"Looking at Heaven and Tianmen" Tang Tang Li lǐ Bai Bi
Day tān Meng in zhūng break dàn Chu River jiāng open kāi, finish water shuǐ ū ng east flow Liú to ZH ? this CH ? back to Hu. Two plums m: ng, one green Q: ng, one mountain SH: n, one phase: ng, one pair of du: chū, one solitary gū sail f: n, one piece of Pi ū, one piece of sky Ri ū, and one side of bi ā n.
Translation:
The Yangtze River splits the male peak of Tianmen like a giant axe, and the Qingjiang River does not flow here. The beautiful scenery of the green hills on both sides of the strait is inseparable, and a solitary boat comes from the horizon.
Precautions:
1. Tianmen Mountain: Located in Hexian County and Wuhu City, Anhui Province, by the Yangtze River. It is called Xiliangshan in the north of the Yangtze River and Liangdongshan in the south of the Yangtze River (called Wangboshan in ancient times). The confrontation between the two mountains across the river is like a gateway set by heaven, hence the name Tianmen. "Jiangnan Tongzhi" records a cloud: "Two small mountain-shaped rocks face each other from east to west, across the river, like doors facing each other. As the saying goes, Liangshan is called West Liangshan, and Bowang Mountain is called Liang Dongshan, which has always been called Tianmen Mountain. "
2. Interrupt: This river cuts off two mountains in the middle. Chu River: Yangtze River. Because the middle reaches of the Yangtze River in ancient times belonged to Chu State, it was called Chu River. Open: split, disconnect.
At this point, it means that the river flowing east turns north here. One is "due north" Return: gyrate, rotate. Due to the steep terrain, this section of the river changed direction and became more turbulent.
4. Castle Peak on both sides: Dongling Mountain and Xiliangshan Mountain respectively. Highlight, appear.
5. From the sun: It means that the ship came from the distance where Tianshui meets. From a distance, it seems to come from the sun.
Appreciate:
Tianmen Mountain is facing Jiajiang River, and it is inseparable from the Yangtze River. The first two sentences of the poem start with the relationship between "Jiang" and "Mountain". The first sentence, "Tianmen breaks the Chu River", closely follows the topic and goes all the way to Tianmen Mountain. The key point is that the Chu River rushing eastward breaks through the majestic momentum of Tianmen Mountain.
It gives people rich associations: Tianmen Mountain and Tianmen Mountain were originally a whole, blocking the turbulent river. Due to the impact of the surging waves of the Chu River, Tianmen was knocked open and interrupted, becoming two mountains.
This is quite similar to the scene described in the author's Song of Yuntai in Xiyue to Send Dan Qiu Zi: "Genie (river god) roared and held two mountains (referring to Huashan in Hexi and shouyangshan in Hedong), and Hongbo sprayed into the East China Sea." But the former is hidden and the latter is obvious. In the author's pen, the Chu River seems to be a thing with strong vitality, showing the magical power to overcome all obstacles, and Tianmen Mountain seems to quietly make way for it.