The Original Text, Annotations and Appreciation of Youzhou Tower Chen Ziang

Chen Ziang on the Youzhou Tower

Chen Ziang (661-702) was born in Zizhou. Romantic chivalry since childhood. Wu Zetian appreciates the book Ode to the Great Zhou Order. Dare to criticize the shortcomings of the times and not avoid the powerful. I once followed Wu Youyi in conquering Qidan, feeling that my political ambition and progressive proposition could not be realized. After being framed by Wu Sansi, he went to prison and died of grief and indignation.

Chen Ziang showed the spirit of bold innovation in his poetry theory and creation. His poems highlight the style of Han and Wei dynasties, emphasize elegance and elegance, and oppose the formalism of Qi and Liang's poetic style. He is a pioneer in advocating the innovation of Tang poetry. Prose abandons grandiose style and opposes parallel prose, with unique and distinctive style.

No one can see the ancient wisdom of the ancient king, only those wise men who can't see the afterlife can see it.

I miss heaven and earth, boundless, boundless, and I cry when I am alone.

In the first year of Wu Zetian's heavenly descent, Li Dezhong, a Khitan, and others captured Yingzhou. Wu Zetian sent Wu Yousi to lead an expedition, and the author served as a staff officer and accompanied him. Wu is reckless and lacks strategy. I was defeated the next year. The author asked to be the vanguard to attack the enemy, but Wu refused. Later, the author talked to Wujin, but Wujin didn't listen. Instead, he was reduced to sergeant. After repeated setbacks, the author saw that his ambition to serve the country was shattered, so he boarded Jibei Tower (namely Youzhou Tower) and generously wrote poems such as Youzhou Tower.

Note 1. Youzhou: One of the twelve ancient states, now Beijing. 2. Youyou: Far away. 3. sorrow: sad and sad. 4. Snuff: tears.

I have never seen the first generation of sages; The wise Lord of later generations still can't see it. Thinking of the infinite universe, I deeply feel that life is short; Mourning alone, tears streaming down my face, sad and sad.

Reading Tip: This poem was written on the Jibei Building in Youzhou. From a distance, I feel sad, and express the sigh of "untimely birth" with "the mountains and rivers remain the same, and the characters are different". The first two sentences are pitching the past and the present, writing for a long time; The third sentence is to look at architecture and write about the vastness of space; The fourth sentence is the writer's lonely and painful mood. Sentence length is wrong, syllables are tight first and then loose, and changes are restrained and coordinated, which greatly enhances artistic appeal.

Reading this poem, we must ask ourselves to deeply feel and create a desolate and tragic atmosphere. In front of my eyes, it seems to show a vast and broad picture of the northern Yuan Dynasty. In front of this huge picture, stands the image of an ambitious author who feels lonely and sad because he can't serve his country, so he is deeply excited. Before and after, ancient and modern, high in the sky, the earth, the universe, life ... What a broad vision and mind, "creating" the language potential into the big room is the essence of this poem. Of course, the result of "thinking" and "independence" is bound to be sad. This poem begins with "big", "high", "strong" and "strong" and ends with "small", "low", "if", "sad" and "sad". There are not many words in the middle, but the space-time span is quite large, so the transformation and transfer of the sound in the middle should be controlled appropriately and emotionally.

Recommended sentence 1. Where were those lost times before me? Behind me, where are the future generations? . 2. I think of heaven and earth, with no limit and no end. I am alone, and my tears fall down.