"A ray of setting sun spreads over the water, half of the river is rustling and half of the river is red" describes the river water in the setting sun.
1. Original text
A setting sun spreads over the water, half of the river is rustling and half of the river is red.
Poor on the third night of September, the dew is like pearls and the moon is like a bow.
2. Translation
The sunset is about to set, and the rays of rays spread softly on the river. The river is half green and half bright red. The loveliest thing was that night on the third day of September, when the dewdrops were like pearls and the bright crescent moon was shaped like a bow.
3. Source
"Ode to the Dusk River" by Bai Juyi in the Tang Dynasty
Extended information:
1. Creative background
This poem was written by Bai Juyi on his way to Hangzhou to serve as governor in 822 AD (the second year of Changqing). At that time, the politics of the imperial court were gloomy, and the party struggle between Niu and Li was fierce. The poet had tasted the taste of being a court official and asked for a foreign post. The author felt relaxed and comfortable after leaving the court, so he wrote this poem.
2. Introduction to the author
Bai Juyi (772-846), whose courtesy name was Letian, also known as Xiangshan Jushi, and Mr. Zuiyin, was originally from Taiyuan and moved to Xiagui when his great-grandfather , born in Xinzheng, Henan. He was a great realist poet in the Tang Dynasty and one of the three major poets in the Tang Dynasty.