Li Hua

Series: Ancient Poems Describing Spring

Spring outing improvisation

At the gate of Yiyang, the grass grows and the warbler flies, and the water flows from east to west.

Fragrant trees have no flowers, and birds are singing all the way to the spring mountain.

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Yiyang: County name, in the west of Henan Province, in the middle reaches of Luohe River, namely Fuchang County in the Tang Dynasty.

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Standing at the head of the city to enjoy the scenery, I saw a large barren land, until the director was full of lush weeds. I have also seen thousands of hectares of fertile fields irrigated by farmers, but now, the cold mountain springs here are no longer irrigated, but let them pass. After the Anshi Rebellion, no one came here to watch the gorgeous mountain flowers, so they had to let the flowers bloom and fall. Although the birds sing tactfully, they also listen to themselves. Everything is so quiet and desolate.

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This is a landscape poem. When the author passed Yiyang in the spring, he felt something about the scenery in front of him and improvised the melancholy of "Although the mountains and rivers are cracked, flowers fall and birds sing". This poem is about static scenery, but static scenery is often dynamic: water, flowers and birds are all changing scenes.

Li Hua was demoted as a steward in Hangzhou to join the army because of his fake job when An Lushan was trapped in Chang 'an. This poem was written shortly after the Anshi Rebellion subsided. Yiyang was very important at that time, and Lianchang Palace, one of the largest palaces in the Tang Dynasty, was located here. Nuwa Mountain in the territory is a famous scenic spot, with ancient trees and flowing springs, birds and flowers, and beautiful scenery. This is a natural garden. It attracts royalty, nobles, poets and tourists to watch it every year. However, in the Anshi Rebellion, it was severely damaged and the scene was bleak. The poet passed by this place after the Anshi rebellion, and his mood can be imagined.

"Grass grows at the foot of Yiyang City", the author stood at the head of the city to see the scenery, only to see a large piece of barren land, until the director was full of lush weeds. Then, with a brush, people's vision was brought to Lianchang Palace and Nuwa Mountain.

"Streams flow from east to west." In the Taiping period, when you climb the Yuzhen Road that Wuhou and Xuanzong once walked, you can not only see the beautiful scenery of "singing and flowing, smiling trees and flowers", but also see the fertile land irrigated by farmers with water. But at this time, the clear mountain spring here is no longer irrigated, but let it flow from east to west. In the past, the fragrant bamboo, ancient willow, strange cypress and pine and cypress here attracted many tourists everywhere; Now, don't say that, even the beautiful spring flowers have long been appreciated.

The emphasis on the word "no flowers bloom and fall" here shows the poet's feelings for the times, and shows that after the Anshi rebellion, no one came here to watch it, so he had to let it bloom and fall.

"Birds crow in the spring sky all the way" is not only reminiscent of the beautiful scenery of birds singing everywhere, but also the word "empty crow" has become a sad story that sets off silence with joy, fully showing the desolation of mountain roads; Not only have we never seen so many tourists here, but even farmers, woodcutters and village girls have disappeared. Taking care of "falling from the ground" and "crying in the air" shows how lonely the poet is in the face of great mountains and rivers.

There is a cloud in Li Yu's My Opinion on Ci: "Although the word" Jing "does not appear, the word" Jing "is also divided into subject and object, focusing on emotion and taking scenery as the guest. To say that scenery is a sermon, not to borrow things, but to compare things with people. There are people who don't show their feelings throughout the article, but the real words are feelings, and words are related to feelings. Poetry and words are consistent in expression. Although it can't be said that this poem does not show a sense of autumn throughout, every sentence is beautiful and full of emotion, but it is more prominent. It is particularly worth mentioning that although the poems are all about green grass, fragrant trees, mountain springs and birds, which are all pleasant scenery, these scenery have played a role in setting off the poet's bleak mood and fully demonstrated the poet's deep regret for the times.