The source of this poem is a spring outing in Qiantang, and the author is Bai Juyi.
Original text:
From the north side of Gushan Temple to the west side of Jiating, the lake is just level with the embankment, with low clouds and waves on the lake.
Several early orioles raced to the sunny tree, and their new swallows were carrying mud in their nests.
Colorful spring flowers will gradually fascinate people's eyes, and shallow spring grass can barely cover the horseshoe.
I love the beauty on the east bank of the West Lake, and I can't get enough of it, especially the white sand embankment under the green poplar.
Translation:
Bypassing the north of Gushan Temple, strolling in the west of Jiagong Pavilion, the white clouds hang low at the beginning of the lake.
Several warm trees that the oriole came out early competed for sunshine, and the new swallows were busy building nests and holding mud.
Wild flowers will be dazzling when they are competing to open, and spring grass has just crossed the horseshoe before it grows tall.
The beautiful scenery in the east of the favorite lake is unforgettable. Rows of willow trees pass through a white sand embankment.
Precautions:
Qiantang Lake: West Lake, located in the west of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, has been a tourist attraction since ancient times.
Gushan Temple: It was built on Gushan Mountain between Lihu Lake and Waihu Lake in the Southern Dynasties (560-565). The isolated mountain is called an isolated mountain because it is not connected with other mountains.
Jia Ting: Also called Jia Gongting. During Zhenyuan period of Tang Dezong (785-805), when Jia Quan was appointed as the secretariat of Hangzhou, he built a pavilion on the banks of Qiantang River. He is called "Jia Ting" or "Jia Gong Ting".
Initial leveling of water surface: the lake is flush with the embankment, that is, the spring water rises at the beginning. Originally used as an adverb in ancient Chinese, it is often used to express time, which means soon.
Low cloud foot: white clouds overlap and connect with the waves on the lake. It seems that the cloud is very low, so the foot of the cloud is low. Clouds are full, and clouds are close to the ground, which is more common when it rains or when the rain stops.
Early spring warbler: An oriole comes in early spring. The warbler and the oriole sing sweetly.
Competing to warm the trees: competing to fly to the sunny branches. Warm trees, sunny trees.
Xinyan: A swallow just flew back from the south.
Take it.
Miscellaneous flowers: numerous flowers.
Gradually: adverb, gradually.
Desire: adverb, will, will.
Charming eyes: dazzling.
Talent: Just right.
No (mà): Yes, yes.
Hudong: Taking Gushan as a reference, Baisha Dike (namely Bai Causeway) is in the northeast of Gushan.
Insufficient travel: travel is not enough, fun is endless, and I can't bear to leave. That's enough. That's enough.
Yin: The same as "Yin" refers to the shade of trees.
Baisha Dike: Today's Bai Causeway, also known as Sand Dike and Broken Bridge Dike, is located on the east bank of West Lake, which existed before the Tang Dynasty. Bai Causeway was built by Bai Juyi when he was the secretariat of Hangzhou, and it is another place outside Qiantang Gate.
About the author:
Bai Juyi (772-846) was a poet in the Tang Dynasty. The word Lotte,No. Xiangshan lay. Xinzheng, Henan, was born in Taiyuan (now Shanxi) and later moved to Xiatuo (now northeast Weinan, Shaanxi). Zhenyuan Jinshi, awarded the secretary provincial school book lang. During the Yuanhe period, he served as a doctor of Zuo Zangyi and a doctor of Zuo Zanshan. Later, due to the above requirements, the murderer who stabbed Prime Minister Wu was severely arrested, offended powerful people and was demoted to Jiangzhou Sima. In the early years of Changqing, he was appointed as the secretariat of Hangzhou, and Bao Li was appointed as the secretariat of Suzhou in the early years, and later served as the minister of punishments. In literature, he advocated that "articles should be written in time, and songs and poems should be written for things", and he was an advocate of the New Yuefu Movement. His poetic language is well-known, and he is praised as "the poet's magic" and "the poet's king". And Yuan Zhen were called "Bai Yuan" and Liu Yuxi was called "Bai Liu". There is a collection of Bai Changqing handed down from generation to generation.
Creative background:
In July (822), the second year of Tang Muzong Changqing, Bai Juyi was appointed as the secretariat of Hangzhou, and in March (825), Tang Jingzong Baoliyuan was appointed as the secretariat of Suzhou. Therefore, this poem "Qiantang Spring Tour" was written in the spring of the third and fourth years of Changqing (823 and 824).
Appreciate:
By describing the beautiful scenery of West Lake in Hangzhou in early spring, this poem expresses the author's joy and love for the scenery of West Lake in early spring, and also expresses the author's love for the beauty of nature. Especially in the middle four sentences, the description of the scenery seen in the spring outing of the West Lake is meticulous, vivid and affectionate, which accurately and vividly shows the lively interest and elegant leisure of natural things. The whole poem is rigorous in structure, natural in connection, accurate in antithesis, simple in language, accurate in words and fresh in rhythm, and has become a famous sentence chanting the West Lake in previous dynasties.