Jiang Xue is a five-character quatrain written by Liu Zongyuan, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, in Yongzhou. Typical generalizations are used in the poem, and Qianshan's Wan Jing Man Bird Jue, which best represents Shan Ye's cold, is chosen to describe the scene of heavy snow and freezing. Then draw an image of a fisherman fishing alone in the cold river to express the poet's unyielding and deep loneliness after being hit.
Children Fishing is a poem written by Hu Lingneng, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. This poem describes a child's concentration in fishing by the water. Through the description of typical details, the children's earnest innocence and childlike interest are vividly reproduced.
Jiang Xue's Creative Background
This poem was written during Liu Zongyuan's exile in Yongzhou (AD 805-8 15). During Yongzhen Yuan's reign (805), Liu Zongyuan took part in Yongzhen Innovation Movement initiated by Wang Group, and soon the reform failed. Liu Zongyuan was demoted to Yongzhou Sima and exiled for ten years. The oppression of the sinister environment did not crush him. He expresses the value and ideal interest of life through poetry.