"Painting"
The author Wang Wei? Dynasty Tang Dynasty
Looking at the mountains from afar, they are colorful, but the water is silent when up close.
Spring has gone, the flowers are still there, and the birds are not surprised when people come.
Translation:
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
Writing background:
The mountains in the distance are often blurry, but the mountains in the painting are very clear. If you listen to the running water nearby, you should hear the sound of the water. , but the running water on the painting is silent. Flowers that bloom in spring will wither as spring passes.
The flowers in the painting are in full bloom no matter what season they are in. If a person approaches a bird sitting on a branch, it will be frightened and fly away. But the bird in the painting will not fly away even if you get close. When you read it all, it seems that everything goes against the laws of nature. In fact, it is a secret mystery that creates the characteristics of the painting.
Looking at the mountains from a distance, the mountains are colored, and the mountains in the distance are smiling. Colored mountains are good mountains. What is colored? Delicate and handsome, red, wet and green are the colors, cold and blue are also good colors, and strange and steep colors are also different colors. The beauty is only due to the distance, making people feel that it has infinite scenery. This is the "quiet state". The beauty of the quiet state is beyond the first sentence, and it lies in the ability of those with a calm mind to appreciate it.
Wang Wei was born in Puzhou, Hedong (now Yuncheng, Shanxi), and his ancestral home was Qi County, Shanxi. He was a famous poet and painter in the Tang Dynasty. He was given the courtesy name Mojie and the name Mojie layman. He was known as "Wang Youcheng" in the world because he believed in Buddhism. It is known as the "Poetry Buddha". There are more than 400 poems in existence today, and important poems include "Lovesickness", "Mountain Dwelling in Autumn Twilight", etc. He was greatly influenced by Zen Buddhism and was proficient in Buddhism, poetry, calligraphy, painting, music, etc. Together with Meng Haoran, he was known as "Wang Meng".