The ancient poem by Li Bai of Jinling Phoenix Terrace is as follows:
The Phoenix travels on the Phoenix Terrace, and the phoenix leaves the platform and the Kongjiang River flows by itself.
The flowers and plants of Wu Palace are buried in the secluded path, and the clothes of Jin Dynasty become ancient hills.
Beyond the blue sky half-fallen by the three mountains, Bailuzhou is divided into two waters.
The floating clouds can always cover the sun, and the absence of Chang'an makes people sad.
Translation:
Phoenixes once flew around the ancient Phoenix Terrace; when the wind blows away from the sky, only the flowing water of the Yangtze River remains unchanged day after day.
In the Soochow Dynasty, the palaces and gardens were covered up with weeds, while the famous families in the Jin Dynasty were all turned into ancient tombs.
Half of the three towering mountains are exposed to the sky; Bailuzhou divides the Qinhuai River into two tributaries.
Just because of the daylight that floats to cover up the brilliance, how can people not be worried when they can’t see the city of Chang’an when they climb high?
Appreciation:
Li Bai rarely wrote verses, but this poem of his is a well-known masterpiece among the verses of the Tang Dynasty.
"Climbing the Phoenix Terrace of Jinling" is a nostalgic lyric poem written by the great poet Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty when he ascended the Phoenix Terrace of Jinling (now Nanjing, Jiangsu).
The whole poem has eight lines and fifty-six words. It is based on what we saw and felt when we climbed to the Phoenix Tower. It combines the historical changes of the world with the distant and erratic legends to convey emotions and emotions. It expresses deep historical lamentation and sober realistic thinking. This poem has an ancient charm and a long-lasting style, which embodies the artistic characteristics of Li Bai's poetry that captures people's hearts with its breath.
Although the poem is about chanting historical sites, there is hidden emotion in the words between the lines. The first two sentences describe the legend of Phoenix Terrace, which points out that when the phoenix left Taiwan, it was prosperous in the Six Dynasties and never returned.
In the third and fourth sentences, "Phoenix Tower" is further developed, and the romantic generation of Soochow and Eastern Jin Dynasty also entered the grave and disappeared. Write five or six sentences about the magnificence of nature. The confrontation is neat and colorful. The last two sentences, facing the reality of Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, imply that the emperor was surrounded by evil spirits and had no way to serve the country, which was very sad.
Compared with Cui Hao's "Climbing the Yellow Crane Tower", this poem can be said to be "a rival in workmanship". Two of the couplets, although touching on events and describing scenes, have a much deeper meaning than the two couplets in Cui's poems. The concluding sentence expresses the love for the king and expresses the concern for the country when the country is hurting. The meaning is particularly far-reaching. But in terms of grandeur, Li Shi is far less magnificent than Cui Shi.