"The sky is wide and the trees are low, the river is clear and the moon is close to people" comes from "Su Jian Dejiang" written by Meng Haoran of the Tang Dynasty. "Su Jian Dejiang" was written when the author was roaming in Wuyue, and is the same as "Asking the Zhouzi" Works from the same period.
"Staying on the Jiande River"
The author is Meng Haoran? Tang Dynasty
Moving the boat to Yanzhu, the guests are worried about the new arrival at dusk.
The sky is wide and the trees are low, the river is clear and the moon is close to people.
Vernacular translation:
Docked the boat at the misty islet, and at dusk new sorrows came to the guest's heart.
The wilderness is endless, the sky is lower than the trees, the river is clear and the moon is close to people.
Extended information
This is a poem depicting the twilight of the Autumn River. It is a famous scene description among the five unique works of the Tang Dynasty. The author docked the boat on the smoky riverside and remembered the past, so he used the boat to stay at night as a destination to express his emotions, and wrote about the author's thoughts on the journey.
The first sentence points to the topic, and also prepares for the following description of the scenery and emotion; in the second sentence, "sunset" is the reason why "guests are worried about the new"; in the last two sentences, because of the "wildness", the sky is lower than the sky. Because of the "Jiang Qing" of trees, the moon can approach people. The relationship between the sky and the trees, and people and the moon is written accurately and realistically.
The first two sentences of this poem are about touching the scenery, and the last two sentences are about expressing emotions through the scenery. They describe the fresh autumn night and highlight the subtle characteristics of the scenery. The whole poem is light and flavorful, implicit but not explicit, flowing out naturally, with natural charm and unique characteristics.