The meaning of quatrains and ancient poems

The moral of the ancient poem "quatrains": two orioles sing tactfully among the green willows, and a group of neat egrets go straight into the blue sky. Sitting by the window, you can see the snow accumulated all the year round on Xiling Mountain, and ships from Dongwu, thousands of miles away, are parked in front of the door.

Original: Two orioles sing green willows, and a row of egrets go up to the sky. My window framed the snow-covered western hills. My door often says "goodbye" to ships sailing eastward.

Source: Du Fu's quatrains in Tang Dynasty.

Creation background

In 762 AD, "An Shi Rebellion" broke out, and Du Fu once fled to Zizhou. In the second year, the rebellion was put down and Du Fu returned to Chengdu Caotang. At that time, he was in a good mood Faced with the vitality of this school, he couldn't help writing this poem.

Poetry cuts in with vibrant natural beauty, creating a fresh and relaxed atmosphere. In the first two sentences, the poet described this beautiful scene in an implicit way from different angles. Cui is the new green, which is the color when everything recovers and germinates in early spring. "Two" and "one" are relative; Horizontal and vertical, it opens a very beautiful natural landscape.