This is a sentence from "The Book of Songs·Daya·Juan", translated as
The phoenix sings and cries, on the high hills; the sycamores growing on the high hills, Facing the rising sun in the east.
"The phoenix is ??singing on that high hill. The phoenix trees are growing on that rising sun" ("The Book of Songs·Daya·Juan"). The poet here uses the phoenix to sing in harmony, and the song is flying over the hill; The parasol trees grow wildly and are covered with bright sunshine to symbolize the noble and beautiful character. Another example is "Hanging down to drink the clear dew, the sound of flowing out of the sparse tung trees. Standing loud and far away is not borrowing the autumn wind" (Yu Shinan's "Cicada"), this little poem with metaphorical meaning uses tall and straight sycamore trees with sparse green leaves. For the place where the cicada lives, the cicada's nobility is written, which is a metaphor for the beauty of his own character.
"Daya Juana" is a poem in the "Book of Songs", the first collection of poetry in ancient China. This is a beautiful poem. It is a tribute to a gentleman's travels, revealing a graceful and peaceful atmosphere of the prosperous age. This poem truly reflects the phenomenon of poetry dedication in the Zhou Dynasty and is a specimen of the poetry dedication system in the Zhou Dynasty. The whole poem has ten chapters, the first six chapters, each chapter has five sentences, and the last four chapters, each chapter has six sentences. It is grand in scale and complete in structure. In addition to writing, it also uses Bixing. Its use of artistic techniques has had a wide impact on later generations. .
The first chapter begins with a general narrative to lead the whole poem. "Chronicles of Jizhong": "In the thirty-third year of his reign, he traveled to Juan'a and summoned Duke Kang to follow him." This poem records this trip. "The one with the scroll" refers to a place of travel, "The wind blows from the south" refers to a time of travel, "Qi Dijunzi" refers to a person who travels, "Come to travel and sing, to target its sound" The two sentences go hand in hand with traveling and singing. And describe it. This narrative is simple yet comprehensive, so the predecessors called it "a brief account of Ayou's Banquet" (Fang Yurun's "The Original Book of Songs").
Chapter 2, 3, and 4 praise the vast territory of the Zhou Dynasty, the vast territory, and the favor of the King of Zhou, which extends throughout the sea. , so you can have fun and enjoy your leisure time. These praises boil down to one point, which is the "Belmir nature" repeated three times, that is, wishing the king of Zhou a long life so that he can inherit the achievements of his ancestors, become the priest of the hundreds of gods, and enjoy the blessings from heaven forever.
Chapter 5 and 6 praise the king of Zhou for his dedicated assistance by talented people, so that he can achieve great prestige and fame, and become a standard and model for the world. These two chapters follow from chapters two, three, and four. Chapters 2, 3, and 4 mainly talk about the internal effects of Zhou Wang’s virtues, while Chapters 5 and 6 mainly talk about the external effects of Zhou Wang’s virtues. The two complement each other and bring out the best in each other.
In Chapters 7, 8, and 9, the phoenix is ??compared to the king of Zhou, and the birds are compared to the wise ministers. The poet uses the phoenix to spread its wings and fly high with hundreds of birds closely following it, which is a metaphor for the support of the virtuous ministers to the king of Zhou, which is the so-called "fascination with the emperor". (The so-called "fascinating the common people" is just a foil.) Then, the tall sycamores are lush and green, and the rising sun and phoenixes are melodious, creating a harmonious atmosphere where the king and his ministers get along well with each other.
Chapter 10 goes back and describes the carriages and horses during the trip, still focusing on the idea of ??the monarch and his ministers getting along with each other. The last two sentences describe the poems presented by the ministers, which was unprecedentedly grand. It echoes the ending of the first chapter, "Come and swim, sing songs, and target their sounds."
This is a poem in praise of the King of Zhou, with limitations in thought. But the praise contains admonishment, so it still has merit. From an artistic point of view, the whole article is grand in scale and has a complete structure. In addition to writing, it also uses metaphors, such as "like Gui Ruzhang" to compare the "yongyong high-spiritedness" of a wise minister, and the phoenix and birds to compare the "Wang Duojishi" , "Wang Duoji Ren", are all very appropriate and natural, leaving a distinct impression on readers, and at the same time, they also had a wide impact on later generations.