"Snow on the River" is a landscape poem by Liu Zongyuan, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, which describes a snowy scene in Jiangxiang. The mountains are covered with snow and the roads are all white. The birds disappeared and the traces of people disappeared. The distant scenery is vast and the surrounding scenery is lonely and cold. The artistic conception is secluded and the mood is desolate. The image of the fisherman is carefully crafted, clear and complete. The poem adopts rhyme, which is vigorous and powerful.
Poets of all dynasties are all highly praised. Masters of painting through the ages also competed with each other to draw many touching pictures of rivers, sky and snow scenes with this theme. [1]
Title of work
Jiang Xue
Era of creation
Tang Dynasty
Literary genre
p>Five-Character Quatrains
Author
Liu Zongyuan
In the first year of Yongzhen reign of Emperor Shunzong of Tang Dynasty, Liu Zongyuan participated in the political reform movement led by Wang Shuwen. Due to the joint counterattack of conservative forces and eunuchs, the reform failed. Therefore, Liu Zongyuan was demoted to Yongzhou, known as the "Southern Wasteland". His official name was Sima, but he was actually a "criminal" who had no real power and was monitored by local officials. There was no room for him in the government office, so he had to settle in the west wing of Longxing Temple, a monk's temple.
Since Liu Zongyuan was demoted to Yongzhou, he was greatly stimulated and depressed mentally. He used to describe the landscape and sing about the fishermen living in seclusion among the mountains and rivers to express his noble and aloof emotions. Express his depression and anguish of being politically frustrated. So, with deep anger, he wrote this famous poem that is widely praised.
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