Genre
Seven-Character Quatrains The mountain is high, the tower is high, and the tower on the top of the mountain is even more high. How high is the total height of Feilai Peak and the pagoda on it? have no idea. The poet only tells us that the tower alone is more than 8,000 feet long - this is of course an exaggeration. The poet also told a legend: standing on the tower, you can see the sunrise over the sea during the fifth watch of the rooster's crow. Please think about Feilai Peak’s towering momentum! Judging from the whole poem, the state of mind of "not afraid of the floating clouds covering our eyes, just because we are at the highest level" can only be triggered by climbing to the peak flying from the sky; but there is no foreshadowing of "hearing the rooster crow and seeing the sun rise" , it cannot lead to such a state of mind.
Translation
There is a tower towering into the clouds at the top of Feilai Peak. I heard that you can see the rising sun when the rooster crows. I am not afraid of layers of floating clouds blocking my distant view, just because I stand on the top of Feilai Peak, climb high and look far, with a broad mind. Appreciation: In the first sentence of this poem, the poet uses the exaggerated word "Qianxun" to express the height of his own foothold by referring to the height of the ancient pagoda on the peak. The second sentence of the poem cleverly simulates the glorious scene of the rising sun seen on the tower, showing the poet's vigor, ambition for reform, and full confidence in the future, which becomes the emotional tone of the whole poem. The last two sentences of the poem follow the first two sentences to describe the scene, discuss and express emotions, making the poem both vivid and profound in philosophy. The ancients often worried about floating clouds blocking the sun and evil ministers covering the wise, but the poet added the word "not afraid". It shows the poet's courage and determination to be far-sighted in politics and not afraid of evil. These two sentences are the essence of the whole poem and contain profound philosophy: people cannot just focus on immediate interests, but should look at the overall situation and the long-term. In terms of writing techniques, start a sentence with the topography of Feilai Peak. The peak is in front of Lingyin Temple in West Lake, Hangzhou, and there is Qianxun Tower on the peak, which shows how high it is. This sentence expresses the high risk of climbing. The following sentence describes how far away the goal is. To follow the quotation of the sentence, "Xuanzhong Ji" says: "There is a big tree in Taodu Mountain, called Taodu, with branches extending three thousand miles away. There is a rooster on it. When the sun shines on this tree, the rooster crows, and all the roosters in the world follow it. "If you test this, the seven words "I heard the rooster crow and saw the sun rising" not only say that his eyes are thousands of miles away, but also that his voice is heard far and wide, and it is quite powerful. Although it is a foreshadowing, it should not be taken lightly, it is a singing in the actual scene. And the author's use of words is very original. For example, in the allusion, "The sun rises and shines on this tree, and the rooster crows." This originally means "the sun rises first, and the rooster crows the day after." However, Wang Anshi did not say, "I heard the sun rises and heard the rooster crow." Instead, he said, "I heard the rooster crow and saw the sun." "rising" means "first the rooster crows, then the sun rises". Poet's use of words is often a little bit different. This cannot be forced to be smooth, or the use of words is wrong, for fear of having another meaning. In the second sentence, the word "not afraid" is used as a solemn statement, which is powerful and impressive. "Floating clouds cover your eyes", a Chinese allusion. According to research by Professor Wu Xiaoru, people in the Western Han Dynasty often used floating clouds as a metaphor for evil villains, such as "Xinyu Shenwei Chapter": "Therefore, evil ministers shield the wise, just like floating clouds obstructing the sun." Wang's sentence uses this meaning. He also has seven verses in his poem "Impressions from Reading History", which he says in a couplet: "The darkness at that time was still a mistake, and the confusion of customs made it more confusing." If you want to achieve a great cause, the most terrifying thing is "clouds covering your eyes" and "the end of the world". "Vulgarity confuses truth", and Wang Anshi's later implementation of the new law failed just because of this. The poet's good intentions are evident in this poem. The concluding sentence uses "being at the highest level" to elevate the poetic realm and have a far-sighted spirit. The two sentences, the transfer and the conclusion, are wonderful love words and are also famous throughout the ages; the author’s finishing touch is the conclusion. If we talk about the situation, the word order should be "Because I am at the highest level, I am not afraid of clouds covering my eyes." However, the author reverses it, talking about the effect first and then the cause; the inversion of one cause and one effect shows the change of poetic vision. Although this is a common method of writing poetry, it also shows the depth of the author's conception. This poem is different from ordinary climbing poems. This poem does not write too much about the scenery in front of you, but only about the height of the tower. The focus is on writing about your feelings when you climb to a high place, embodying the philosophy of "standing high can see far". This is similar to Wang Zhihuan's poem "If you want to see a thousand miles away, you will reach a higher level." The former expresses the far-sighted ideological realm and heroic spirit of a political reformer, while the latter expresses mutual encouragement or self-motivation that requires greater efforts to achieve better results. "I am not afraid of the floating clouds covering my eyes, just because I am at the highest level." and Su Shi "I don't know the true face of Mount Lu, just because I am in this mountain." They are of the same line, and the expression techniques are very similar. In terms of affirmation, Wang's poem is a metaphor for "mastering If you understand the correct viewpoint and reach a certain height, you will be able to see the essence through phenomena and will not be confused by the illusion of things." Su Shi used the negative aspect to metaphor "the reason why people are attracted by things. The reason for being confused by the illusion is that we do not observe and understand things comprehensively, objectively and correctly. "Both are very philosophical and are often used as mottos. Writing background: "Climbing Feilai Peak" was written by Wang Anshi when he was 30 years old. In the summer of the second year of Huangyou (1050), when he returned to his hometown in Linchuan, Jiangxi Province after completing his term as magistrate of Yin County, Zhejiang Province, he passed through Hangzhou and wrote this poem. This poem is his first entry into officialdom. At this time, he was young and full of energy and had extraordinary ambitions. It was a good time to express his feelings and express his ambitions by climbing Feilai Peak. It can be regarded as the precursor of the Wanyan Book and the prelude to the implementation of the new method.
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