Standing on the tall building, I saw the sunset slowly sinking next to the mountains, and the surging Yellow River rushed to the sea. If you want to see the scenery thousands of miles away, you have to climb to a higher level.
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In the Heron Tower is a poem by Wang Zhihuan, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty. It combines the description of real life with emotional expression, shows the author's unique thinking about the natural environment and history and culture, and conveys to readers a lofty and transcendental realm and the truth of treating everything in the world equally through his own artistic experience.
The theme of this poem is to describe the author climbing the dangerous peak, overlooking the beautiful scenery of the long river, sighing spectacular and wonderful, appreciating the glory of the Southern Dynasties culture, sighing the magic of nature in the vast world, which is thought-provoking and unforgettable.
This poem is actually a travel note. The whole text is descriptive and has a strong sense of music rhythm. From the perspective of the history of western literature and art, "In the Lodge of the Heron" is a documentary poem. By describing the refreshing scenery, this poem shows Wang Zhihuan's particularly keen senses, and arouses readers' various voices in consciousness and sensibility.
We can also expand the knowledge behind poetry from different aspects:
1, historical perspective:
The dangerous peak mentioned in Looking at the Heron Tower is Lianshui County in the Northern Song Dynasty, formerly known as Liaocheng. In the Tang Dynasty, it was once a military fortress, leaving many literary works with Liu Yihe and many poets in the Southern Dynasties. The poem also mentions ships on the Yangtze River at that time. We can know that in the Tang Dynasty, the river traffic in China was very developed, and there were more prosperous commercial roads than in modern times.
2. Cultural perspective:
Heron Hostel describes the remains of the Southern Dynasties, which was a period of cultural prosperity in the ancient history of China and represented one of the highest peaks of China culture.
During this period, the art of the Southern Dynasties paid special attention to nature, dynamics and aesthetic style, so it was integrated with the fresh beauty of the cardamom years, and there was also a small experiment to suit both refined and popular tastes. Looking out from the mountain, the poet presents readers with a strong flavor of the Southern Dynasties.
Wang Zhihuan's theme is to praise the culture of the Southern Dynasties. He is actually exploring what kind of culture can win people's hearts and make the truth spread through the ages. At the same time, it also expressed deep feelings for hometown and culture.
3. Natural angle:
The poet looked at the beautiful scenery of the Yangtze River, described the magnificent scene of storks flying over, and also mentioned the natural phenomenon of folk songs and valleys. The artistic expression of Heron Hostel is very novel, especially the use of natural figurative images, which properly reflects the noumenon and represents the peak of China's classical poetry culture.
In a word, In the Heron House is a comprehensive poem and an outstanding masterpiece of Tang poetry. This poem enriches our understanding of the society, culture and natural environment of the Tang Dynasty from many angles, and reflects the author more profoundly.