The incense burner in Rizhao produces purple smoke,
Looking at the waterfall hanging in Qianchuan from afar.
It's flying down three thousands of feet,
It's suspected that the Milky Way has set for nine days.
[ Notes]
1. Lushan Mountain: Located in the south of Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, it is a famous scenic spot in China.
2. incense burner: incense burner peak, which is located in the northwest of Lushan Mountain, is named because it looks like a incense burner and the mountains are often covered with clouds and smoke.
3. Hanging Qianchuan: Hanging on the water in front.
4. Nine days: It is said in ancient times that the sky has nine weights, and nine days is the highest level of the sky.
[ Brief Analysis]
This is a landscape poem written by the poet Li Bai when he was about fifty years old and lived in seclusion in Lushan Mountain. This poem vividly depicts the magnificent scenery of Lushan Waterfall and reflects the poet's infinite love for the great rivers and mountains of the motherland.
The first sentence "The incense burner in Rizhao produces purple smoke". "Incense burner" refers to the incense burner peak of Lushan Mountain. This peak is in the northwest of Lushan Mountain, with a sharp and round shape, like a censer. Due to the waterfall, water vapor transpiration, under the bright sunshine, as if there is an indomitable incense burner, purple smoke rises in Ran Ran. A word "life" vividly describes the rising scene of smoke clouds. This sentence sets a magnificent background for the waterfall, and also renders the atmosphere for the following direct description of the waterfall.
The second sentence "Looking at the waterfall hanging in front of the river". The word "looking at the waterfall from afar" takes care of the title "Looking at Lushan Waterfall". "Hanging Qianchuan" means that the waterfall hangs straight from the cliff to the river in front like a huge white practice. The word "hanging" turned from dynamic to static, and Visha wrote the waterfall in the distance.
the first two sentences of the poem start from the big picture, and outline the panoramic view: purple smoke fills the air at the top of the mountain, white practice hangs in the mountains, and torrent rushes down the mountain, forming a gorgeous and magnificent picture.
The third sentence "Flying down three thousands of feet" describes the waterfall in detail from a close distance. "Flying stream" shows that the waterfall comes out in the air, spewing and pouring. "Straight down" not only describes the steepness of the rock wall, but also describes the urgency of the water flow. "Three thousands of feet" exaggerates greatly, describing the lofty mountains.
The poet felt that the majestic momentum of the waterfall had not been fully displayed, so he went on to write a sentence, "It is suspected that the Milky Way has set for nine days". It is said that this waterfall is "flying down", which makes people suspect that the Milky Way has poured down from nine days. A "doubt" is ethereal and lively, and if it is true, it makes people daydream and adds the magical color of the waterfall.
This poem is extremely successful in using metaphor, exaggeration and imagination, with unique conception, vivid language and lucidity. Su Dongpo appreciated this poem very much, saying that "the emperor sent the Milky Way to drop its pulse, and in ancient times there were only fallen immortals". "Immortal" is Li Bai. "Looking at Lushan Waterfall" is indeed an example of physical description and lyricism.
About the author: Li Bai (71-762), whose word is Taibai, is a great romantic poet in the Tang Dynasty. He wrote a lot of poems praising the motherland, exposing the darkness of society and despising the powerful. His poems have a far-reaching influence on future generations.
The mountain is shrouded in mist, and the incense burner peak of Lushan Mountain under the sun seems to be braving purple clouds. The waterfall in the distance flows down from the top, splashing like the Milky Way falling from the sky.
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