It comes from "Mountain Journey" by Du Mu, a poet of the Tang Dynasty.
Full text: Mountain Travel
[Tang Dynasty] Du Mu
Far up the Hanshan Mountain, the stone path is slanted, and there are people living deep in the white clouds.
I park my car and sit in the maple forest at night, the leaves are as red as the flowers in February due to frost.
Annotation translation:
1. Mountain walking: walking in the mountains.
2. Hanshan: refers to the mountains in late autumn.
3. Path: small road.
4. skew: This word is pronounced xiá, which means slanted.
5. Shen: There is another version called "生".
6. Sit: Because.
7. Frost leaves: The leaves of maple trees turn red after the late autumn frost.
8. Yuanshang: Climb into the distance.
9. Mountain: high mountain.
10. Car: sedan.
11. Maple Forest Evening: Maple forest in the evening.
12. Red in: redder than..., this article refers to frost leaves red in February flowers.
13. Night: Night, usually refers to the evening when the sun sets.
Translation:
In late autumn, I walked along the winding mountain road on the mountain. I could vaguely see a few families in the place shrouded in clouds and mist. I couldn't help but pull over because the beautiful scenery of the maple forest in the evening really attracted me. The frost-beaten maple leaves were redder than the flowers in February.
Poetry Appreciation
The poem uses the poet's emotional tendency and uses the maple forest as the main scene to draw a warm and gorgeous autumn color picture of the mountain forest. The stone path leading up to Qiu Mountain in the distance first gives readers a distant view.
The top of the mountain road is a place shrouded in white clouds. The road is made by people, so the white clouds are lingering but not ethereal. The cold mountains contain vitality. The phrase "where the white clouds are born, there are people" becomes a natural thing.
However, this is just building momentum for the next two sentences. Next, the poet clearly tells the reader that I am still parking in front of the mountain so late, just because the mountain in front of me is in full swing, better than the maple leaves of spring flowers. . Compared with the white clouds in the distance and the houses that may not be visible, the maple forest is full of the pure beauty and vitality of life.
Detailed appreciation
This is a seven-character quatrain that describes and praises the scenery of mountains and forests in late autumn. The first sentence: "The stone path on the cold mountain in the distance is slanted." From bottom to top, it writes a stone path winding towards the mountains full of autumn. The word "cold" points out the deep autumn season; the word "yuan" expresses the length of the mountain road; the word "slant" echoes the word "yuan" at the beginning of the sentence, describing the high and gentle mountains. Since the slope is not steep, you can travel around the mountain by car.
The second sentence: "There is a home deep in the white clouds", describing the distant scenery the poet saw when he was walking in the mountains. The three words "someone's home" will make people think of the smoke curling from the kitchen, the crowing of chickens and the barking of dogs, thus making people feel that the mountains are full of life, without any fear of death. The word "someone's home" also refers to the "stone path" in the previous sentence, because this "stone path" is the passage for residents in the mountains.
The third sentence: "Stop and sit in the evening to love Fenglin", the word "si" is interpreted as "because". Because the evening view of the maple forest at sunset was so charming, the poet stopped to watch it. The word "night" in this sentence is used extremely delicately.
It contains multiple meanings: (1) It points out that the first two sentences are what you see during the day, and the last two sentences are about the scenery in the evening. (2) Because there is sunset only in the evening, the gorgeous sunset glow and the red maple leaves complement each other, making the maple forest particularly beautiful. (3) The poet lingered so much that in the evening, he was reluctant to board the car and leave, which shows that he loves the red leaves very much. (4) Only after parking for a long time and observing the details can we realize this.
The fourth sentence: "Frost leaves are as red as February flowers" is the central sentence of the whole poem. The descriptions in the first three sentences are all foreshadowing and setting off this sentence. Why does the poet use "hongyu" instead of "hongru"? Because "red as" is just like spring flowers, it only decorates the natural beauty; while "red as" is incomparable to spring flowers. It is not only more colorful, but also more cold-resistant and can withstand the test of wind and frost.
This little poem is not only an impromptu chant of scenery, but also a chant of objects and aspirations. It is the expression of the poet's inner spiritual world and the sustenance of his aspirations and interests, so it can enlighten and encourage readers.
This poem describes the colors of autumn, showing a moving picture of autumn colors in mountains and forests. The poem describes mountain roads, people's homes, white clouds, and red leaves, forming a harmonious and unified picture. These scenes are not juxtaposed with equal status, but are organically connected, with some masters and some slaves, some in the center of the picture, and some in a foil position. To put it simply, the first three sentences are objects, and the fourth sentence is subject. The first three sentences describe the background, create the atmosphere, and pave the way for the fourth sentence.
"The stone path is sloping up the cold mountain in the distance", writing about mountains and mountain roads. A winding path stretches towards the top of the mountain. The word "yuan" expresses the length of the mountain road, while the word "slant" echoes the word "up" and expresses the high and gentle shape of the mountain.
"There is a family deep in the white clouds", write about clouds and people. The poet looked up along this mountain road. Where the white clouds floated, there were several stone houses and stone walls made of mountain rocks. The "people" here correspond to the "stone path" in the previous sentence - this mountain path is the passage up and down for those families, right? This organically links the two scenery together. There are white clouds hanging around, indicating that the mountain is very high.
The poet uses the technique of crossing the clouds and breaking the mountains to block the readers' sight, but leaves room for imagination: above the white clouds, there must be mountains outside the clouds, there must be another kind of scenery, right?
The poet is only making objective descriptions of these scenery. Although the word "cold" is used, it is only to tease out the word "late" and "frost" below, and does not express the poet's emotional tendency. After all, it is just preparing for the subsequent description - outlining the environment where Maple Forest is located.
"Stop and sit in the evening to love Fenglin" is different. The tendency is already very clear and strong. The mountain road, white clouds, and people did not move the poet's heart, but the evening view of the maple forest made him unable to suppress his surprise. In order to stop and enjoy the scenery of the mountains and forests, I didn't even bother to drive. The scenery written in the first two sentences is already very beautiful, but what the poet loves is the maple forest. Through the contrast between the front and back, the ground has been laid for the description of the maple forest, and the momentum is sufficient, so it is a matter of course, leading to the fourth sentence, which points out the reason for loving the maple forest.
"Frost leaves are as red as February flowers", completes the third sentence, and the beautiful scenery of a late autumn maple forest is concretely displayed in front of us. The poet was pleasantly surprised to find that under the evening light of the setting sun, the maple leaves were flowing red, and the forests were dyed. The mountains were covered with cloud brocade, like shimmering clouds. It was redder and more gorgeous than the spring flowers in February in the south of the Yangtze River! What is commendable is that through this piece of red, the poet saw that the vitality of autumn like spring makes the autumn mountains and forests present a warm and vibrant scene.
The poet did not sigh sadly when autumn came like other feudal literati. He praised the beauty of nature’s autumn colors, which reflected a bold and upward spirit and a kind of heroic spirit. The brushing of the pen shows the poet's talent and insight. This is a hymn to autumn colors.
The fourth sentence is the center of the whole poem. It was written by the poet with strong ink and color and concentrated writing power. Not only the sparse scenery in the first two sentences serves as a foil for this gorgeous autumn scenery, but even the sentence "stop and sit in the maple forest at night" seems to be a lyrical narrative, but actually plays the role of setting off the scenery: the parking and looking, intoxicated and intoxicated. The poet has also become part of the scenery. With this scene, the charm of autumn colors is even more apparent. But after one rewrite, it stops abruptly and becomes full of melodious sentiment and endless aftertaste.