1, Twelve Songs on the Rooftop, Blue Wall Cut Hibiscus. There are Chicheng caves on the ground and endless Yun Lan. There are twelve bends in Tiantai Mountain, and each bend is more exquisite like a knife cut by a green mountain wall. There is a Chicheng cave on the top of the mountain, which is deep and boundless, and the green clouds seem to be connected with the sky.
Meng Haoran has been to Tiantai Mountain many times when he was young, and he has special feelings for the landscape here. He chose to look for Tiantai Mountain in spring, hoping to find peace of mind and sublimation of spirit between this beautiful landscape. Meng Haoran's Looking for Tiantai Mountain is a poem describing natural scenery, which shows the beauty and mystery of Tiantai Mountain through delicate description.
Meng Haoran described the natural scenery of Tiantai Mountain with concise and bright language. He used green walls to cut hibiscus to describe the preciseness and delicacy of mountain walls, Chicheng Cave to describe the profundity and mystery of caves, and boundless blue clouds to describe the vastness and continuity of the sea of clouds. This poem also expresses the poet's reverence for ancient culture and sages.
Relevant information of Meng Haoran
1, Meng Haoran 689 -740, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, whose real name is unknown, claimed to be Mengshan because he lived in seclusion in Lumen Mountain, Xiangyang. He is one of the representatives of the pastoral poetry school in Tang Dynasty, and he is also called Wang Meng with Wang Wei. Most of his poems are based on natural scenery, and the artistic conception is fresh, distant, natural and far-reaching.
Meng Haoran was born in Wu Zetian period. He has been smart and studious since he was a child. When he was young, he went to Chang 'an to take the Jinshi exam, but he failed. He lived in seclusion in Lumen Mountain, Xiangyang, and lived a life of being indifferent to fame and fortune and entertaining himself with poetry. Meng Haoran is also good at calligraphy and painting. His calligraphy works are mainly cursive, and his brushwork is natural and smooth, full of rhythm; His paintings are mainly landscape paintings with long artistic conception.
Meng Haoran had an important position and influence in the Tang Dynasty. His poetry works are not only widely sung, but also have a far-reaching impact on the poetry creation of later generations. The natural scenery and scenery in his poems have become one of the classic elements in China literature.