The jade flute is played in the Yellow Crane Tower, and the plum blossoms falling in Jiangcheng in May means: the flute sound of "Plum Blossoms Falling" comes from the Yellow Crane Tower, and it seems that in this May, Jiangcheng sees a lot of things. Falling plum blossoms.
The jade flute is played in the Yellow Crane Tower, and the plum blossoms fall in May in Jiangcheng. It comes from "Listening to the Flute Playing on the Yellow Crane Tower with Shi Lang Zhongqin/Inscribed on the North Pavilion Stele" by Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty. The full text is as follows: First, I moved to Changsha and looked west to Chang'an without seeing my home. The jade flute is played in the Yellow Crane Tower, and the plum blossoms fall in May in Jiangcheng.
Translation of the whole poem: The person who was demoted had to go far away to Changsha. He looked west to Chang'an every day and could not see his home. The flute sound of "Plum Blossoms Falling" came from the Yellow Crane Tower, and it was like seeing falling plum blossoms in Jiangcheng in May.
Extended information:
This poem is the work of the great poet Li Bai in the Tang Dynasty in his later years. This poem was written by the author of his experience of listening to the flute while visiting the Yellow Crane Tower, which expresses the poet's feelings of relegation and his desire to leave his country. The first two sentences capture the author's life experiences and moods and describe the typical action of "looking west", vividly expressing the nostalgia for the imperial capital and the sorrow of "looking" but not "seeing"; the last two sentences highlight the title, written in Huang Listening to the flute playing on the Crane Tower, the sound of the flute transforms into the desolate scene of "Plum Blossoms Falling in May in Jiangcheng", using the scenery to express emotions, making the scenes before and after complement each other, creating a wonderful combination.
Jia Yi of the Western Han Dynasty was slandered by powerful officials and demoted to Changsha for criticizing current affairs. Li Bai was also implicated in the Yong Wang Li Lin incident and was charged with "rebellion" and exiled Yelang. Therefore, the poet quoted Jia Yi as the same tune. "I moved to Changsha for the sake of emigration" uses Jia Yi's misfortune as a metaphor for his own experience, revealing his resentment at being innocently victimized and also containing his self-justification. But the political blow did not make the poet forget the national affairs.
While in exile, he couldn't help but "look westward at Chang'an". There were memories of the past, concern for the fate of the country and attachment to the imperial court. However, Chang'an is far away, which is very far away for the relegated people and is full of barriers. Not seeing it makes the poet feel melancholy. Hearing the flute playing "Plum Blossoms Fall" from the Yellow Crane Tower, he felt particularly desolate, as if the river city in May was covered with plum blossoms.
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