Meaning:
Looking at the rolling hills and towering peaks of Mount Lu from the front and side, looking at Mount Lu from a distance, near, high and low, Lushan presents a variety of different look.
From: "Inscription on the West Forest Wall" by Su Shi of the Song Dynasty
Original poem:
Inscription on the West Forest Wall
Song Dynasty: Su Shi
Viewed horizontally, it looks like a ridge and a peak on the side, with different heights near and far.
I don’t know the true face of Mount Lu, just because I am in this mountain.
Interpretation:
Looking at the rolling hills and towering peaks of Mount Lu from the front and side, looking at Mount Lu from a distance, near, high and low, Lushan presents various different look.
The reason why I cannot recognize the true face of Mount Lu is because I am in Mount Lu.
Title: writing, inscription. Xilin: Xilin Temple, in Lushan, Jiangxi. Horizontal view: Viewed from the front. Lushan Mountain always runs north-south, so when viewed horizontally, it means looking from the east to the west. True appearance: refers to the real scenery and shape of Mount Lu.
Extended information:
Creative background:
In 1084, Huangzhou demoted him to adjutant. When he went to Ruzhou, he passed by Jiujiang and went to Lushan with his friends. The magnificent landscape inspired Yi Xingzhuang's thoughts, and he wrote some poems about Mount Lu. This is the summary after visiting Lushan Mountain. According to the Records of Mr. Dongpo written by Shinjuku in the Southern Song Dynasty, this poem was written in May of the seventh year of the Yuan Dynasty.
The author's achievements:
Following Ouyang Xiu, Su Shi was a leading figure in the literary world of the Northern Song Dynasty. He enjoyed a high reputation among writers of the time, and many writers befriended him or accepted his guidance. The Northern Song Dynasty writers Huang Tingjian, Qin Guan, Chao Buzhi, Zhang Lei, etc. were all trained, praised and recommended by him. Sumen IV was named the "Six Gentlemen", including Chen Shidao and Li Kai.
Su Shi occupies a special position in the history of Chinese poetry. He expanded the innovative spiritual movement of Ci in the field of poetry and prose in the Northern Song Dynasty, washed away the traditional style of Ci in the Tang Dynasty, and created the bold and graceful liberal schools of Ci since the end of the Five Dynasties, expanded the subject matter of Ci, and enriched the artistic conception of Ci. It broke the boundaries of the charm of poetry and made great contributions to the innovation and development of Zhuang ci and ci.