I. Full text
My retreat in Zhongnanshan.
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After middle age, I have a strong kind heart, and I didn't settle down at the edge of Mount Zhongnan until my later years.
Interest concentration is often unique to play and have a happy thing to enjoy self-appreciation.
Sometimes go to the end of the water to seek the source, or sit and watch the ever-changing clouds rise.
Occasionally I met a village elder in the Woods, and I chatted with him until I often forgot to go home.
Second, translation.
After middle age, I had a strong desire to do good, and I didn't settle down in the border of Zhongnanshan until my later years.
When I am interested, I often go to play alone. When I am happy, I also have a good time and indulge myself.
Sometimes go to the end of the water to seek the source, or sit and watch the rising clouds change.
I happened to meet a village elder in the Woods. I talked and laughed with him and often forgot to go home.
Third, appreciate
The first two sentences: "My middle-aged heart found its way, and I came to live at the foot of this mountain." Narrative poets abhor secularism and believe in Buddhism after middle age. "Late" is old age; "Nanshan Huang" refers to the location. This was originally a villa in Song Dynasty. After Wang Wei got this place, he was completely intoxicated by the beautiful and peaceful rural scenery there.
This description can explain the leisurely feelings revealed in the second couplet of the poem, "Every lonely person is happy, and what is beautiful is everything to me". The last sentence "going alone" shows the poet's high spirits; The next sentence "self-knowledge" describes the poet's pleasure in enjoying the beautiful scenery.
"Then sit and watch the clouds rising in Ran Ran" is an extreme expression of carefree mood. Clouds give people a sense of leisure, but also give people an unintentional impression, which is why Tao Qian said that "clouds come out of the hole unintentionally" (see "going home"). Through the description of this line, arriving and sitting, the poet's leisure at this time is fully revealed. These two sentences were deeply appreciated by later poets.
The last couplet: "One day, I met an old woodcutter, laughing and laughing, and never came back." Highlighted the word "accidental". In fact, it was not only by accident that I met this Chaucer, but also by accident that I traveled. "I will keep walking until the water blocks my way" is another accident. The word "accident" runs through the top and bottom, becoming a major feature of this trip.
Four. Brief introduction of the author
Wang Wei (70 1-76 1, 699-76 1), a native of Zhou Pu, Hedong (now Yuncheng, Shanxi), was a poet in the Tang Dynasty and was called "Shi Fo". Su Shi commented: "Poetry is full of paintings; Look at the picture, there are poems in the picture. " In the ninth year of Kaiyuan (72 1), he was a scholar and was appointed as Tai Lecheng. Wang Wei is a representative of poets in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Today, there are more than 400 poems, including Acacia and Autumn Night in the Deep Mountains.
Wang Wei is proficient in Buddhism and is greatly influenced by Zen. Buddhism has a Vimalakīrti Jing, which is the origin of Wang Wei's name and ci. Wang Wei's poems, paintings and calligraphy are very famous, very versatile and proficient in music. Together with Meng Haoran, they are called "Wang Meng".