Don Liu Yuxi
There are some weeds blooming by the Suzaku Bridge, and there is only sunset at the corner of Wuyi Lane.
Swallows under the eaves of Wang Dao and Xie An have now flown into the homes of ordinary people.
Wu Yixiang won Bai Juyi's "Turn around and lament for a long time", which is one of Liu Yuxi's most proud masterpieces of nostalgia.
The first sentence is "Wild grass flowers beside Suzaku Bridge", which spans the Qinhuai River in Nanjing and is the only way from downtown to Wuyi Lane. The bridge and Wuyi Lane on the south bank are not only geographically adjacent, but also historically related. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Wuyi Township was a inhabited area of Tujia people in Gaomen, where Wang Dao, the founding father, and Xie An, who commanded the Battle of Feishui, lived. The heavy building decorated with two bronze finches on the ancient bridge was built by Xie An. Literally, Suzaku Bridge and Wuyi Lane are even opposite. Using Suzaku Bridge to sketch the environment of Wuyi Lane not only conforms to the geographical reality, but also creates the aesthetic feeling of antithesis and evokes relevant historical associations. It is the choice of "killing three birds with one stone". What is striking in the sentence is the wild flowers overgrown with weeds by the bridge. The grass grows and flowers bloom, indicating that spring has arrived. Putting the word "wild" in front of "grass flowers" adds a lonely atmosphere to the scenery. In addition, these weeds and wild flowers grow beside the busy Suzaku Bridge, which reminds us that they may contain profound meanings. I remember that the author once used "weeds" as a symbol of decline in the poem "Thousands of Families Become Weeds" ("Taicheng"). Now, in this poem, "weeds and flowers" are highlighted in this way, which shows that the once prosperous Suzaku Bridge has become desolate and desolate today!
The second sentence, "Sunset at the entrance of Wuyi Lane", shows that Wuyi Lane is not only set in the background of the dilapidated and desolate ancient bridge, but also presented in the afterglow of the sunset. The word "oblique" in the sentence corresponds to the word "flower" in the previous sentence. As a verb, it is the dynamic of writing the scene. "Sunset", the sunset in the west, and then click the word "oblique" to highlight the bleak scene of the sunset. At the entrance of Wuyi Lane in its heyday, people should be returning home dressed in clothes, and cars and horses are bustling. Now, with a touch of oblique light, the author completely enveloped Wuyi Lane in a lonely and desolate atmosphere.
After comparing the environment and rendering the atmosphere, it seems that it is time to describe the changes in Wuyi Lane in a positive way and express the author's feelings. However, the author did not use too shallow writing methods, such as "Who lives in Wuyi Lane, looking back makes people remember" (Sun's "Wu Yi Lane Fu"), "Nowhere to find a house, falling flowers and singing birds in Liling Spring" (anonymous) and so on; Instead, with the help of the description of the scenery, he continued to write a famous sentence among the moxibustion population: "In the old days, Wang Xietang died in front of swallows and flew into the homes of ordinary people." Unexpectedly, he suddenly turned his brush strokes to the swallows nesting over Wuyi Lane, which made people recognize where the swallows were flying. Now, ordinary people live in Wuyi Lane. In order to make readers clearly understand the poet's intention, the author points out that these swallows flying into people's homes used to be old swallows living on the eaves of Wang Xiequan's high hall. The word "old times" gives the swallow the identity of a historical witness. The word "ordinary" especially emphasizes how different the residents today are from the past. From this, we can clearly hear the author's infinite feelings about this change.
The design of Yan Fei's image seems easy, but it actually reflects the author's artistic originality and rich imagination. Jin Fuxian's Preface to Yan Fu said: "According to legend, Yan's nest is here this year and will be returned next year. It will die, just cut its claws. The consequences are far-reaching. " Of course, in life, even a swallow with a very long life can't be an old swallow "in front of Wang Xietang" 400 years ago. However, the author captures the characteristics of swallows as migratory birds living in their nests, which is enough to arouse readers' imagination and hint at the prosperity of Wuyi Lane in the past, and plays a prominent role in comparing the past with the present. Wuyi Lane focuses on the present situation of Wuyi Lane in artistic expression. Just a subtle hint of its past. The poet's feelings are hidden and hidden, which are contained in the description of the scenery. Therefore, although its scenery is ordinary and its language is simple, it has an implicit beauty that makes people memorable.