"Rain after Drinking Chuqing Lake" is a seven-character quatrain praising the beauty of the West Lake written by the poet when he was a judge in Hangzhou. This poem does not describe a scene or a moment of the West Lake, but describes the beauty of the West Lake in an all-round way.
The water is bright and sunny, and the mountains are cloudy and rainy.
If there are more dead beauties in the West Lake, C+ is so appropriate.
Translation:
On sunny days, the West Lake is full of blue waves. In the sunshine, radiant, beautiful. When it rains, the distant mountains are shrouded in misty rain, and their eyes are confused. The hazy scenery is also beautiful.
If the beautiful West Lake is compared to a beauty, then whether it is light makeup or heavy makeup, it can always set off her natural beauty and charming charm.
Appreciation of works:
The first half of the poem describes not only the scenery of the West Lake, but also the sunny and rainy state of the West Lake. "Clear water is good" describes the clear water of the West Lake: in the bright sunshine, the West Lake is rippling and sparkling, which is very beautiful. "The Mountain is Strange when it Rains" describes the mountains on rainy days: under the cover of rain, the mountains around the West Lake are charming, as if nothing had happened, very wonderful. From the title, we can know that the poet spent a whole day in the West Lake. It was sunny in the morning, then cloudy, and it began to rain after dusk. In the eyes of poets who are good at appreciating nature and have deep feelings for the West Lake, whether it is water, mountains, sunny or rainy, it is beautiful and wonderful. From the praise of "sunny face" and "strange sound of rain", we can imagine the lakes and mountains in different weather, and we can also imagine the happy encounter, free and easy personality and open mind when poetry enters the painting. The scenery written in the first half is a scene corresponding to communication, with broad and bold feelings, blending scenes and relative scenes between sentences. The beautiful scenery of the West Lake is written, and the poet Su Shi's feelings are expressed incisively and vividly.
In the second half of the poem, the poet did not closely follow the first two sentences, and further described the sunny and rainy days of lakes and mountains with a pen. Instead, he took appearance as the god and only used an ethereal metaphor to convey the charm of lakes and mountains. Between the carrier and the noumenon, except for the West Lake, which literally has the same word "West", the poet only pays attention to the present beauty of the West Lake, and the charm of Fengshen is similar to the beauty imagined by the stone. It is precisely because the West Lake and Xizi are beautiful, so for the West Lake, whether it is sunny or rainy, or for Xizi, no matter whether it is light makeup or heavy makeup, it can not change its beauty, but only increase its beauty. There are two diametrically opposite explanations for this metaphor: one is that the poet "takes the West Lake on a sunny day as a light makeup, and the West Lake on a rainy day as a heavy makeup"; One said that the poet is "using sunny days is better than heavy makeup, and rainy days are better than light makeup." Both theories have their own opinions and evidence. But for talented poets, this is a clever metaphor, and an occasional poem is just a temporary heart and scenery. From the beautiful scenery of the West Lake to the incarnation of beauty, from the "sunny side" and "strange rain" of the West Lake, it is always appropriate to imagine calligraphy. When it comes to metaphor and writing, I'm afraid it may not be rigid. When appreciating this poem, if we must let the heavy makeup return to sunny rain, it may damage the integrity of metaphor and the ethereal beauty of the poem.
Here, the poet expressed a temporary talent, but this metaphor, as Chen Yan said in Song Poetry, "became an evaluation of the West Lake". Since then, people often take "Xizi Lake" as another name for the West Lake. Su Shi himself is very proud of this metaphor, which has been used many times in his poems. Later generations appreciate this metaphor more deeply and often mention it in poems. Wang Wengong, in the compilation and annotation of Su Wenzhong's Gong Shi, called this poem a "masterpiece" that was unprecedented and never came again. One of its characteristics is its versatility. It is not a scene or a temporary scene of the West Lake, but a comprehensive portrayal and evaluation of the West Lake, with artistic life beyond time. The spread of this poem adds luster to the scenery of the West Lake.
In addition, the greatest artistic success of this poem is the use of a large number of rhetorical devices.
Intertextuality, such as "the water is bright and sunny, and the mountains are rainy." The first half of the sentence omits the "rain monster" and the second half omits the "sunny side". Whether it is sunny or rainy, the scenery of the West Lake is beautiful. It can't be understood as: the water in the West Lake is just sunny, and the mountains in the West Lake are just rainy and beautiful.
Duality, such as "the water is bright and sunny, and the mountains are rainy." Yes, they have similar meanings and complement each other. Because "beautiful water" is independent of "empty mountain", "clear sky" and "strange rain", it forms an idyllic scenery map, creates a mysterious artistic conception and expresses the author's yearning for the West Lake.
Metaphor. In poetry, "West Lake" is compared to "learning Chinese characters", that is, stone. Su Shi compared the natural beauty of the West Lake to the natural beauty with his wonderful observation. It is a very appropriate metaphor to form a vivid and sensible image of the West Lake and create a more realistic artistic conception through clever metaphor. The West Lake is also called Xizi Lake, and the name comes from the metaphor in this poem. The West Lake is also icing on the cake, and its reputation is getting bigger and bigger.
Personal feelings:
This poem describes the poet's mood when he appreciates the scenery of the West Lake. Whether it's sunny or rainy, the West Lake is very beautiful, just like a stone, one of the four beauties. I have never been to the West Lake, but after reading ancient poems, I feel like I have come to the West Lake and enjoyed the beautiful scenery in different weather.
Especially the last two clever metaphors, it is no wonder that "Xizi Lake" has become another name for the West Lake. It turned out to be a vivid metaphor of these two famous sentences handed down from ancient times! The beauty of the West Lake shines brightly in the poet's pen, and the poet endows the West Lake with the soul. . I can't help singing softly to the music, so that the beautiful scenery of the West Lake echoes in my heart. I love drinking Chu Qing and reading rain on the lake, I love the West Lake written by poets, and I love the colorful ancient poems of the motherland.