Lu Chai
Wang Wei
No one can be seen in the empty mountain, but people can hear their voices.
Returning to the deep forest, the light shines on the moss again.
Explanation of the poem: No one can be seen in the empty valley, but the voices of people can be heard. The afterglow of the setting sun is reflected into the dark forest, and the mottled tree shadows are reflected on the moss.
Word explanation Kongshan: empty mountain forest. But hear: only hear. But, only. Return scene: the light of the setting sun. Scenery was the same as "shadow" in ancient times.
Poetry Appreciation This is Wang Wei's representative work of landscape poetry in his later period. The fourth of the twenty poems in the "Wangchuan Collection" of Wujue poems. Luchai is the place name of Wangchuan. The poet uses a unique feeling to describe the quiet and dark evening scenery of empty mountains and deep forests. This is a kind of silence with sound and darkness with light, which is the result of the poet's careful observation and painstaking experience. This poem is a harmonious combination of poetry, painting, and music, an expression of a profound state of mind.