Judging from the description in the poem, there are four types of scenery in the painting: mountains, water, flowers, and birds, which are typical Chinese painting themes.
Original poem:
"Painting" Tang Dynasty: Wang Wei
Looking at the mountains from afar, they are colorful, but hearing the water up close is silent.
Spring has gone, the flowers are still there, and the birds are not surprised when people come.
Interpretation:
Looking at the mountains from a distance, the colors are bright, but when you get closer, you can hear the water but there is no sound.
Spring has passed, but there are still many flowers and plants in full bloom. People approach, but the birds are still not disturbed.
Extended information:
Wang Wei’s poems integrate objective observation and thinking into the subjective and physical perception of life, integrating the image of the landscape with his own image. The unique artistic achievements of Wang Wei's landscape poetry.
When modern people feel tired in the aggressive era and highly stressful life rhythm, they may as well read Wang Wei's poems and experience the poetic artistic conception with the wild flavor of the primitive mountains and forests to relax. Nerves that are too tight.
The quiet, refreshing nature and carefree elegance in Wang Wei's poems are also the aesthetic pursuits and ideals of many people. Real art is timeless, so thousands of years later, we can still feel Wang Wei's free and wonderful brushstrokes, bringing a beautiful artistic conception and charm that transcends the times and lasts for a long time.
Wang Wei’s landscape poetry uses some important principles and creative techniques in painting theory, and organically integrates and intersects the two, so that his poetry has the dual beauty of “painting in poetry, poetry in painting” .
Baidu Encyclopedia - Painting (Poetry by Wang Wei of Tang Dynasty)