In ancient Chinese literature, the artistic conception of landscapes and pastoral areas is one of the favorite description objects of poets. In the poem "Drinking with a Ghostly Man in the Mountains", the poet Wang Wei expressed his loneliness and longing by describing the scene of drinking with a ghostly man in the mountains.
Poetry background
Wang Wei was a famous poet, painter and musician in the Tang Dynasty. His poems took landscapes and pastoral themes as their themes, showing his love for nature and thinking about life. . "Drinking with a Quiet Man in the Mountains" is one of his masterpieces and one of his autobiographical poems.
Poetry Analysis
The first two sentences of the poem "The eyebrows of the distant mountains are higher than the eyebrows, and the clear clouds and rain hide the heavy city." It depicts the scene of the mountains and the city. Here " "Chongcheng" refers to Chang'an City, which was the capital of the Tang Dynasty. Then, the poet wrote, "Nowadays, no one can see the spring scenery, just as there are few people in the spring scenery." The "no one can see" here refers to the poet's loneliness. He drank with the lonely man in the mountains without the company of other people. And "seeing few people" expresses his desire for people.
The last two lines of the poem, "One is the farewell geese here, and the others fly away to the end of the world." express the poet's parting mood. He saw the flock of geese flying by and remembered the pain of parting. The last sentence "raise a glass to invite the bright moon, and look at the shadow to form three people." It shows the scene of the poet and the ghost drinking together, and also expresses his love for nature and cherishing friendship.
The meaning of poetry
The poem "Drinking with a Stranger in the Mountains" expresses the poet's love for nature and his thinking about life. He drank with a stranger in the mountains and felt the beauty of nature and the preciousness of friendship. At the same time, he also expressed his loneliness and longing, his longing for people and the pain of separation. This poem has not only aesthetic value, but also ideological value.