Night Returning to Lumen Mountain is a seven-character ancient poem written by Meng Haoran, a poet in the Tang Dynasty.
Original text:
In the evening, the bell of the temple echoed in the valley, and a noisy voice sounded at Yulu Ferry. ? People walked along the shore to Jiangcun village, and I also returned to Lumen by boat. ?
The moonlight at the deer gate made the mountain tree appear, and I suddenly came to the seclusion of exile. Lonely mountain road and quiet forest road, only hermits come and go gracefully here.
Translation:
The bell of the mountain temple rang, and it was near dusk. The fishing beam crossed the ferry and there was a sound of crossing. People walked along the sandy shore to Jiangcun, and I rowed my boat back to Dielmann. The moonlight at the deer gate lit up the trees surrounded by light smoke, and I suddenly came to Pang Gong's seclusion. The door is lonely to the rock wall of the pine forest, and I am the only lonely person coming and going here.
Literary appreciation
The first two sentences are about the poet's trip to the river in the evening. In the first sentence, one day passed, dusk fell, and bells rang in the quiet ancient temple. The second sentence is about the noise of people rushing to cross the river near Mianshuikou. The first sentence shows a peaceful and quiet environment, while the second sentence shows a loud and strong contrast, which is a contrast between the Zen realm far from the world and the noisy world.
The second couplet, the first sentence inherited the poem of "Fishing Beam", is to write about the villagers going ashore and returning home; The latter sentence inherits the poem "Mountain Temple" and writes that I have returned to lumens. These two sentences are based on the return of mankind as a concrete supplement to the last article. The two ways of going home show two different moods, which is another contrast, showing the poet's seclusion and indifference to glory.