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See the boundless ocean
Author: Cao Cao
On the east coast, climb Jieshi Mountain to see the vast sea.
The sea is so vast that the islands stand high on the sea.
Trees and paraquat are very lush. Autumn wind makes trees make sad sounds, and the sea is surging.
The movement of the sun and the moon seems to come from the vast ocean.
Journey to the sun and the moon, if you go out.
Han is a talented star, if you take him by surprise.
I am glad to use this poem to express my inner desire.
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(1) Come to Jieshi Shandong and enjoy the boundless sea.
How vast the sea is, and the mountain island stands high on the seaside.
Trees and herbs are lush,
The autumn wind blows the trees and makes a sad sound, and the sea is rough.
The movement of the sun and the moon seems to emanate from this vast ocean.
The Milky Way galaxy is full of stars, as if they were born from this vast ocean.
I am very happy, so I use this poem to express my inner ambition.
Creation background
In the 12th year of Jian 'an (AD 207), Cao Cao led an army to the north to pursue the remnants of Yuan Shang and Yuan, vowed to make a northern expedition in May, and left Lulong Village in July, reaching Jieshi Mountain. He climbed the mountain and looked at the sea. Facing the surging sea, he wrote this magnificent poem. Cao Cao climbed Jieshi Mountain on his way back to Wuhuan Northern Expedition. Wuhuan was a great disaster in Northeast China at that time. In the 11th year of Jian 'an (AD 206), Wu Huan conquered Youzhou and captured more than 100,000 Han people. In the same year, Yuan Shang and Yuan, the sons of Yuan Shao, colluded with Ta Dun, the leader of Wuhuan in western Liaoning, and repeatedly harassed the border, so that Cao Cao had to resolutely decide to conquer Wuhuan in the 12th year of Jian 'an (AD 207). Later, under the guidance of Tian Chou, he used tricks. Cao Cao finally won a decisive victory in the great war in August this year. This victory consolidated Cao Cao's rear areas and laid the foundation for the next year's conquest of the south, with a view to realizing the grand aspiration of reunifying China. Linking the events before and after, we can see how important a war Cao Cao's northern expedition to Wu Huan was. "Looking at the Sea" is about the time when Wu Huan, who won the Northern Expedition, crossed Jieshi Mountain and returned to Li. As a deputy commander, Cao Cao climbed Jieshi, which was also visited by many emperors and Hanwu. When the autumn wind was bleak, his mood was as difficult as the sea. He put his grand ambition and broad mind into his poems, full of ambition and eager to make contributions, which was expressed through the image of the sea.
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Literary appreciation
This poem was written by Cao Cao when he climbed Jieshi Mountain on his way to the victory class in Wuhuan. The poet used the magnificent scene of the sea to show his broad mind and expressed his ambition to contribute to the reunification of the Central Plains.
Cao Cao's Going Out of Xiamen to See the Sea accurately and vividly depicts the image of the ocean, which is simple and full, rich but not trivial, like a heavy charcoal painting. What is particularly commendable is that this poem not only reflects the image of the ocean, but also gives it character. Every sentence is a scene, and every sentence is lyric. It shows the sea and the poet himself. The poet is not satisfied with imitating the shape of the ocean, but tries to express the gestation and turbulent character of the ocean through images. The lifeless sea has a personality in the poet's works. Only in this way can we reflect the face of the sea more truly and profoundly.
This poem borrows scenery to express emotion, and skillfully blends the seascape in front of it with one's own ambition. The climax of "going out of Xiamen to see the sea" is at the end of the poem, which is very unrestrained emotionally but very reserved ideologically. Not only did the scene blend, but also the combination of reason and emotion. Because it is implicit, it is more enlightening, more stimulating to our imagination and more intriguing. In the past, people praised Cao Cao's poems as deep, full and powerful, which can be confirmed from here. The tone of the whole poem is desolate and generous, and it is also a masterpiece of Jian 'an's character.
Brief introduction of the author
Cao Cao (155-220), a native of Peiguoqiao County, was born in Mengde and Asan. A famous strategist, politician and poet at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was the founder and founder of Wei State in the Three Kingdoms period. Cao Cao is good at writing poems, expressing his political ambitions and reflecting the tragic life of the people in the late Han Dynasty. He is ambitious, generous and sad. Prose is also neat, which opens and prospers Jian 'an literature and leaves precious spiritual wealth to future generations. Historically, it was called Jian 'an Style, and Lu Xun rated it as "the founder of reforming articles". At the same time, Cao Cao is good at calligraphy, especially at carving grass. In the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Huaiguan named it a "wonderful flower" at the end of Shu. Lu Xun rated him as "the founder of reform articles". Cao Cao often appears as a "traitor" in China's film and television dramas, but he is actually a very successful emperor in history. Mao Zedong once said, "My heart is connected with Cao Cao".