Year of establishment Qing dynasty
The genre of the work is seven-character quatrains.
Author Zheng Xie
Source of the Complete Works of Banqiao
New bamboo is taller than old bamboo, and their growth is supported by old branches.
Hsinchu can surpass the old bamboo because of its birth and nourishment.
New students will be born next year, and ten dragons and grandchildren will go around Fengchi.
When Hsinchu grows the next year, it also begins to breed Hsinchu, so the pond is surrounded by lush young bamboos.
Extended data:
This poem takes the growth of Hsinchu as a metaphor to describe the universal law of interdependence and metabolism between nature and human society. The whole poem shows that the latecomers came from behind, and shine on you was better than Lan because of the foundation laid by the former and the active support of the ancestors.
The poem expresses the dialectical thought similar to that of Liu Yuxi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, that is, "Fang Lin's new leaves urge Kerwin Chen, and the waves before the flowing water are the waves behind" and "the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves before".
The first two sentences of this poem describe the relationship between the old and the new, which contains philosophy. Because of its vigorous vitality, Hsinchu always surpasses the old bamboo and comes from behind, which is the inevitable trend of things. But Hsinchu, after all, is somewhat immature and needs the support, help and care of veteran cadres. Only in this way can Hsinchu flourish as soon as possible.
This natural and simple poem profoundly reveals the philosophy of life: young people are always stronger than old people, because only with the constant emergence of new forces can human society continue to develop and advance; However, the growth of the new forces cannot be separated from the support and care of the older generation. The two complement each other and influence each other.
This is similar to what Yang Wanli, a poet in the Song Dynasty, said: "Xiao He has just emerged, and a dragonfly has already stood on his head.". .
The last two sentences express good wishes by looking forward to the future of Hsinchu. There will be more and more new bamboos this year and next year. They will grow up soon, tall and strong, around the phoenix pool. Here, the poet compares the newborn bamboo to the newborn, hoping that they can come from behind, get ahead, be big officials, bypass the Phoenix Pool, and be as promising as "old cadres".
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