Sheng [shèng]
"Spring Day" by Zhu Xi of the Song Dynasty
Shengri is looking for beauty on the shore of Si River, and the boundless scenery is new for a while.
Easy to recognize the east wind, colorful colors are always spring.
Interpretation: It is a beautiful and sunny spring outing on the shore of Surabaya, and the boundless scenery takes on a new look. Anyone can see the face of spring. The spring breeze blows flowers into bloom and becomes a riot of purple and red. Spring scenery is everywhere.
Notes: ①Shengri: Originally refers to a festival or a day when relatives and friends meet, here it refers to a day with good weather. ②Xunfang: Visit (by the river) and enjoy the spring flowers. ③Sishui Bin: Sishui, the name of the river, in Shandong Province; Bin, waterside. ④For a while: all of a sudden. ⑤Easy to recognize the Dongfeng side: Leisurely, ordinary, casual; recognize, feel; Dongfeng side, the face and spirit of the spring breeze.
Appreciation: The poem narrates that the poet went out to the river for a spring outing. At a glance, he felt that the place was completely new. Why? Because the warm east wind blows between heaven and earth, and the east wind urges hundreds of flowers to bloom, and the flowers bring people a colorful spring. The poet praised the beautiful scene of spring, and also said that the "east wind" is the source of colorful spring. "It's easy to recognize the east wind, and spring is always spring" has always been passed down as a famous saying.
Summary: From a literal point of view, this poem seems to be about the impressions of spring outing, but upon closer inspection, the location of the search for fragrance is the shore of Surabaya, which was occupied by the Jin people when the Song Dynasty was crossing south. Zhu Xi had never gone north, so of course it was impossible for him to travel to the shores of Surabaya to sing and sing in spring. In fact, the word "Sishui" in the poem refers to Confucius, because in the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius once taught students by singing string songs between Zhu and Si. Therefore, the so-called "seeking fragrance" refers to seeking the way of saints. "A thousand purples and reds" refers to the richness and variety of Confucianism. The poet compares the way of the saint to the spring breeze that stimulates vitality and dyes all things. This is actually a philosophical poem that embodies truth and interest in images.