Du Fu's works are many, but this short poem with only 28 words contains rich changes of the times. By comparing before and after its use, it shows the indifference of people born.
Li Guinian
Li Guinian, a musician in the Tang Dynasty, whose grandfather was Li Huaiyuan, the prime minister of Tang Zhongzong, was called "the sage of the Tang Dynasty" by later generations. He is good at singing, playing cymbals, playing Jie drums and composing music. Wei Chuan Qu, composed by him and his brother, was appreciated by Tang Xuanzong and became a celebrity and court musician around Tang Xuanzong. After the Anshi Rebellion, Li Guinian lived in Jiangnan, now Hunan Province. Singing a few songs every time you meet a beautiful place often makes the listener cry.
When Du Fu was young, because of his literary talent, he often went in and out of places of power, and he had the opportunity to know Li Guinian, who was equally talented and popular. Du Fu also fled to Hunan after the Anshi Rebellion, and happened to meet Li Guinian who also fled here. When they experienced the ups and downs of life, they felt the impermanence of fate. Du Fu wrote this famous poem.
appreciate
The first two sentences of the poem are Du Fu's memories. Wang Qi is Li Fan, the younger brother of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, and his name is Wang Qi. He is famous for his love of learning and talent, and his temperament is elegant. Cui Jiu is Cui Di. He is the younger brother of Cui Shu, secretary of China Academy of Sciences, ranking Laojiu in the family. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, he served as a temple supervisor. Both of them were highly valued and appreciated by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. All the people who can get in and out of their own houses are prominent people. Li Guinian is such a person, and Du Fu is such a person. When they were young, the country was stable and the people lived happily. Li Guinian's music and Du Fu's poems are the products of that heyday, reflecting the prosperity and prosperity of that era. From these two sentences, we can see two high-spirited teenagers.
The last two sentences of this poem are descriptions of reality. When the flower falls, it is the most sad and sensitive time for the poet. At this moment, the two men were stranded in different places because of the war, and they met unexpectedly, and their hearts were mixed. Although "it's a beautiful scenery in the south of the Yangtze River" at this time, they certainly don't have time to appreciate and communicate. It will be more difficult to recall what they looked like when they were young in these years. They must have infinite sighs and mixed feelings. An earth-shaking turmoil filled them with human suffering. They witnessed the rise and fall of the Tang Dynasty. The poet didn't write down what they exchanged, but we can know that there are too many feelings between them to express.
This poem incorporates the vicissitudes of history into these 28 words. A "smell" and an "encounter" are linked with ups and downs, and they are also full of the pain of the poet's reminiscing about the past and hurting the present. The contrast between the past and the present highlights the historical changes, the pain caused by the war and the deep concern for the country.