Author of Heron Cabin and Appreciation of Ancient Poetry
Wang Zhihuan (688─742) was born in Jinyang (now Taiyuan, Shanxi) and later moved to Jiangxian (now Xinjiang, Shanxi). Wang Zhihuan used to be the chief bookkeeper of Hengshui in Jizhou, but he was soon falsely accused, so he wandered in the north and went to the frontier. After 15 years of seclusion, he returned to serve as the captain of Wen 'an County. In the first year of Tianbao, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty died in the official residence. He was a famous frontier poet in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. He once sang with Wang Changling, Gao Shi and Cui, and became famous for a while.
This poem is one of the last six quatrains of Wang Zhihuan, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. In his early years, the author served as the chief bookkeeper in Hengshui County, Jizhou, and was soon dismissed because of being framed. Wang Zhihuan, who is less than 30 years old, lives a life of visiting relatives and friends and wandering around the world. This poem was written by the author at the age of thirty-five. The extraordinary ambition of the poet in this poem reflects the enterprising spirit of the people in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
The first two sentences of the poem are written and seen. "The Mountain Covers the Day" is about the view, the mountain and the scenery seen when climbing the building, and "The River with the Ocean Discharging Gold" is about the close-up view, the water is spectacular and magnificent. Here, the poet captured the rivers and mountains of Wan Li in a very simple and plain language with just ten words;
Later, when people read these ten words a thousand years later, they felt like they were underground. If they see the scenery, they will feel that their minds are open. Write the last two sentences. "But you have broadened your horizons by three hundred miles", a poet's endless desire to explore, wants to see further and see where his eyesight can reach. The only way is to stand higher and "walk up a flight of stairs".
It can be inferred from the second half of the poem that the first half was written on the second floor (not the highest floor), and the poet wanted to see the distant scenery as far as possible, and even climbed to the top floor of the building. The word "Lou" at the end also plays the role of a point, indicating that this is a poem about climbing stairs.