Tianmen interrupts Chujiang and opens Chujiang, which is the Yangtze River. In ancient times, the middle reaches of the Yangtze River belonged to the Chu State, so it was called Chujiang.
This poem comes from the sentence in Li Bai's "Wang Tianmen Mountain" that Tianmen interrupts and Chujiang opens. At that time, Li Bai called the Yangtze River flowing from Yichang County, Hubei to Wuhu, Anhui, the Chujiang River. "Looking at Tianmen Mountain" praises the magic and magnificence of nature through the description of the scenery of Tianmen Mountain, expresses the author's optimistic and heroic feelings when he first came out of Bashu, and shows the author's free and unrestrained spiritual outlook.
Tianmen Mountain is located on both sides of the Yangtze River in He County, Anhui Province and Wuhu. The one in the north of the Yangtze River is called Xiliang Mountain, and the one in the south of the Yangtze River is called Dongliang Mountain. The two mountains face each other across the river and are like a natural portal, so they are called Tianmen. Tianmen Mountain, known as Yunmeng Mountain or Songliang Mountain in ancient times, is the highest mountain in Yongding District of Zhangjiajie, only 8 kilometers away from the city. It is named after the natural wonder Tianmen Cave, and is the first famous mountain to be recorded in history.
Appreciation of "Looking at Tianmen Mountain"
The first two sentences use a narrative method to describe the majesty of Tianmen Mountain and the mighty rushing momentum of the river. The poet does not write about Bowang, where the two mountains of Liangshan confront each other across the river, but he describes the discontinuity of the mountains, thereby vividly describing the relative steepness of the two mountains. The opening of the Chu River not only points out the relationship between mountains and water, but also depicts the discontinuity of the mountains. The river water is now flowing out with great momentum.
The word "bi" expresses the color of the river, and implicitly expresses the depth of the river. The word "hui" describes the rushing and swirling water of the river, and also describes the direction of the mountains in the Tianmen Mountain area. The last two sentences describe the distant view seen from the gap between the green mountains on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. The word "relative" is used skillfully, which makes the green mountains on both sides of the Taiwan Strait have life and emotion. The last sentence is a stroke of genius. A red sun reflects on the clear water, green mountains and white sails, making the whole picture bright and colorful, with distinct layers, thus showing the majestic and magnificent picture of the motherland's mountains and rivers.