Jiang Xue is a landscape poem by Liu Zongyuan, which depicts a quiet and cold picture: on the snowy river, a boat and an old fisherman are fishing alone on the cold river. This poem expresses the author's frustration and loneliness through the old fisherman fishing alone in the Han River.
In simple and concise language, the whole poem depicts a fisherman fishing alone in a quiet and cold environment in the mountains, expressing the poet's indomitable character despite loneliness after the failure of political reform.
Xiju is another famous pastoral poem by Liu Zongyuan. It depicts a beautiful and quiet rural scenery: beside a grassy stream, there is a small hut surrounded by green hills. Poets live a quiet and comfortable life here, away from the hubbub. Through the description of natural scenery, this poem shows the poet's aversion to official life and his yearning for seclusion.
The Fisherman is also a famous pastoral poem. It depicts an old fisherman sailing home alone at sunset. By depicting the image of a fisherman, this poem expresses the poet's praise for the free and peaceful attitude towards life.
Besides these three masterpieces, Liu Zongyuan has many other excellent poems. For example, the poem "Drinking" begins with "Be less happy tonight", which directly expresses the poet's inner anguish and sadness;
The poem "Walking Alone in Yuxi North Pool after Rain" begins with "Su Yunzhou's Note" and depicts the beautiful and charming scenery of Yuxi North Pool in the early morning after rain. The poem "Climbing to the West Building on a Bitter Summer Night" begins with "Starting on a Hot Summer Night" and describes the unbearable heat and difficulty in sleeping on a summer night.
Liu Zongyuan was a writer, philosopher, essayist and thinker in the Tang Dynasty. He left more than 600 poems in his life, and his creative achievements were greater than poems. In terms of poetry preservation, Liu Zongyuan has more than 40 poems/kloc-0, which is relatively small compared with the Tang Dynasty, where many people came forth in large numbers and a hundred flowers blossomed. But many of these poems have been handed down from generation to generation, including four of Liu Zongyuan's poems in Three Hundred Tang Poems.