1. Du Fu, a poet of the Tang Dynasty.
2. Original text
quatrains
Two orioles sing in the green willows, and a row of egrets ascends to the blue sky.
The window contains Qianqiu snow of Xiling, and the door is docked with a ship thousands of miles away from Dongwu.
3. Notes
①Xiling: Xiling Snow Mountain.
② Qianqiu Snow: refers to the snow on Xiling Snow Mountain that has not melted for thousands of years.
③ mooring: mooring.
④ Soochow: The territory of the Wu Kingdom in ancient times.
⑤ Thousand-mile ship: A ship that travels thousands of miles.
Translation
Two orioles sang in the sky,
A row of egrets flew in the sky.
You can see the snow in Xiling that has not melted for thousands of years from the window.
There are ships sailing from Dongwu thousands of miles away from Dongwu moored at the door.
4. Creative background
In 762 AD, during the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, Yin Yanwu from Chengdu entered the dynasty. At that time, due to the "Anshi Rebellion", Du Fu fled to Zizhou for a time. The next year, the rebellion was put down and Yan Wu returned to Chengdu. Du Fu also returned to Chengdu thatched cottage. At that time, he was in a good mood. Faced with the vitality of this school, he couldn't help but write this short poem on the spot.
5. Introduction to the author
Du Fu (712-770), whose courtesy name is Zimei, calls himself Shaoling Yelao, and is also known as "Du Gongbu", "Du Shaoling", etc., Han nationality. A native of Fugong County, Henan Province (now Gongyi City, Henan Province), Du Fu was a great realist poet in the Tang Dynasty. Du Fu was revered as the "Sage of Poetry" by the world, and his poems were called "the history of poetry". Du Fu and Li Bai are collectively known as "Li Du". In order to distinguish them from the other two poets Li Shangyin and Du Mu, known as "Little Li Du", Du Fu and Li Bai are also collectively known as "Big Li Du". He was concerned about the country and the people, and had a noble personality. About 1,400 of his poems have been preserved. His poetic skills are exquisite, and he is highly respected in Chinese classical poetry and has far-reaching influence.