Climbing Yueyang Tower Original text:
Chen Yuyi
Dongting is east of the river and west of the river. The curtains cannot move but the sunset is late. ?
I came to the land that divides Wu and Shu, and moved to the lake and mountains when it was almost twilight. ?
Thousands of miles away, there is still a long way to go, and more than three years of hardship is even more dangerous. ?
In the ancient wind and frost, old Mucangbo is infinitely sad.
Translation:
The majestic Yueyang Tower stands east of Dongting and west of the Yangtze River. At dusk, there is no evening breeze, and the flags on the pavilion are still.
Climb to the boundary between Wu and Shu, and wander around the lakes and mountains at dusk.
I have traveled thousands of miles to avoid the war for three years. How do I feel when I climb up and look far away today?
When I climbed up the stairs to pay homage to the ancients, my temples were already frosty. Looking at the ancient trees in the distant mountains, there was infinite sadness hidden in the green sky.
In the spring of the first year of Jingkang of Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty (1126), the Jin soldiers attacked Kaifeng and the Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed. Like most poets at the turn of the Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty (such as Li Qingzhao), Chen Yuyi's life experience and literary creation are also divided into two periods based on the Jingkang Dilemma.
Before this, he followed the usual path of official career and fame. At the age of 24, that is, the third year of Zhenghe Zhenghe of Song Dynasty (1113), he was awarded the title of Jinshi and was awarded Wenlin Lang. He was proficient in painting and calligraphy, and was famous for his poetry. He was deeply appreciated by the emperor and moved his official position many times, but he was also unknowingly involved in the whirlpool of political struggles.
When the Jingkang Incident occurred, Chen Yuyi was demoted to Chenliu (southeast of Kaifeng, Henan Province today) as a minor official overseeing the wine tax. Naturally, he joined the ranks of fleeing refugees, running south to Xianghan, and across Hunan and Hunan. , displaced.
He went into exile in Dongting Lake, climbed to the Yueyang Tower several times, grieved over state affairs with his friends, drank to drown his sorrows, and wrote several poems to remember his events, one of which was chosen for this lesson.