"Autumn Journey" is a seven-character quatrain written by Xu Ji, a poet from the Song Dynasty. The poet uses metaphorical rhetorical techniques to describe autumn scenery such as cicadas singing like kites and streams like mirrors, expressing tranquility. A leisurely mood. There is also the modern poem "Autumn Journey".
Author
Xu Ji (1162-1214), also known as Zhizhong, Wenyuan, and Lingyuan, was a native of Yongjia, Wenzhou, Zhejiang. His ancestral home is Xu Zhuangyuan Lane, Anhai, Jinjiang, Fujian. He is a descendant of Xu Hui, the number one scholar in the Tang Dynasty. "Huang Kao was the prefect of Chaozhou and was originally from Yongjia, Wenzhou." The third son of Xu Ding from Jinjiang, Fujian Province, received his father's "official gift" and was appointed to the post. He worked in various prefectures and counties. He was an upright official, abided by the law, and did useful things for the people. During his tenure as the chief secretary of Jian'an, he appeased the people of Maxidong and "sin" "Only three people"; supervised the production of tribute tea and refused to take any extra money. He was moved to Yongzhou to be the manager, and the military officers were in charge of civilians as gifts. Xu Xian was found out and released. He was appointed as the magistrate of Longxi County. The wealthy people in the township occupied Potang. After investigation, he restored his old views. After he was transferred to the military, he planned to leave his official position and follow Ye Shiyou, but he was imprisoned before he could do it. "Shi and Xu Zhaoru came together. The four spirits are on the same axis, and the two talents are particularly similar" (Ji Yun's " "Sikuquanshu General Catalog") has "Erjiting Poetry Collection". He also likes calligraphy, "I never eat without paper and pen; in my later years, I wrote a little closer to "Lanting"" (Ye Shi's "Epitaph of Xu Wenyuan") Later changed to Chang Tailing , died before reaching the official position.
Xu Ji is one of the Four Spirits of Yongjia. The "Four Spirits" learned from Jia Dao and Yao He, flaunting a wild and lean style, with narrow subject matter, shallow poetic realm, and even trivial poetry. Xu Ji was no exception. The five rhymes that can be recited are like "Huangbi": "Huangbi is flat on the sandy shore, and willows are in spring on the pond. The clear water means that the wine is good, and the thin mountain means that the people are poor. The chickens and dogs are quiet, and the mulberry trees and hemp are new every year. When I meet a traveler, most of them are from Yongjia. "Qi Jue can be recited like "Xinliang": "The fields are full of water and the rice leaves are in full bloom. The sun shines through the trees and the smoke is low. The oriole also loves the good weather of the new coolness, flying over the green mountains and singing in the shadows."
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Xu Ji wrote "Quanshan Collection", which has been lost. One volume of his "Erwei Pavilion Poems" is available in the "Jingxianglou Series" and is also included in the "Short Collection of Qunxian of the Southern Song Dynasty" published by Duhuazhai.
Original text
The autumn cicadas sound like kites, and I listen to the cicadas walking leisurely by the willows.
The creek is as clear as a mirror, with a leaf flying over it and waves growing finely.
Translation
The sound of cicadas in autumn is like the loud sound of guzheng. I listen to the sound of cicadas walking leisurely beside the willows, and the water in the creek is as calm as Like a mirror, a gust of wind suddenly blew up, and the blown leaves fell into the stream, causing ripples in the stream.
Appreciation
The exaggerated and figurative rhetorical techniques, many fresh words, and universal popularity are like the pleasant and forgetful pastoral piccolo, which can give people spiritual comfort and a leisurely artistic conception.