This poem expresses Su Shi's nostalgia for his poet friends in Hangzhou.
The author begins by recalling the unforgettable scene of "hand in hand in Jiangcun" with his friends, arousing the memory of his friends. The scenery is blurry, and it is spring again. In the early spring of last year, Su Shi and Chen Xiang went to the suburbs of Hangzhou to find spring. Su Shi wrote a poem "After his illness on the 21st of the first lunar month, he recounted the ancient invitation to go outside the city to find spring", and Chen Xiang's poem included the line "I am secretly shocked that the plum blossoms are blooming with thousands of new branches". The "plum snow floating skirt" in the poem refers to the time when the two were looking for spring, when the plum blossoms were like snow, and their clothes were fluttering. Friendship and poetry made them extremely happy and intoxicated when traveling. The sentence "the old friend has disappeared" changes the meaning of the poem, indicating that the search for spring in Jiangcun has become a thing of the past, and the old friend who traveled with him last year is no longer in front of him. Every time I recite the old spring-seeking songs, I miss it even more. The author's writing is full of emotions, vividly expressing his deep friendship with Chen Xiang. Following the mood of longing, the poet even missed the places where they had poetry, wine and entertainment in Hangzhou's West Lake - Wanghu Tower, Gushan Temple, and Yongjinmen. These three places are all scenic spots. The next part of the poem recalls the situation when the two of them chanted and sang together during the tour: in the places they usually pass by, they often write thousands of poems. "Usual place" is literally used in Du Fu's "Two Poems of Qujiang" "Drinking debts are common places", and "Qianzhu" means there are many. Everywhere they visited, they wrote poems, which led to the following sentence: "embroidering Luo shirts and brushing the red dust". The object is omitted under the word "和", and the poem in question is inherited from the previous sentence. A story from this dynasty is used here. Volume 6 of "Qingxiang Miscellaneous Notes" by Wu Chuhou of the Song Dynasty: "It is said that Wei Yechang visited the monk's house in Shaanxi Province from Laigong, and each left an inscription. Later, when we traveled together again, we saw that Laigong's poems had been protected by green gauze cages, but the wild poems were alone. No, the dust is all over the wall. Sometimes there is a clever official prostitute who brushes it with his sleeve. Ye Xu said: "If you can brush it with your red sleeve, it will be better than a green sarong." The Duke of Song Dynasty laughed. When officers enjoy themselves, they are often accompanied by prostitutes. "Embroidered Luo shirt", such as "New embroidered Luo jacket" in Wen Tingyun's "Bodhisattva Man", is popular among women. This sentence echoes Chen Xiang's previous poem, which evokes memories of the previous journey. The meaning of the word has developed to this point, and it should have directly expressed the current feelings of longing for friends, but the author wrote it from another angle. He wondered who was missing him since he left Hangzhou. Of course, it goes without saying that it should be Chen Xiang, the friend to whom he wrote this poem. However, the author cleverly took a detour and transformed people's longing for him into natural objects' longing for him. "The moon in the lake, the willows by the river, and the clouds over the long head" does not refer to it in general, but refers to the scenery of the West Lake, Qiantang River and the famous mountains in the southwest of the city. They often visited and admired it in Hangzhou. Their memories of him, It means calling him back. At the same time, as the chief of a county in Hangzhou, Chen Xiang can be said to be the master of the lake and the mountain. The call of the lake and the mountain is the call of the master. The word "who" is implemented here. The meaning is expressed in such a tortuous way, and the words and sentences are so fresh and connotative. To borrow Xin Jiaxuan's words: "Look at the envoy, you must be extraordinary in this matter." ("Shui Diao Ge Tou·Send Zheng Houqing to Hengzhou")
When Su Shi was in Hangzhou, the political situation was very contradictory. He was appointed to foreign posts because he opposed the new law, but he had to implement the new law. He wrote many poems against the new law, "to satirize the situation, and the common people can help the country"; he was also diligent in his duties, catching locusts to relieve hunger, caring about the people's poverty, and "conciling the law to benefit the people" within the scope of his ability. Apart from political affairs, he, like many literati in the Song Dynasty, was able to arrange his personal life well. This song "Xingxiangzi" reflects the life of scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty from one aspect. It not only expresses the deep friendship with friends, but also reveals the love for the natural scenery of West Lake. "Xingxiangzi" is one of his early works. It has broken through the scope of traditional erotica and has obvious characteristics of poetry as lyrics in terms of subject matter and syntax. Although this poem is a gift, it is sincere and sincere. The writing method can start from the side. The mood of the poem is repeatedly opened and closed, grasping the characteristics of the tonal structure, and handling the upper and lower knots in an implicit and poetic way. Su Shi It is one of the better works among the early poems. Ming Dynasty Zhuo Renyue's "Ancient and Modern Ci Tong": The three sentences before and after the conclusion are natural.