In the Heron Tower is a poem by Wang Zhihuan, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. The first two sentences of this poem are about natural scenery, but when you start writing, you will shrink Wan Li at your fingertips, so that you can have Wan Li at your fingertips. The last two sentences are freehand brushwork, surprisingly written, and philosophy is seamlessly integrated with scenery and situation.
The poet's mind, under the shock of nature, has realized a simple and profound philosophy, which can urge people to abandon the superficial knowledge of complacency, climb high and look far, and constantly open up new and better realms. Poet critics in Qing Dynasty thought: "Wang's poems are just two crosses, the first cross has done its best, and the last cross has a thousand miles."
Although the length of this poem is short, it draws the majestic momentum and magnificent scene of the mountains and rivers in the north, which has been inspiring the Chinese nation for thousands of years. In particular, the last two sentences are often quoted to express a positive exploration and unlimited enterprising attitude towards life. Today, this poem appears in important political and diplomatic occasions in China countries from time to time.
original work
Stork tower
The sun sets slowly near the western hills, and the Yellow River flows into the East China Sea. By going up one flight of stairs, look further.
Annotation translation
Sentence annotation
⑴ Stork House: Stork House has this name since ancient times, because storks live on it from time to time. Its former site is on the bank of the Yellow River in the southwest of Xupu County, yongji city. "Zhou Pu County Records" records: "(Stork House) was originally located in the middle and high hills of the Yellow River in the southwest of the county, and sometimes storks perched on it, hence the name."
(2) The mountain blocks the day: This sentence means that the sun sets near the mountain. Sun, sun. Shit, shit. Just disappear.
(3) desire: want. Poverty: fishing with exhausted resources, and doing it to the extreme. Thousands of miles: refers to a wide field of vision.
Vernacular translation
Near the mountain, the sun sets, and the Yellow River flows eastward into the sea. If you want to see a thousand miles of scenery, please climb the building again.
Brief introduction of the author
Wang Zhihuan (688-742) was a poet in the Tang Dynasty. Ji Ling was originally from Jinyang (now Taiyuan, Shanxi), and his great-grandfather moved to Jiang (now Jiangxian, Shanxi). Pay attention to loyalty, unrestrained, often fencing elegy. Most of his poems were sung by musicians at that time, and he was famous for being good at describing frontier fortress scenery. The words are simple and the environment is extremely far-reaching. Only six poems have been handed down from generation to generation.