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Creative background:
Yan Zhenqing lost his father when he was 3 years old, and his family was in decline. His mother, Yin, had high hopes for him and implemented strict family education. Supervise the school personally. Yan Zhenqing was also extremely studious and studied hard every day. This poem was written by Yan Zhenqing to encourage future generations.
Ideological theme:
The first two sentences use the description of the learning environment to express that young people should be diligent in studying, and the last two sentences use the change of hair color to express that it is too late to study when they are older. We encourage young people to cherish their youth, study diligently and make a difference. Otherwise, they will achieve nothing and regret it when they grow old.
About the author:
Yan Zhenqing (709-784), courtesy name Qingchen, nicknamed Xianmenzi, nicknamed Yingfang, was born in Jingzhao Wannian (now Xi'an, Shaanxi) , whose ancestral home is Langya Linyi (now Linyi, Shandong). A famous official and calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty, he was the grandson of the fifth generation of Secretary Yan Shigu and the younger brother of Situ Yan Gaoqing.
In the 22nd year of Kaiyuan (734), Yan Zhenqing ascended to the rank of Jinshi and served successively as the supervisory censor and the imperial censor. Later, because he offended the powerful minister Yang Guozhong, he was demoted to the prefect of Pingyuan, and was known as "Yan Pingyuan" in the world.
During the Anshi Rebellion, Yan Zhenqing led the rebel army against the rebels. Later he went to Fengxiang and was awarded the title of Minister of Xianbu. During the reign of Emperor Daizong of the Tang Dynasty, he became the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the Crown Prince and the Grand Master, and was granted the title of Duke of Lu County, and was known as "Gong Yan Lu". In the first year of Xingyuan (784), he was sent to tell the rebel general Li Xilie, but he resisted the rebels sternly and was eventually hanged. After he was killed, his successor King Li Gao and the soldiers of the three armies all cried bitterly for him. Situ was given a posthumous title of "Wenzhong".
Yan Zhenqing has exquisite calligraphy and is good at running and regular script. He first studied under Chu Suiliang and later under Zhang Xu, acquiring his brushwork techniques. His regular script is dignified and majestic, and his running script is powerful. He created the "Yan style" regular script and had a great influence on later generations.
Together with Zhao Mengfu, Liu Gongquan and Ouyang Xun, they are known as the "Four Masters of Regular Script". It is also called "Yan Liu" together with Liu Gongquan, and is also known as "Yan Jin Liu Gu". He is also good at poetry and prose, including "Yunhai Jingyuan", "Liyue Collection", "Wuxing Collection", "Luling Collection" and "Linchuan Collection", all of which are lost. The Song Dynasty compiled "Yan Lu Gong Ji".
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