuan Temple and other places. I also visited some temples in Chizhou and made friends with monks. Famous poems, such as "Yunzhe Temple on Jiuhua Mountain Road, Liufu Bridge on the Qingyi River", "Where spring rain sings leisurely in the autumn mountains, leaning against the temple towers in Jiangnan", all show that he still appreciates the towers of Buddhist temples. Of course, while appreciating it, it is possible to occasionally have a little historical emotion.