Liu Yuxi said in the preface to the Seventy Rhymes of Liyang: "In August of the fourth year of Changqing, the secretariat of Kuizhou was changed to Liyang (Hezhou), floating on the Minjiang River, watching Dongting, crossing the gorge and involving Xunyang in the east."
In 20 years, Liu Yuxi was exiled to the south and went to Dongting. According to the literature, there are about six times.
Among them, only the state is transferred, this time, in autumn. Liu Yuxi wrote this poem while passing by Dongting Lake and enjoying the scenery of Dongting Lake.
1, original:
Wangdongting
The lake and the moon set each other off, and there is no wind mirror on the pool surface.
Looking at Dongting from a distance, there is a green snail in the silver plate.
2. Translation
On Dongting Lake, moonlight and water blend together, and the lake is as calm as an unpolished bronze mirror.
Looking at Dongting Lake from a distance, the landscape is as green as ink, like a green snail in a silver plate.
Extended data:
1, whole poem appreciation:
This is a landscape poem written by the poet overlooking Dongting Lake, which is clear and meaningful.
The first sentence is about the blending of water, light and moonlight, which shows the breadth and distance of the lake. This should be the scene at dusk. It is not dark yet, but the moon has come out. If it is dark, you can't see the fusion of the two colors.
The second sentence uses the metaphor of a mirror to show the calm of the lake at night, because the sun has set and the lake is not reflective, just like a mirror is dull without polishing.
The third sentence is about the green of Junshan Mountain in Wangyuan Lake. The "landscape" here actually refers to the mountain, that is, Junshan in the lake. The usage of "scenery" belongs to the usage of "compound words with partial meanings" in ancient Chinese.
The fourth sentence uses another metaphor, comparing Junshan floating in the water to a green snail on a silver plate. The whole poem is full of pure scenery, with detailed descriptions and vivid metaphors, which is very interesting to read. ?
2. Introduction to the author:
Liu Yuxi (772-842), a native of Luoyang, Henan, called himself "Luoyang" and Zhongshan. The first one is Zhongshan, Wang Jing and Liu Sheng. A writer and philosopher in the Tang Dynasty, he was called a "poet".
Liu Yuxi was a scholar in the ninth year of Zhenyuan (793). At the beginning, he was a clerk in Du You's shogunate and an envoy in Huainan, and was highly valued by Du You. Later, he entered the DPRK from Du You, supervising the empire.
At the end of Zhenyuan, he made friends with Liu Zongyuan, Han Ye and formed a political group headed by Wang. Later, he successively served as Sima Langzhou, Secretariat of Lianzhou, Secretariat of Kuizhou, Secretariat of Hezhou, Doctor of Host and Guest, Minister of Rites, and Secretariat of Suzhou. In Huichang, we will check the history of the Ministry of Justice. He died at the age of 70 and gave it to the Minister of Housing.
Liu Yuxi's poems and essays are all excellent, with a wide range of subjects. Known as "Liu Liu" with Liu Zongyuan, "Three Masters" with Wei and Bai Juyi, and "Bai Liu" with Bai Juyi, including the humble room, Zhi Zhu Ci, Yang Liuzhi Ci and Wuyi Lane.
Three philosophical works, The Theory of Heaven, discuss the materiality of heaven and analyze the origin of the theory of destiny, which is materialistic. There are works of Liu Mengde and Liu Binke.
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