Meaning: The dense layers of lotus leaves spread out, like touching the sky, an endless green, and the lotus flowers are particularly bright and red in the sun.

From:

Author: Yang Wanli of Song Dynasty

The whole poem:

After all, the scenery of the West Lake is different from that of four o'clock in June.

the lotus leaves are infinitely bright in the next day, and the lotus flowers reflect the sun in a different color.

Translation:

What is the scenery of the West Lake in June? The scenery is very different from other seasons.

the dense layers of lotus leaves spread out, like touching the sky, and the lotus leaves are endless green, and the lotus leaves are particularly bright and red in the sun.

Note:

1. Xiao: The sun has just risen.

2. After all: after all.

3. Four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In this case, it refers to other seasons besides June.

4. connecting with the sky: like connecting with the sky.

5. Unique: Song Dynasty proverb, special, different. Extended information

Lin Zifang and the poet are like-minded and regard each other as bosom friends. Later, Lin Zifang was transferred from the emperor's side and went to work in Fuzhou, where his position was known. Lin Zifang is very happy and thinks he is a career promotion. Yang Wanli didn't think so. When sending Lin Zifang to Fuzhou, he wrote this poem and advised Lin Zifang not to go to Fuzhou.

With sentences full of strong color contrast, the poet paints a brilliant picture for readers: the lotus leaf stretching to the end with the lake and the blue sky blend together, creating an "infinite" artistic space and painting endless blue colors; On this blue background, the lotus flowers reflected by the sun are spotted, so beautiful and bright.

Lotus leaves with infinite blue sky and lotus flowers with different colors reflecting the sun are not only seen in spring, autumn and winter, but also in summer, which is only seen in the most vigorous period of lotus flowers in mid-June. The poet captured the unique scenery in this midsummer, which was summarized and appropriate. This kind of transformation in the essay, although ups and downs, has no abrupt feeling. The seemingly dull pen and ink show readers an evocative artistic situation.