Tianmen interrupted and the Chu River opened, and the clear water flowed eastward and turned back here. This poem means that Tianmen Mountain broke off in the middle and the Chu River opened it, and the clear water rushed eastward and turned back here.
The source of this poem is "Looking at Tianmen Mountain", and the author is Li Bai.
Original text:
The Tianmen interrupts the opening of the Chu River, and the clear water flows eastwards to this point.
The green mountains on both sides of the strait face each other, and the lone sail is coming from the sun.
Translation:
Tianmen Mountain broke off in the middle because the Chu River broke it open, and the clear water rushed eastward and turned back here.
The towering green mountains on both sides of the river stand opposite each other across the Yangtze River, and a lone boat on the river looks like it is sailing from the sun.
Notes:
Tianmen Mountain: Located on both sides of the Yangtze River in present-day Anhui Province, Dongliang Mountain (also known as Bowang Mountain) is to the east and Xiliang Mountain (also known as Liangshan) to the west. The two mountains face each other across the river, forming a natural portal, hence the name Tianmen. "Jiangnan Tongzhi" records: "The two mountains are shaped like Xiaoyan, facing each other from east to west, across the river, and facing each other like gates. Liangshan is commonly known as Xiliang Mountain, and Bowang Mountain is called Dongliang Mountain. It is generally called Tianmen Mountain."
Interruption: The river separates the two mountains.
Chujiang River: a section of the Yangtze River flowing through the old Chu land. The Tianmen Mountain area belonged to the Chu State during the Warring States Period, so the Yangtze River flowing through here was called the Chu River.
Open: split, disconnect.
Up to this point: It means that the east-flowing river turns north here. At this point, one is "Zhibei" and the other is "Zhibei". Back, back, swirl, turn around. It means that the direction of the river in this section has changed due to the steep terrain, and it has become more turbulent.
The green mountains on both sides of the Taiwan Strait refer to Dongliang Mountain and Xiliang Mountain respectively.
Out: to stand out, to appear.
Come from the side of the sun: refers to the lone boat sailing from the distance where the sky and water meet. Looking from a distance, it seems to come from the side of the sun. ?
Creative background:
According to "Chronological Notes on the Complete Works of Li Bai" edited by An Qi, "Selected Works of Li Bai" edited by Yu Xianhao and "New Notes on the Collected Poems of Li Bai" edited by Guan Shiguang "Looking at Tianmen Mountain" was written at the turn of spring and summer in the 13th year of Kaiyuan by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (725), when the 25-year-old Li Bai left Bashu for the first time and passed by Tianmen Mountain for the first time on his way to Jiangdong via Dangtu (now part of Anhui).
Appreciation:
This poem describes the scene of the poet boating down the river and looking at Tianmen Mountain in the distance: the first two sentences use a narrative method to describe the majesty of Tianmen Mountain and the river. The momentum of the mighty torrent; the last two sentences describe the distant view from the gap between the green mountains on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, showing a kind of dynamic beauty. Through the description of the scenery of Tianmen Mountain, the whole poem praises the magic and magnificence of nature, expresses the author's optimistic and heroic feelings when he first came out of Bashu, and shows the author's free and unrestrained spiritual outlook. The artistic conception of the work is broad, the atmosphere is majestic, the movement and stillness are virtual and real, and they complement each other. It can turn stillness into movement and movement into stillness, showing a fresh interest.
About the author:
Li Bai (701-762), also known as Taibai, also known as Qinglian Jushi. He is the most unique and greatest romantic poet after Qu Yuan. He is known as the "Immortal of Poetry" and is also known as "Li Du" together with Du Fu. His poems are mainly lyrical, showing his arrogant spirit of contempt for the powerful, expressing sympathy for the suffering of the people, and being good at describing natural scenery and expressing his love for the mountains and rivers of the motherland. The poetic style is majestic and unrestrained, the imagination is rich, the language flows naturally, and the rhythm is harmonious and changeable. It is good at absorbing nutrients and materials from folk literature and art, myths and legends, forming its unique magnificent colors, and reaching the pinnacle of poetry art in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. There are more than a thousand poems and articles in existence, including thirty volumes of "Li Taibai Collection".