Tang Dynasty: Liu Zongyuan
There are no birds flying over those mountains, and there are no traces of people in those paths.
A boat on the river, a fisherman wearing his webworm moth; Fishing alone is not afraid of snow and ice.
Translation: There is no bird trace in Wanling, Qian Shan; There are no footprints of pedestrians on thousands of roads. On a lonely boat, a fisherman wearing hemp fiber and hat; Fishing alone in the snow.
Extended data
Creation background
Jiang Xue was written during Liu Zongyuan's exile in Yongzhou (805-8 15). During Yongzhen Yuan's reign (805), Liu Zongyuan participated in Yongzhen Reform initiated by Wang Group, and carried out political measures to restrain internal officials, control foreign countries and safeguard national unity.
However, due to the joint opposition of reactionary forces, the reform soon failed. Liu Zongyuan was demoted to Yongzhou Sima and exiled for ten years. In fact, he lived a life of "prisoner" under control and house arrest. The oppression of the sinister environment did not crush him. Being at a political disadvantage, he expressed the value and ideal interest of life through his poems. This poem is one of the masterpieces.
This poem describes the snow scene along the South River. In this picture painted by the poet, Qian Shan Wanling was blocked by snow, and the birds had already disappeared without a trace. Because the snow is too heavy, even the birds are unwilling to come out; Because of the heavy snow, even people's footprints are covered, and only a snowy and silent land can be seen.
On the snowy river, there is a boat with an old fisherman wearing hemp fiber and hat. He braved the cold wind alone and fished on the cold river. Ice and snow, fishing alone.
This poem expresses the feeling of loneliness and cold, and it is also the inner portrayal of the poet Liu Zongyuan.