"A Visit to the White Mountains of Huangshan to No Results" is a poem written by Tang Xianzu of the Ming Dynasty.
Preface: Wu Xu took pity on him and persuaded him to visit Huangshan and Baiyue, but to no avail.
If you want to know the gold and silver energy, you usually travel from yellow and white.
I have never dreamed of going to Huizhou.
Notes:
①We must be down and out, poor.
②Huangbai: Huangshan and Baiyue Mountains in Huizhou. In the mid-Ming Dynasty, Huizhou's business flourished and its merchants were the richest in the world.
The preface to the poem explains Tang Xianzu's career status at that time: those who are inexhaustible are down and out and in poverty. So why did his friends suggest him to go to Huizhou when he was in poverty. That is definitely not the current leisure experience tour. If your stomach is not full, there is no need to take a break. He just hopes to go to Huizhou to seek a comeback opportunity, and this opportunity should still be pinned on Xu Guo.
In the nineteenth year of Wanli (1591), Xu Guo retired to his hometown in She County, Huizhou. Just look at the eight-legged archway of Xu State that still stands in the ancient city of Shexian County, and you will know the status of Xu State in the imperial court. Although retired, Xu Guo was both the emperor's teacher and an important minister. As long as he was willing to recommend him, Tang Xianzu's life would change.
Therefore, Tang Xianzu's friend Wu Xu suggested that Tang Xianzu visit Mr. Xu in Huizhou in order to eliminate the gap between teachers and students and restore the friendship between teachers and students. As long as Xu says a word to the emperor, he can change his predicament. The poem "Huangbai" refers to Huangshan and Baishan (Qiyun Mountain), and alludes to gold and silver, that is, official salary.
No matter what the reason is, Tang Xianzu’s praise of Huizhou cannot be inferred.
In fact, the poem begins by describing Huizhou as a place exuding copper: If you want to make a fortune, you may get there among the white mountains of Huangshan. This may be in line with the social reality at that time, because during the Ming and Qing Dynasties Huizhou merchants were interested in fame and fortune, and Huizhou was naturally a golden place envied by the people.
But what does all this have to do with the beautiful scene and the playwright's pain? At that time, someone suggested that Tang Xianzu went to Huizhou to find human resources, or to find immortals or Taoist gods. The most realistic path is to find human resources, regardless of scenery. Therefore, it would be a big mistake to interpret this poem as the author's praise of Huizhou's scenery.
Extended information:
The title of this poem "White Mountain" refers to Qiyun Mountain in Xiuning. Qiyun Mountain and Wudang Mountain in Hubei, Heming Mountain in Sichuan, and Longhu Mountain in Jiangxi are known as the "Four Daojiao Famous Mountains in China", and Huangshan is known as the "White Mountain among the Huangshan Mountains". In Tang Xianzu's poem, "Huangshan and Baishan" are "Huangbai". This quatrain is actually about "cause and effect." Write the reason in the first two sentences and the result in the last two sentences.
The main idea of ??this poem is the first sentence, not the last two sentences. Judging from the poet's experience and character, this poem is not to praise the beauty of "Yellow and White", nor to express his yearning for Huizhou, but to express his lifelong feelings. The poet was very poor when he wrote this poem. His friends invited and advised him many times, hoping that he would have the opportunity to develop in Huizhou. However, none of them came.
In the poem "Huangbai", it refers to Huangshan and Baishan, allusion to gold and silver, that is, official salary. Whatever the reasons led to its failure, it cannot be inferred that Tang Xianzu praised Huizhou. In fact, the poem describes Huizhou as a rich place at the beginning: if you want to get rich, you have to go to Huizhou in Huangshan and Baiyue.
This was in line with the social reality at that time. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Huizhou merchants were famous and extremely wealthy, so it was naturally an enviable place. But it has nothing to do with beauty, and it has nothing to do with tragic playwrights. This poem expresses the poet's refusal to bow his head: It is said that Huizhou is rich, but it is a pity that I have never thought of going to Huizhou in my life.
Reference materials:?Baidu Encyclopedia-Visiting Huangshan Baiyue failed