willow
Author: He
Jasper dressed as a tree, hanging down ten thousand green silk tapestries.
I don't know who cut the thin leaves, but the spring breeze in February is like scissors.
To annotate ...
Jasper: Bright green jade. Here is a metaphor for the bright green willow leaves in spring.
Make-up: Decorate.
A tree: full of trees. One: full, full. In China's classical poems and articles, the use of quantifiers does not necessarily indicate the exact number. The "ten thousand" in the next sentence is of great significance.
Tāo: a rope made of silk. This refers to a wicker ribbon.
Cut: cut.
Like: like, like.
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The poem "Chanting Willow" by the Tang Dynasty poet He vividly depicts the beauty of willow and points out its unique features. Willow can be divided into weeping willow and dry willow. Weeping willows, also called willows, are deciduous trees. Willow is called willow, a deciduous shrub. Willow can reproduce asexually, mainly with fibrous roots. Many fibrous roots are deeply rooted in the soil, extending in all directions, hugging the earth tightly, providing rich nutrition for the trunk. The trunk usually grows branches at 2-3 meters. Smooth and soft branches droop like silk. Willow leaves are simple and alternate, with long and narrow leaves, which look like a girl's black eyebrows. "But petals are like her face and willow leaves are like her eyebrows" is a poem that people are very familiar with.
Where should I start writing willow? There is no doubt that the beauty of its image lies in Naman's long branches. Once a year, it grows new green leaves and hangs down, which has a charming posture in the spring breeze. This is something that everyone can appreciate. In classical poetry, we often see this kind of image beauty to describe and compare a beautiful woman's slim figure and graceful waist branches. This poem is original. Turn it over. "Jasper pretends to be a tall tree". At first, Liu Yang appeared as a beautiful woman: "Thousands of threads of moss tapestry hang down", and these countless threads became her nepotism. The word "Gao" in the previous sentence sets off the graceful charm of beautiful Tingting; The word "hanging" in the next sentence means that the slender waist is swaying in the wind. There are no words "willow" and "waist branch" in the poem, but the beauty embodied by weeping willows and willows in early spring is vividly written. "Southern History" said that Liu Yong was the secretariat of Yizhou and presented several Shu Liu plants. "These stripes are very long and look like silk threads." Emperor Wu of Qi planted these willows in the Taichang cloud and in front of the temple, saying that they were "romantic and lovely". Here, wicker is called "green silk tapestry", which may be the hidden use of this famous allusion about willow. But it's a waste, and you can't see any traces.
"Jasper makeup" leads to "moss tapestry" and "who cut it". Finally, the intangible "spring breeze" is also vividly portrayed by "scissors". These "scissors" cut out bright green flowers and plants and put on a new makeup for the earth. It is the symbol of natural vitality and the inspiration of spring to people's beauty. From Jasper Makeup to Scissors, we can see a series of processes of the poet's artistic conception. A series of images in poetry are closely linked.
Some people may think: There were many famous beauties in ancient China, Liu. Why should we compare them with Jasper? I think this has two meanings: first, the name Jasper is related to the color of willow, and the words "green" and "green" in the next sentence complement each other. Second, Jasper will always leave a young impression in people's hearts. When it comes to Jasper, people will associate it with the popular Jasper Song "When Jasper Broke a Melon" and Jasper's Little Family Daughter (Xiao Yi Picking Lotus Poems) and other poems. Jasper has almost become a general term for young and beautiful women in ancient literary works. Comparing willow with jasper, people will imagine that this beauty has not yet reached its heyday; This willow is still a willow in early spring, and it is not the time to hide crows with dense branches and leaves; This is also related to the "thin leaves" and "February spring breeze" below.
He brief introduction
Speaking of what, I believe that college students and primary school students are no strangers. We all grew up carrying He's "Singing Willow", which shows that this poet is quite influential. He Zhangzhi wrote countless poems in his life, leaving many famous works for later generations. In fact, He was not only brilliant and personable, but also had a unique vision and found many influential figures for later generations. Li Bai is a good example. He passed the imperial examination and became a scholar. Later, he was promoted to secretary. As we all know, the ancients liked to make friends by writing, and he was no exception.
It is reported that He and Zhang are very close friends and talk about everything. They often talk about poetry, national politics and their ideals and ambitions. How did he meet Zhang Zhi and Li Bai? According to historical records, Li Bai once showed his poems to He by chance, hoping to get his advice. After reading Li Bai's poems, He Zhangzhi praised Li Bai for his great achievements in the future. The two became friends because of poetry. Both of them like drinking and often have a good time together. A talented and discerning person like He is really commendable.
He Zhangzhi's poems
He is a talented person, decathlon, all-round development, and all-round Excellence. Among them, his literary talent is well known and his poems are widely circulated. After thousands of years of praise, although some have been lost, what remains is still a classic.
Take He's few poems, such as "Song of Picking Lotus", which has the same sentence of "Peach Blossoms in Mountain Temple", and its artistic conception is even better. Another example is My Hometown Book, in which homesickness and helplessness are still quoted by people even after thousands of years, telling their deep love for their hometown.
Because He is a yogi, his Zen poems are numerous. Many of his works can be found in a book called The First Movement of the Tang Zen Society. The words in it are amazing. It is precisely because of this that he can get the reputation of "four outstanding men in the early Tang Dynasty". There are tens of millions of poets in hundreds of millions of people, only four of them are brilliant and have their own characteristics, and their poems and songs are unique.
He is also very concerned about state affairs, in which he also wrote military poems. Although he is not as heroic as Gao Shi, a poet who specializes in writing such poems, he is well-known and has been passed down through the ages. For example, there is a song "The Army for Giving People away" written for the soldiers who took part in the war, encouraging them to fight for their country, so that the country has no worries. They are like the Great Wall, guarding the country.
Besides, He also wrote many other poems, many of which were sent to friends.