Tang Poetry Appreciation Dictionary Seven-Character Rhythm Poems Liu Yuxi Liu Yuxi Series: Tang Poetry Appreciation Dictionary Tang Poetry Appreciation Dictionary Seven-Character Rhythm Poetry Liu Yuxi
Nostalgia for Xisai Mountain 1 Liu Yuxi Wang Junlou Boat Disembarkation in Yizhou 2, Jinling Wang Qi sadly closed 3. Qianxun's iron chain sank to the bottom of the river, and a flag fell out of the stone. How many times in this world have you hurt the past? The mountain shape is still covered by the cold current. From now on, the four seas are our home, so the fortress is rustling and the reeds are in autumn.
Notes 1 Xisai Mountain: in the east of Daye County, Hubei Province. Sun Ce, the leader of Wu in the Three Kingdoms, attacked Huang Zu. 2 "Wang Jun" sentence: According to the "Book of Jin·Biography of Wang Jun", Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty planned to attack Wu. Wang He, the governor of Yizhou (in the present-day Chengdu Plain area), built a conjoined ship and defeated the Wu army. 3. King Qi of Jinling: According to "Records of Jiankang", Qin Shihuang visited the east and looked at the clouds. He said that in five hundred years, the emperor would appear in Jinling. Because of the chiseling of Zhongfu Mountain, the Changlong of Jinling was cut off, and the Qinhuai River was opened. 4 The four seas are our home: refers to the unification of the world.
Translation: The famous general Wang Jun led a tall warship down the river from Yizhou. The majestic kingly aura of Jinling was instantly put away. The thousand-foot iron lock was melted by the fire and finally sank to the bottom of the river. Soochow's lowered flag was raised high on the stone city. The human world has experienced so many ups and downs, and facing the ancient monuments only makes people infinitely sentimental. However, Xisai Mountain still rests on the cold green of the Yangtze River year after year. Now we are lucky enough to encounter such an era, when the world is unified and the fortresses on the river have long been turned into desolate ruins, with only the rustling reeds swaying in the autumn wind.
Appreciate Liu Yuxi's poem about the rise and fall of history. The poet chose a typical example of the Western Jin Dynasty's destruction of Wu, showing that the mountains and rivers are not reliable enough. Defending the enemy with "Qianxun Iron Lock" is like child's play. It is human affairs that determine the rise and fall of history. , which leads to the profound lesson of the six dynasties’ fall. In the era when Liu Yuxi lived, the feudal separatist power was very powerful, and many rebellions against the imperial court occurred. This poem contains a warning to those separatist forces. It is profound in content and the language is fluent, natural and concise.