This poem comes from the poem Looking at Dongting from a distance written by Liu Yuxi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty.

The literal meaning of these two poems is: Looking at Dongting Lake from a distance, the landscape is as green as ink, like a green snail in a silver plate.

Appreciate:

In the sentence "Looking at Dongting Lake in the distance, there are green snails in the silver plate", the poet's line of sight focuses on Junshan from the overall picture of the vast lake and moonlight. In Yin Hui under the bright moon, Dongting Mountain is greener, Dongting water is clearer and the mountains and rivers are integrated. It looks like a small green snail in a carved silver plate, which is very attractive. The autumn moon Dongting described by the poet has become a fine treasure of arts and crafts, giving people great artistic enjoyment.