Except for the cold pines and cypresses, there are only a few among them. A humble mind is like me, a straightforward and upright teacher.
Be safe all day long, and hear wind and rain all the time. Sun Zhi was very angry and angry.
- Su Zhuchuang's "Bamboo in Front of the Window"
Bamboo is written in every sentence in the poem. In addition to "bamboo brings peace", bamboo also has the qualities of "humility", "integrity" and noble moral integrity. The whole poem is a double entendre, writing about both bamboo and people. For example, "humbly" and "straightforward" use metaphors to express the poet's noble sentiments.
Su Zhuchuang, female, is from Midu County, Midu County. She was the wife of Gong Xirui, a famous poet in Yunnan during the Qing Dynasty and the emperor of the Qing Dynasty Yiyouke (1765). Su Zhuchuang was born in a scholarly family. His father, Su Linbo, was a Jinshi in the Yongzheng Guichou period of the Qing Dynasty (1733 AD). He served as chief of Hunan and Guizhou, chief of the Ministry of Punishment, and academic administrator of Shanxi.
Su Zhuchuang studied at home and married Gong Xirui at the age of 17. After their marriage, his poetry skills flourished. "A Brief Poetry of Southern Yunnan" includes his poems "Listening to the Anvil", "Wearing the Wild Geese", "Climbing the Tower and Looking at the White Cliffs Ding Xiling Mountains", "Bamboo in Front of the Window", "Falling Flowers", "Snowy Night", "Willow", "Dong Xi", "Oucheng", "Mr. Hewai Julipu Qiuliu Diaosheng'an", etc. Most of his poems are lyrical and quite innovative.
Covering the towers and willows, I can trace the eyebrows of the Heavenly Palace to my heart’s content. How many peach blossoms and red apricots are blooming? Most of the spring flowers belong to wicker trees. "Willow"
From the above poems, we can see that the uniqueness of his poems is that he uses the opposite meaning, and the "anti" is natural, reasonable, appropriate and full of new ideas. For example, when writing about bamboo, emphasis is placed on quality and integrity, when writing about spring scenery, one praises willows that are ubiquitous but ignored by people, and when writing about the scene of falling flowers blown by the strong wind in late spring, they are not only poetic but also uncharacteristically believe that the spring breeze is sentimental.
Although Su Zhuchuang was a lady, her poems were "very characterful" and "very backbone" ("A Brief History of Bai Literature" said) without the flavor of a lady. For example, "Wearing the Wild Geese":
The wind and frost in the wilderness are alarming, and the lamps are dim while walking through the buildings at night. The moon is thousands of miles away from the mountain, and the heaven and earth sound autumn.
The young woman dreams of purdah, worrying about her husband being far away. The Milky Way is slanting, and the sky is filled with sadness.
This poem expresses the unique sensitivity and sadness of a female poet, but the whole poem is written in a profound and profound way, with a majestic charm. It is sad but not sad when read. As the "History of Bai Literary" commented, "It is quite beautiful." There is momentum, but no delicacy." Especially the couplet "Mountains are thousands of miles away, and the sky and the earth sound autumn" are neatly contrasted, with lofty artistic conception and the style of everyone. Especially "Climb the tower and look at the white cliffs and the mountains in the Xiling Mountains":
The good energy is boundless and stretches across half of the sky. Dawn and dusk are not the same, now and in ancient times are always pale.
A thousand winding roads on the back of a horse, with a spring of 100 feet in the forest. The windows are facing each other all day long, and the clouds and smoke fall from the lapels and sleeves.
The whole poem is written in a grand manner. As a native of Baiyachuan, with deep feelings for the mountains and rivers of his hometown, he writes about the long history, majestic and steep characteristics of Dingxiling, a thousand-year-old ancient road. Among them, "A thousand winding roads on horseback, a hundred feet of spring in the forest" can be called a good line in the poem. Another of her songs, "Mr. Diao Sheng'an in Hewai Ju Lipu Autumn Willow":
By the short and long pavilion in Nobashi Kuma, the setting sun is chilling and the cicadas are ringing in mourning. A kind of hatred of the depressed southern country, which lasts for thousands of years.
No one cares about the remaining mountains and rivers, and the geese come when the moon is cold and frosty. The eyebrows and eyebrows are fading and the waist is shrinking, but the blue eyes are still left to look forward to spring.
Images such as the setting sun, chilling cicadas, broken mountains, remaining water, cold moon, clear frost, etc. appear continuously in the poem, which are full of injustice and sadness, reaching the artistic realm of blending scenes. The last two sentences are written in a positive and optimistic manner, and the word "huan" pushes the poem to a higher ideological realm. Therefore, although the whole poem contains depictions of depression, decline, desolation, and sadness, it does not appear negative and pessimistic. Su Zhuchuang's poetry has a very high style and stands out among many poets at the same time. He has the spirit of "women are not inferior to men". Her husband Gong Xirui was a famous poet in Yunnan at that time. Yuan Mei, a famous critic in the Qing Dynasty, commented on Gong Xirui: "his poetic talent is extraordinary and has the legacy of Taibai". "History of Bai Literary" said: "Gong Xirui was especially famous in his time" and he was one of the poets of his generation. of the best. When he was in Julipu, he also wrote poems to complain about Yang Sheng'an, who was demoted due to his unappreciated talent. The poem is as follows:
"Julipu - Yang Sheng'an's poem about the weeping willow"
Gong Xirui
Julipu, a wild road. There are still weeping poplar trees in the place where people garrisoned and wrote poems in the past. Weeping willows, day and night, the wind blowing with dew are also your kindness. Don't sigh that someone is jealous of your waist. Survival is like a dream. Who will pity death? Through the ages we shed tears of sorrow. The wild road, Julipu.
Both poems are Chinese poems, and both poems show superb talent. However, in terms of the emotions expressed, Gong's poem lacks a certain degree of resilience compared to Su's poem, and lacks the optimism and open-mindedness that should be expected in the face of ups and downs. When reading Su Zhuchuang's poems, you can feel her love for life between the lines. No matter it is sunny or windy or rainy, Su Zhuchuang's life is always full of fun: in "Village House", she is like a farmer who compares leisurely and elegantly. Compared with other works that describe and praise the joy of village living, the life of literati and village life is more interesting, distinctive and shows a high artistic level; "Winter Eve" also writes about plum blossoms, breaking the silence of winter, It brings people the message of spring and gives people the enjoyment of beauty, but every scene and thing in the author's works is full of vitality; "Snowy Night" How should distant relatives spend the snowy night? As a woman in the family, the worries are always accompanied by a touch of sadness, but the "plum blossoms" and "loft fragrance" written by the author make the care full of warmth, and life is full of fun all the time.