In the Heron Tower is a famous work by Wang Zhihuan, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. This poem describes what the poet saw and felt after he climbed the mirage, and expresses his praise for the magnificent natural scenery and his thoughts on the pursuit of life. This poem has four sentences and six words, with concise form and far-reaching artistic conception. The first two sentences of the poem, "The mountains cover the daytime, and the sea drains the golden river", depict the scene that the sky sinks in the west and the Yellow River flows into the east, forming a short touch with the natural landscape.
The next two sentences, "But if you go up a storey still higher, your horizons will be broadened by 300 Li", have pinned their attitude towards pursuing a higher realm. This poem has far-reaching artistic conception, which not only truly depicts the natural landscape, but also deeply thinks about the pursuit of life. Through concise and powerful language, it brings thinking and enlightenment to readers. Because of its emotion and artistic conception, it is known as the masterpiece of landscape poetry in Tang Dynasty and one of the most representative works of Wang Zhihuan.
Brief introduction of Wang Zhihuan
Wang Zhihuan (about 687-755), a native of Beijing and Zhao, was a famous poet and writer in the Tang Dynasty. He was a famous official and writer in the late Tang Dynasty. He once worked in Chang 'an, and later accepted Li Bai's knowledge in Luoyang. His poems are standardized in form, far-reaching in artistic conception, with strong social consciousness and humanistic care, and he is known as one of the representatives of Tang Poetry School. Wang Zhihuan's poems have both pastoral descriptions and pastoral descriptions of landscapes.
The Heron Pavilion is one of the famous landscape poems in Tang Dynasty, which is famous for its concise form and far-reaching artistic conception. His literary achievements are not only reflected in poetry, but also in prose and essays. His representative works include Preface to Wang Teng-ting and Difficult Road to Shu. Wang Zhihuan's life was full of ups and downs, and he was demoted and transferred for violating the law and discipline. However, he did not give up his poetry creation, but sought comfort and peace in the turmoil and became one of the giants of China's classical literature.