original work
The Yangtze River splits the Tianmen Peak like a giant axe, and the green river flows around the island. The green hills on both sides are neck and neck, and a boat meets leisurely from the horizon.
Creation background
According to Annotations on Chronology of Li Bai's Complete Works edited by An Qi, Selected Works of Li Bai edited by Yu Xianhao and New Notes on Li Bai's Poems edited by Guan, Wang Tianmen Mountain was written at the turn of spring and summer in the 13th year of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (725). At that time, Li Baichu, who was 25 years old, left Bashu and took a boat to Jiangdong for the first time.
works appreciation
Tianmen Mountain is facing Jiajiang River, and it is inseparable from the Yangtze River. The first two sentences of the poem start with the relationship between "Jiang" and "Mountain". The first sentence, "Tianmen breaks the Chu River", closely follows the topic and goes all the way to Tianmen Mountain. The key point is that the Chu River rushing eastward breaks through the majestic momentum of Tianmen Mountain. It gives people rich associations: Tianmen Mountain and Tianmen Mountain were originally a whole, blocking the turbulent river. Due to the impact of the surging waves of the Chu River, Tianmen was knocked open and interrupted, becoming two mountains.
This is quite similar to the scene described by the author in "Song of Yuntai in Xiyue to Send Dan Qiu Zi": "Genie (river god) roared and broke two mountains (referring to Huashan in Hexi and shouyangshan in Hedong), and Hongbo sprayed into the East China Sea." But the former is hidden and the latter is obvious. In the author's pen, the Chu River seems to be a thing with strong vitality, showing the magical power to overcome all obstacles, and Tianmen Mountain seems to quietly make way for it.
Brief introduction of the author
Li Bai (70 1-762), whose real name is Taibai, was named a violet layman. He is the most unique and greatest romantic poet after Qu Yuan. He has the reputation of "poetic immortal" and is also called "Du Li" with Du Fu. His poems are mainly lyrical, showing the arrogant spirit of contempt for powerful people, expressing sympathy for people's sufferings, being good at depicting natural scenery and expressing his love for the mountains and rivers of the motherland.
The poetic style is magnificent and bold, the imagination is rich, the language flows naturally, the melody is harmonious and changeable, and it is good at absorbing nutrients and materials from folk literature and myths and legends, which constitutes its unique magnificent and gorgeous color and reaches the peak of poetic art in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. There are more than 1000 poems, including 30 volumes of Li Taibai's Collection.