The master who stayed at Furong Mountain during the snow
[Tang Dynasty] Liu Changqing
At dusk, the mountains are far away, the weather is cold and the white house is poor.
Chaimen hears dogs barking, and people return home on a snowy night.
The sound of dogs barking suddenly came from outside Chaimen. The family members who had returned home on a snowy night were back.
Appreciation:
This poem depicts a picture of returning home on a snowy night. The first two sentences describe what the poet saw and felt when he stayed in a mountain village. In the first sentence, "Rimu" indicates the time: evening. "The Cangshan Mountain is far away" is what the poet saw during the wind and snow. The green mountains are distant and misty, implying the hardship of the trek and the eagerness to stay overnight. The next sentence "It's cold and the house is white but the house is poor" points out the place to stay. "It's cold and the white house is poor": The owner's simple thatched hut looks even more poor in the cold winter. The three words "cold", "white" and "poor" set off each other, exaggerating the atmosphere of poverty and innocence, and also reflecting the poet's unique feelings.
The last two sentences describe the scene after the poet took refuge in his host's house. "Chai Men heard the barking of dogs." The poet entered the hut and settled down for bed when he suddenly heard the barking from the couch. "Returning on a snowy night", the poet guessed that it was probably the owner of Furong Mountain who returned wearing a snowy cloak. These two sentences are written from the perspective of hearing, showing a scene of barking dogs and people returning home.
This poem uses an extremely condensed poetic style to depict a picture of travelers staying overnight in the cold mountains and the snowman returning to the mountain home as the material. The poems are written in the order of lodging. It expresses the poet's sympathy for the poor life of working people.