The previous sentence of referring to Hangzhou as Bianzhou? The warm breeze makes tourists drunk.
Original text of the work:
Inscribed on Lin'an Residence?
(Lin Sheng)
Outside the Qingshan Tower outside the mountain, when will the singing and dancing in the West Lake be closed? ? The warm wind makes tourists drunk, and they call Hangzhou Bianzhou.
Vernacular translation
The endless pavilions on the green hills are endless. When will the singing and dancing on the West Lake stop?
The warm and fragrant breeze made the nobles so drunk that they thought Hangzhou was Bianzhou.
Creative background
This poem "Inscribed on Lin'an Residence" was written by Lin Sheng, a scholar during the Chunxi period of the Southern Song Dynasty. It was written on the wall of a hotel in Lin'an, the imperial capital of the Southern Song Dynasty. This ancient "wall poem" is suspected to have no title, but the title was added by later generations.
Overall Appreciation
This is a poem written on the wall of a hotel in Lin'an City. It not only expresses sadness through the description of the happy scene, doubling the emotion, but also expresses it in a profound aesthetic realm. , contains profound meaning. At the same time, the poet uses sarcastic language to reveal the reactionary nature of the "tourists" without missing a beat, thus showing the poet's anger.
In the first sentence of the poem, "Beyond the mountains, there are green mountains and buildings outside." The poet captures the characteristics of Lin'an City - the overlapping green mountains and the rows of terraces. This first describes the great mountains and rivers of the motherland, the rolling green hills, and the pavilions one after another. What a beautiful nature this is. From the perspective of poetry creation, the poet describes the beauty of mountains and rivers, showing a happy scene. Then he wrote: "When will the singing and dancing in West Lake stop?" The poet was deeply moved by the reality of the country's situation. Such beautiful mountains and rivers are occupied by the Jin people. The word "break" in the poem not only hints at the poet's heartache for the real social situation, but more importantly, it shows that the poet blindly "breaks off" and makes peace with the people in power, does not want to regain the lost territory of the Central Plains, and only seeks to live in peace and contentment. The indignation of indulgence in sensuality and pleasure. In the poet's mind, "West Lake Songs and Dances" are just the obscene songs and dances that kill the spirit of fighting against the Jin Dynasty. How much he hoped that this kind of singing and dancing would stop soon. Here, the poet uses rhetorical questions to not only strengthen his anger towards those in power who do not want to regain the lost ground, but also to express the poet's sadness caused by his concern for the fate of the country.
About the author
Lin Sheng, courtesy name Mengping, was born in Pingyang, Wenzhou. He lived around the reign of Emperor Xiaozong of the Song Dynasty (1163-1189). His life is unknown. One of his poems is recorded in "Remnants of a Tour to the West Lake". According to the second volume of "Remnants of a Tour of the West Lake": "Shaoxing and Chunxi were quite prosperous. The emperor indulged himself in leisure, enjoying the lake and mountains, and there was no need to cry for the new pavilion. The scholar Lin Sheng wrote a unique inscription on his residence. So and so on. "The poem "Inscribed on Lin'an Residence" was included in "Dongou Shicun" compiled in the 55th year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty. Regarding the author of the poem, Lin Shengjun stated that the author was "from Pingyang".