Night Mooring at Fengqiao
Zhang Ji
The moon is setting, crows are crying, the sky is full of frost, Jiang Feng is fishing and the fire is facing melancholy.
Hanshan Temple outside Gusu City, the midnight bell rings to the passenger ship
Explanation of poems
The moon has set, crows crow from time to time, in the vast night The sky seemed to be filled with frost. Faced with the faint maple trees on the rocks and the flickering fishing fires in the river, my sadness made it difficult for me to fall asleep. In the middle of the night, the cold bells of Hanshan Temple outside Suzhou drifted leisurely to the passenger ship.
Word explanation
Jiang Feng: maple tree by the river.
Gusu: Another name for Suzhou.
Poetry Appreciation
The poet uses detailed thinking. Six scenes are contained in just four lines of the poem. He uses the most poetic language to construct a quiet and distant artistic conception: Autumn by the River. At night, the fishing fires are lit, and the travelers lie down to hear the bells ringing in the quiet night. All the scenes are selected with unique discernment: one is still, one is moving, one is bright, one is dark, and on the river bank, the combination of the scenery and the mood of the characters have reached a high degree of tacit understanding and blending, and together they have formed this artistic realm that has become a model for later generations. .