(Qing Dynasty) Wang Du's "Climbing to the Top of Mount Tai" Poetry Appreciation of [Shandong]·Mount Tai·Yuhuangding Landscape Scenic Spots
(Qing Dynasty) Wang Du
Wanren Peak head magnified view ①, what is the use of Qingxu borrowing Fenghan ②.
My eyes span the three thousand realms of the earth ③ , and I experience eighteen sets of hanging ladders ④ .
If you want to borrow food, you must ask for Shibai ⑤, and for tailoring clothes, you must have enough Xiadan ⑥.
Pianpianzhi wants to attract the cloud couple ⑦, and she wears a crown towards Tongming ⑧.
Explanation
Jade Emperor Peak is also called Tianzhu Peak. It is the top of Mount Tai, with an altitude of 1,545 meters. It is named after the Jade Emperor Palace. The Jade Emperor Hall is dedicated to the Jade Emperor, and a stone tablet is erected in front of it. Because it has no words, it is also called the "Wordless Stele". It is said that it was planted by Qin Shihuang. It was actually established when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty or Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty sealed Mount Tai in the east. There is a sun-viewing pavilion in the east of the hall, where you can watch the "rising sun in the east"; and a river-viewing pavilion in the west, where you can watch the "sunset glow", the "golden belt of the Yellow River" and the "jade plate of the sea of ??clouds". This poem is written about climbing to the top of Mount Tai and looking into the distance, which gives rise to a feeling of ecstasy.
Author
Wang Du, courtesy name Pingzi, was born in Tai'an, Shandong. He became a Jinshi in the third year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1646), and served as county magistrate, head of the Ministry of Punishment, and right minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Notes
① Wanren: describes high. ②Qingxu: space, sky. Gehong of Jin Dynasty: "Baopuzi Xu Xue": "Let the phoenix holding its wings fly in the clear sky." Fenghan: the feathers of the phoenix. ③Three thousand worlds: Buddhism calls the universe “three thousand worlds”. ④Eighteen Pans: The winding road under the Nantian Gate of Mount Tai. ⑤ Shi Bai: Ge Hong's "Biography of Immortals": "Mr. Baishi is also a disciple of the father-in-law of Zhonghuang. He tried to cook Baishi for food. Because he lived in Baishi Mountain, people at that time called him Mr. Baishi." ⑥ This sentence means that Danxia is the Clothes. ⑦Cloud Companion: A companion who ascends together in the clouds. ⑧Tongming: Tongming Hall, the legendary Jade Emperor’s Palace. Su Shi of the Song Dynasty wrote in "Servants of the Yuan Dynasty Drinking in the Same Row Upstairs": "The ministers stand in the Tongming Hall, and a red cloud holds the Jade Emperor.
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