Zhong Nanshan
zuòzhě:wánɡwéi
Author: Wang Wei
Taizhou city.
Its huge height is close to the city of heaven, from the mountain to the corner of the sea.
báiyúnhuíwànɡhé,qīnɡǎirùkànwú。
The white clouds merged behind, and the blue mist melted into the mountains and disappeared.
fēnyězhōnɡfēnɡbiàn,yīnqínɡzhònɡhèshū。
The central mountain peaks separate the southwest, and the valleys are different.
yùtóurénchǔxiǔ,ɡéshuǐwènqiáofū。
Want to find a house to live in the mountains, is it convenient for the water guide to ask the woodcutter?
Full text translation:
The majestic Taiyi Mountain is near Chang 'an City, which is connected with mountains and winds all the way to the seaside.
White clouds wander in the air and look back, but green fog disappears in the mountains.
The central main peak separates the south from the east and the west, and the valleys between mountains are different and varied.
I want to find a family to live in the mountains. Is it convenient to ask the woodcutter across the water?
Poetry appreciation:
In artistic creation, it is important to express the average with the individual and seek perfection with the imperfection. Liu Xie's so-called "less is more" and ancient painters' so-called "meaning is greater than image" all mean this. As a poet and painter, Wang Wei knows the mystery well, so he can describe the vast Zhongnanshan vividly with a five-character poem with only 40 words. The first couplet, "Its huge height is close to the city of heaven, connecting Qian Shan to the corner of the sea", first exaggerates the outline of Zhong Nanshan. This rough outline can only be obtained from a distance, not from strong light. So this couplet is obviously about writing a vision. "Taiyi" is another name for Zhong Nanshan. Although the south is high, it is far away. To call it "near the sky" is of course an artistic exaggeration. But this is to write a long-term vision. Looking south from the flat ground, its peak is indeed connected with the sky. So to say that it is "near the sky" is to exaggerate the truth. The same is true of the corner of the sea where thousands of waters converge in Qian Shan. Zhong Nanshan starts from Tianshui, Gansu Province in the west and reaches Shan County, Henan Province in the east, far away from the cape. It is not true that it "meets the corner of the sea", but it is also true that it "connects with other mountains until the corner of the sea". However, this is a long-term vision. Looking from Chang 'an to the south, there is no end in the west and no end in the east. Writing the final vision of South China with "connecting Qian Shan to the corner of the sea" is exaggerated but more and more true.
Creative background:
Wang Wei lived in seclusion in Zhong Nanshan for twenty-nine years. This article was written at this time, revealing a feeling of seclusion. Wang Wei is a poet with sharp ideological contradictions. The views and opinions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, which prevailed in the Tang Dynasty, all found a shadow in him, which had a far-reaching impact on Wang Wei's life, especially on Buddhism. He was very clever and became an official very early, but he was captured by An Lushan rebels who captured Chang 'an in 765 AD, which had a great influence on him and made him depressed. He has always been ambivalent. In short, he wants to really retire, but he can't, so he is at a loss. Born to be human, it's a dilemma. So he had to "need a place to spend the night. I called the woodcutter on the river." Yes
About the author:
Wang Wei (70 1 -76 1), a native of Qixian County, Shanxi Province, was a representative poet in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. He initiated a school of ink painting, which was called "Shi Fo". In the ninth year of Kaiyuan (72 1), he was a scholar and was appointed as Tai Lecheng. There are more than 400 poems today. 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 is good at painting and calligraphy, and he is also proficient in temperament. Together with Meng Haoran, they are called "Wang Meng". There are works such as Collected Works of Wang Moshu. Wang Wei, a Zen master, studied Taoism and was proficient in poetry, books, painting and music. Together with Meng Haoran, they are called "Wang Meng". Su Shi commented: "Poetry is full of paintings; Look at the picture, there are poems in the picture. "