Su Shi wrote the title "Xilin Wall" after which mountain he visited.

The title Xilinbi is a poem by Su Shi, a writer in the Song Dynasty. This is a landscape poem with pictures and scenery, and it is also a philosophical poem, which contains philosophy in the description of Lushan scenery. The first two sentences describe the different morphological changes of Lushan Mountain. Lushan Mountain runs through the mountains and rivers, and the mountains are lush and endless; On the edge, the peaks rise and fall, and the strange peaks rise one after another, rising into the clouds. Looking at Lushan Mountain from different directions in the distance and nearby, the mountain colors and momentum you see are different. The last two sentences are the author's deep thoughts: the reason why we look at Lushan Mountain from different directions will have different impressions because we are "on this mountain". In other words, only by staying away from Lushan Mountain and jumping out of its shadow can we fully grasp the true face of Lushan Mountain. The whole poem tightly hugs you Shan to talk about your unique feelings, and expresses philosophy in a simple way with the help of the image of Lushan Mountain, so it is kind and natural and intriguing.

Name of the work

Topic Xilin wall

Year of creation

Northern Song Dynasty

Source of works

Seven episodes of Dongpo

Literary genre

Seven-syllable/seven-syllable quatrain

author

Su Shi

quick

navigate by water/air

Annotation translation

Creation background

works appreciation

original work

Version 1

Title Xilin wall (1)

Academician Zhao Xuanhuang's rubbings of stone carving in regular script "Tixilinbi"

Seen from the side of the ridge, it is the peak, and the distance is different.

I don't know the true face of Lushan Mountain, but I am only on this mountain. [ 1]

Version 2

Topic Xilin wall

Looking at the mountain from its side, it is always different to look at the mountain from far and near.

I can't recognize the true face of Lushan Mountain because I am there. [2]

Annotation translation

Sentence annotation

(1) Title Xilin Wall: Written on the wall of sairinji. Sairinji is at the west foot of Lushan Mountain. Title: Writing, Inscription. Xilin: sairinji, in Lushan, Jiangxi.

⑵ Horizontal view: viewed from the front. Lushan always runs from north to south, horizontally, from east to west. Side: side.

(3) different: different.

(4) Ignorance: unable to identify and distinguish. True face: refers to the true scenery and shape of Lushan Mountain.

5] Fate: Because; Due to. This mountain: This mountain refers to Lushan Mountain. [3]

Vernacular translation

Seen from the front and side, Lushan Mountain is undulating and peaks stand tall. Seen from afar, near, high and low, Lushan Mountain presents various appearances. The reason why I can't recognize the true face of Lushan Mountain is because I am in Lushan Mountain. [3]

Creation background

Su Shi moved from Huangzhou (now Huanggang, Hubei) to Ruzhou (now Linru, Henan) in the seventh year of Zongshen Yuanfeng (1084). When I went to Ruzhou, I passed through Jiujiang and visited Lushan Mountain with my friends. The magnificent landscape triggered a vigorous and magnificent idea, so I wrote several poems about Lushan Mountain. The title Xilin Wall is a summary after visiting Lushan Mountain. According to the chronology of Mr. Dongpo, who lived in the Southern Song Dynasty, we can know that this poem was written in May of the seventh year of Yuanfeng.