No one can be seen in the silent valley, only the voice is heard.
The shadow of the sunset shone into the depths of the forest, and the scenery on the moss was pleasant.
Translation:
The mountain was empty and silent, and no one could be seen, only people's voices could be heard.
The golden light of the setting sun went straight into the deep forest and shone on the moss in the dark.
Chai Lu, a masterpiece of Wang Wei's later landscape poems, describes the quiet scenery of Chai Lu in the evening. This poem is about a lonely empty mountain and towering ancient forest, which is intended to create an ethereal and profound realm. The beauty of poetry is that it is dynamic and static, local and global, fresh and natural, unpretentious.
Poetry appreciation
This poem depicts the tranquil scenery of Chai Lu in the evening. The beauty of poetry is that it is dynamic and static, local and global, fresh and natural, unpretentious.
The first sentence "There seems to be no one on the empty mountain" first describes the empty mountain positively. Wang Wei especially likes to use the word "empty mountain", but in different poems, the realm it expresses is different.
The word "Dan Wen" in the second sentence "However, I think I heard a voice" is worth pondering. Usually, although there are no people in the silent empty mountains, they are not silent and lifeless. The sound of nature is actually very colorful. This "human voice" seems to break the "silence" In fact, it is a partial and temporary "ring", which reflects the overall and long-term emptiness.
Three or four sentences "sunshine, entering a small forest, reflects to me from the green moss." From the description of the empty mountain in the above picture, we can describe the deep forest that returns to the light. From sound to color, the depths of the forest are already dark, and the moss under the trees in the forest highlights the lack of sunshine in the depths of the forest. Silence and darkness, although related to hearing and vision respectively, belong to the same category in people's general impression, so silence and stillness are often put together.