Jiang Kui ② (Song Dynasty)
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A bend on the west side of the bridge leads to a village.
The duckweed on the bank pavilion is green and marked.
He lives in Shihu,
Don't open the door when there are many lotus flowers.
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① Shihu: Fan Chengda (1126-1193), a poet of the Southern Song Dynasty, left his post in his later years and lived in Shihu (now Suzhou, Jiangsu). ② Jiang Kui (1155—1221? ): Yao Zhang, a Taoist named Baishi, was born in Poyang, Raozhou (now Poyang, Jiangxi). He wandered the Jianghu and never became an official. In the summer of the 14th year of Xichun (1 187), I visited Fan Chengda, and this poem was written at this time.
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Under the small bridge, the faint river passes through the small village in the south of the Yangtze River, with overlapping reflections and duckweed patches. People who live in seclusion in Shihu can hardly disturb others, but there are lotus flowers stained with mud everywhere. The first two sentences use simple strokes to outline the unique scenery of Jiangnan water town for readers. Bridges and flowing water, village pavilions and green duckweeds in the south of the Yangtze River are integrated into an ink painting. The last two sentences lead to Fan Chengda, a patriotic poet who lives in seclusion in Shihu, living in a corner with mountains and water, which shows the author's understanding and support for Fan Chengda's ambition.
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These 28 words. It can be said that it cherishes ink like gold, which not only depicts an elegant and quiet picture of Shihu Lake, but also conveys a feeling that is difficult to express with a brush. It is conceivable that Jiang Kui visited Shihu by boat. "A bend in the west of the bridge leads to a village" is naturally a unique scenery of Jiangnan water town. At the same time, approaching from a distance shows the position of Fan Villa. The lake is misty and the trees on the shore are lush. What makes you recognize "Shuitong Village"? "There are traces of duckweed on the bank pavilion", and there are green traces on the bank where the lake meets the stream, which are duckweeds floating from the calm pond in the village. Just like Wuling fishermen found peach blossoms floating on the water and found the peach blossom source. What a profound place to say "there is a non-human world".
Sure enough, "Home is not in the Stone Lakers." This naturally means that Fan Chengda Villa is far from noisy, and it is also a tribute to Fan's character. Fan Chengda, with the talent of Gallery Temple, retired from the Jianghu. When he was in North Korea, he hoped to try his best to restore the Central Plains, but he could not get the trust of Xiaozong. So his suggestion was hit by personal regret, so he resigned and retired. He regarded wealth as a floating cloud, fearing that dust would pollute plain clothes again, so "home is out of reach of the Stone Lakers". This "person" should refer to those who follow the trend and resist the customs. Being able to achieve "no one has me" shows that integrity is clear and ambition is at the beginning. So he can enjoy his retirement, and Shen Zui is in natural beauty. "Lotus in many places is different from Tianmen". It is so elegant to open a portal in a place where lotus is in full bloom! In three or four sentences, writing about scenery means writing about people, their character, mind and taste.