Translation:
In the bright sunshine, the water in the West Lake is sparkling and beautiful. On rainy days, under the cover of rain curtain, the mountains around the West Lake are foggy, and if there is anything, it is wonderful. If the West Lake is compared to beauty, it is very appropriate to wear light makeup and heavy makeup.
Introduction of ancient poems:
"Drinking Rain on Lake Chuqing" is a set of poems by Su Shi, a writer in Song Dynasty. These two poems praised the beauty of the West Lake and were written by the poet when he was a judge in Hangzhou.
The first poet welcomed guests in the early morning, drank wine with guests in the late rain and enjoyed the rainy scenery of the West Lake. The second part gives a comprehensive description of the diversity of the West Lake scenery, and compares the beauty of stone with the beauty of the West Lake. Among them, the second song is widely circulated, especially the latter two sentences, which are considered to be an appropriate evaluation of the West Lake.
Su Shi was the governor of Hangzhou in Xining, Song Shenzong for four to seven years, and wrote a lot of poems describing the scenery of the West Lake. This group of poems was written in February of the sixth year of Xining. Poetically speaking, the poet was intoxicated by both wine and beautiful scenery on the day he wrote his poem.
About the author:
Su Shi, (1037 65438+10.8-165438+August 24, 0),No. Zizhan, He Zhong, a famous Taoist of tin cans, Dongpo Jushi,No. Su Dongpo, Su Xian, Han nationality, Meishan, Meizhou (Sichuan Su Shi was a literary leader in the mid-Northern Song Dynasty, and made great achievements in poetry, ci, writing, calligraphy and painting.
Vertical and horizontal text; Poetry has a wide range of themes, fresh and healthy, uses exaggerated metaphors and has a unique style. Also known as "Su Huang" with Huang Tingjian. Ci is an uninhibited school, and Xin Qiji is the representative of the uninhibited school, also known as "Su Xin"; Prose writing is rich and unrestrained, and he is also called "Ou Su" with Ouyang Xiu, and is one of the "Eight Masters in Tang and Song Dynasties". Su Shi's good book, one of Song Sijia; He is good at literati painting, especially ink bamboo, strange stones and dead wood. Together with Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan and Ouyang Xiu, they are also called "the four great writers of the ages".
His works include Seven Chapters of Dongpo, Dongpo Yi Zhuan, Dongpo Yuefu, Xiaoxiang Bamboo Stone Atlas, Ancient Wood and Strange Stone Atlas, etc.
Style characteristics of Su Shi's poems;
Su Shi's poems are free and unrestrained, with a wide range of themes, fresh and vigorous, good use of exaggerated metaphors and unique style. His works pursue magnificent style and broad artistic conception, and the works with the highest artistic value are poems expressing personal feelings and praising natural scenery.
Su Shi's ci style is magnificent, and his works often directly or indirectly reflect the real society and the spiritual outlook and living conditions of a generation of literati.