It is extravagant to fill the valley with red clouds and decorate the autumn.
If you ask about Penglai's good scenery, it is said that maple leaves are better than cherry blossoms.
This is a poem written by Wang Guowei when he lived in Kyoto, Japan.
Red leaves are maple leaves. Maple leaves turn red in autumn and winter due to frost, so they are also called frost leaves and red leaves. The poet looked at the beautiful scenery of the maple forest in the mountains and plains, and his thoughts were myriad, so he had both form and spirit: he wrote the scenery lyrically and the scene was integrated.
The first two sentences focus on the scenery, and there is love in the scenery. The width of maple forest is like "filling the valley with mountains". The realm is very open, which makes people relaxed and happy. Because maple leaves are far away from the sky and red, they look like red clouds in the sky. The vastness of Xia Hong is like an endless sea. Maple leaves sway in the cold wind in late autumn, like the sea rising and swaying, which is spectacular. Late autumn is coming, flowers are dying, and so many mountains and red maple forests are dotted with the scenery in late autumn, which seems to be somewhat uncoordinated (luxury, that is, richness). Poetry is written from the opposite side, and the richness of red leaves makes the poet intoxicated. But wait a minute, a scholar who is extremely concerned about the country and the people, his perception of the external scenery is often rich and complicated. The sentence "Wen Ruo" just illustrates the change of the poet's thought. It focuses on feelings, but there are scenes in feelings. Penglai, originally referring to Penglai Island, one of the three islands where immortals live, is used here to refer to the Japanese where the author lives. Cherry blossom is the national flower of Japan, which is open in spring and beautiful. The cherry blossom season is recognized as a beautiful time in the world. However, the poet's appreciation of maple leaves in late autumn has produced the feeling that "maple leaves are better than cherry blossoms", which is really unusual. With the poet's knowledge, I should have read Du Mu's poem "Walking the Mountain" in the Tang Dynasty: "There are people in the depths of Hanshan white clouds. Stop and sit in the maple forest late, and the frost leaves are red in February. " Du Mu thinks that the frosted maple leaves are more lovely than the red of spring flowers, and readers can also appreciate the philosophy that success is particularly precious after the test of hardships. As a China wanderer who lived in Japan, Wang Guowei has experienced the hardships of his home country, and he pays more attention to maple leaves than cherry blossoms, so he can appreciate them. This is not a simple negation, but a reflection of the poet's experience, life experience and realm. Therefore, the poem "Maple leaves win cherry blossoms" is wonderful because of its freehand brushwork.
Shen Deqian said: "Seven-character quatrains, words are close to feelings, and it is more important to keep your mouth shut." He praised Li Bai's seven quatrains and commented: "Just looking at the scenery and spoken language, it has overtones and charm, which makes people relaxed and happy." (Collection of Tang Poems, Volume 20). Wang Guowei has a lot of research on poetics, and he has reached the artistic height admired by Shen Deqian in conception, scenery description and lyricism.