Introduction:
Jiang Xue is a five-character quatrain written by Liu Zongyuan, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, in Yongzhou. The whole poem is unique in conception, concise in language and rich in meaning.
Jiang Xue in Tang Dynasty: Liu Zongyuan
There are no birds flying over those mountains, and there are no traces of people in those paths.
A boat on the river, a fisherman in his webworm moth; Fishing alone is not afraid of snow and ice.
Explanation:
On all the mountains, birds have disappeared, and on all the roads, there are no traces of people.
On a lonely boat on the river, an old man in a bamboo hat was fishing alone on the cold river covered with heavy snow.
Extended data:
This song "Jiang Xue" was written when he lived in Yongzhou. Heaven and earth are so pure and silent, spotless and silent. There was only an old fisherman fishing alone in the middle of the river, and everything seemed ethereal and transparent, invisible. Just imagining this picture makes people involuntarily hold their breath. I am afraid that the sound of breathing will break the silence and bring the lofty aloof beyond things back to reality.
This poem was written during Liu Zongyuan's exile in Yongzhou (AD 805-8 15). During Yongzhen Yuan's reign (805), Liu Zongyuan took part in Yongzhen Innovation Movement initiated by Wang Group, and soon the reform failed. Liu Zongyuan was demoted to Yongzhou Sima and exiled for ten years. The oppression of the sinister environment did not crush him. He expresses the value and ideal interest of life through poetry.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Jiang Xue (Liu Zongyuan's five-character quatrains in Tang Dynasty)