Yellow Crane Tower/Yellow Crane Tower
Tang Dynasty: Cui Hao
The fairy of the past has flown away by the yellow crane, leaving only an empty Yellow Crane Tower.
The yellow crane never revisited earth, there have been no long white clouds for thousands of years.
Every tree in Hanyang has become clear due to sunlight, and Nautilus Island is covered with sweet grass.
But I looked home, and the twilight was getting thicker. The river is shrouded in mist, which brings people deep melancholy.
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Before, the fairy had flown away with the yellow crane, leaving only an empty Yellow Crane Tower here.
The yellow crane never came back. For thousands of years, it only saw long white clouds.
The trees in Hanyang are clearly visible in the sun, and Nautilus Island is covered with green grass.
It is getting late. Looking into the distance, where is my hometown? In front of me, I saw a mist hanging over the river, which brought people deep sorrow.
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1. Yellow Crane Tower: It was originally located in Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province. In the early years of the Republic of China, it was burnt down and rebuilt by 1985. It is said that there was an immortal named Feiyi in ancient times, and he climbed the fairy by crane here.
2. Previous life: refers to the legendary fairy Zi An. Because he once rode a crane over the Yellow Crane Mountain (also known as Snake Mountain) and built a building.
3. By car: by car.
4. Go: Leave.
5. empty: only.
6. Return: Return, return.
7. ethereal leisure: deep and meaningful.
8. leisurely: floating.
9. Sichuan: Plain.
10. Vivid: clear and countable.
1 1. Hanyang: Place name, now Hanyang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, facing the Yellow Crane Tower across the river.
12. Lush: describes lush vegetation.
13. Nautilus Island: It is located in the southwest of Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province. According to the records of the later Han Dynasty, when the ancestor was the satrap of Jiangxia, some people presented parrots here, so it was called Nautilus Island. In the Tang Dynasty, it was gradually washed away by water in the Yangtze River southwest of Hanyang.
14. Xiangguan: hometown.
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This poem is a masterpiece of nostalgia. The poet boarded the historical site Yellow Crane Tower and got a panoramic view of the scenery before him. His poems are full of emotion, blurted out and beyond words. It is both natural and magnificent, full of personality. Poetry is not harmonious, but the syllables are clear and not awkward. It's really a one-stop effort, and it has become the envy of all previous dynasties. Legend has it that Li Bai boarded this building and witnessed this poem, which impressed him deeply. He said: "There is a scene in front of me, with Cui Hao's poems on it." Yan Canglang also said that the seven-character poems of the Tang Dynasty should be the first. It shows that poetry is precious to nature, even if it is metrical. There are many poems about the Yellow Crane Tower in past dynasties, but Cui Hao's Seven Rhymes is the best. Look at what he wrote: A long time ago, a yellow crane carried a saint to heaven, and now there is nothing but the Yellow Crane Tower. The yellow crane never revisited earth, there have been no long white clouds for thousands of years. Every tree in Hanyang has become clear due to sunlight, and Nautilus Island is covered with sweet grass. But I looked home, and the twilight was getting thicker. The river is shrouded in mist, which brings people deep melancholy.
This poem is written with an open artistic conception, great verve, picturesque scenery and sincere feelings. And simple and vivid, just like spoken English, can't help but be amazing. This poem is not only Cui Hao's masterpiece and handed down from generation to generation, but also laid the foundation for his poetic title. It is by no means who came to this conclusion, let alone that I insisted on putting gold on Kaifeng people's faces. Three Hundred Poems of Tang Poetry is an anthology of Tang poetry in later generations, so Cui Hao's poems are listed as the first of the seven laws. This shows the importance of this poem. In the Yuan Dynasty, the new biography of talented people in Tang Dynasty recorded that Li Bai boarded the Yellow Crane Tower to write poems, but when he saw the works, he put his hands together and said, "There is no road ahead, so write poems on it." Some people say that this is not necessarily because it was attached by later generations. But I don't think it's all fake. I have two poems written by Li Bai about the Yellow Crane Tower. One is "The Yellow Crane Tower Farewell Meng Haoran to Yangzhou": "An old friend said goodbye to the West Yellow Crane Tower, and fireworks went down to Yangzhou in March. Lonely sails are far away from the sky. I only saw the Yangtze River flowing in the sky. " The other is "Listening to the Yellow Crane Tower Flute with Shilang Zhong Qin": "One is to move a guest to Changsha and look at Chang 'an in the west without seeing home. The Jade Emperor blows the Yellow Crane Tower, and plum blossoms fall into the river in May. "Although they are all related to the Yellow Crane Tower, they are all entrusted with other purposes, not completely depicting the scenery. At the same time, the first four sentences of his Nautilus Island say that "the parrot crosses the Wujiang River eastward, and Jiangshangzhou gives the parrot its name. Parrots fly to Longshan in the west, and the trees are similar to Cui Shifa. The same is true of "Nanjing on Ascending the Mountain" to "Phoenix Poetry Platform", all of which have obvious traces of imitating Cui Shi's style. Therefore, it is not Li Bai's words to admit that Cui's poems are excellent, such as "there is no scenery in front of me, and poetry is on it". "Cang Hua" (Yan Yu) said: "The Yellow Crane Tower should be the first of seven-character poems in the Tang Dynasty." Although there is controversy, such as Hu Yinglin's claim that Du Fu ascended the mountain as the highest of the seven laws in ancient and modern times, it is indeed a pertinent statement on behalf of everyone. In this way, the Yellow Crane Tower in Cui Hao is even more famous.
With rich imagination, readers will be introduced into ancient times and returned to reality. All kinds of feelings and natural scenery blend together, and no one can help but feel its sadness. This poem has always been highly praised by people and is listed as the first of the seven laws in the Tang Dynasty.
Legend has it that Li Bai traveled around the world in his prime, leaving poems everywhere. When he boarded the Yellow Crane Tower, he was fascinated by the beautiful scenery upstairs and downstairs. When he was about to write a poem as a souvenir, he suddenly looked up and saw Cui Hao writing a poem upstairs.