Last spring, in this door, the girl's face contrasted with the peach.

Wherever people go now, peach blossoms are still smiling in the spring breeze.

Cui Hu, a native of Boling (now Dingxian County, Hebei Province) in the Tang Dynasty, was a scholar in Zhenyuan and an official in Lingnan.

Cui Hu's seven-character quatrains are simple in literal meaning, straightforward and natural in language, clear and fluent. It has been told by later generations for hundreds of years, and "Peach Blossoms have Faces" is widely used as allusions and idioms. Speaking of this little poem, there is also a legendary skill, which is recorded in Chronicle of Tang Poetry and Poem of Skills. The Chronicle of Tang Poems contains this poem: "Not a first nurse, Qingming travels alone in the south of the city, and lives in the village to pick flowers and trees. After locking the door for a long time, a woman asked through the crack. Yes, I said,' looking for spring alone, I am thirsty for wine.' The woman opened the door and took the water to the jar. Lean on Mo Mo and lean on Ke, which means a lot. Cui resigned and delivered it to the door. If you are at a loss, you can enter. And never came back. When the next year is clear, I'll look for it again. The door is still the same. Just lock it. Because the title is "Last year today in this door", this poem is in its left leaf. "

The authenticity of this "skill" recorded in Chronicle of Tang Poetry and Skill Poetry is doubtful. Perhaps it is not impossible to have a poem first and then elaborate it into the above "skills". But whether this "skill" is true or not, two things seem to be certain. One is that this poem has a plot, and the other is that this "skill" helps to understand this poem.

In Cui Hu's poems, the whole story is about the past and the present, and only four sentences contain scenes in which two things are people, interdependent and interacting.

The feeling of past lives in the poem is caused by the memory of a beautiful girl who left at the first sight. From the past to the present, I wrote "Last Year" by tracing back to the source, which led to the first scene: the affair of seeking spring-"Today last year, peach blossoms set each other off." "Last year" and "this door" pointed out the time and place, which were very definite and unambiguous, showing deep recognition and accurate memory. At that time, "this door" was full of spring breeze and peach blossoms, and there stood a beautiful girl whose face and peach blossoms matched each other, which was really beautiful. Here, the poet does not directly describe the beauty of peach blossoms and women, but captures the most beautiful and moving scene in the whole process of "seeking beauty in spring", and only uses the word "set each other off in red" to vividly outline the beautiful scene of interaction, mutual contrast and competition between people. "Peach blossoms set each other off in red" not only set a beautiful background for "peach blossoms", but also set off a girl's radiant face. At the same time, it implicitly expresses the poet's infatuation and emotion, as well as the situation that both sides have nothing to say. Through this touching scene, readers' beautiful imagination of the events before and after is stimulated, leaving a broad imagination space for readers.

It has been used for a long time to describe beautiful women with flowers, which has become vulgar. However, there are several differences in this poem. First, the poet did not directly describe how gorgeous the peach blossom was and how beautiful the girl was. Instead, we only use the gorgeous peach blossoms that everyone is familiar with as the background, and indirectly set off the beautiful image of the girl with "set each other off in red" to blend the scenery with people well. Second, this poem is written in front of the real scene and is called "local scenery, bring it at hand."

At this point, the poet could have continued to write the scene of "last year", but he didn't, but changed his pen and went straight to "today". So I sketched the second scene: I couldn't find it again. It's all "Today" and "This Door", but the beautiful girl has gone. It is still the season of spring, and it is still the gateway for flowers, trees and peaches. However, I don't know where the beautiful "face" that adds luster to all this and peach blossoms has gone, only one peach blossom is still smiling in the spring breeze. Peach blossoms still smile in the spring breeze, which evokes the poet's thoughts and pity for "last year" and "peach blossoms set each other off", and makes the poet feel extremely disappointed and disappointed when he revisits his hometown. Imagine, last year today, the girl I met stood under the peach tree and stared at her with a smile, affectionate and integrated with the peach blossom; Now, when people die, peach blossoms are still smiling in the spring breeze. What can this bring back except the good memories of the past and the feeling that the good times are not often there? The word "Huan" implies the poet's infinite disappointment, regret and dismay.

Throughout the poem, the first two sentences are from today to the past, and the last two sentences are from the past to the present. Although the feelings change dramatically, the literary spirit is always low and the turning point is seamless. The language of the whole poem is simple, frank, natural, clear and smooth. In the writing technique, we mainly use "reflection contrast", take "human face" and "peach blossom" as running clues, and express two different experiences and feelings circuitously through the reflection contrast of "last year" and "today". Contrast and thinking play an extremely important role in this poem. Because I write the lost beauty in the memories facing reality, the memories are particularly precious, beautiful and emotional, which is a vivid description of "peach blossoms set each other off"; It is precisely because of such beautiful memories that I feel particularly disappointed to lose something beautiful, so I have the feeling that "where is my face, the peach blossom is still smiling in the spring breeze".

Although this poem has a certain plot, even some dramatic colors and legendary "skills" records, it is widely read. In addition to these and the language, structure and writing techniques mentioned above, the author thinks that some life experiences expressed by poetry itself are the most important aspects. "Skill" may have contributed to its wide spread, but the typical significance of this poem to readers is not that it describes an interesting story. Readers may not have had similar stories or experiences in Skills, but they may have had similar life experiences, that is, they accidentally or inadvertently met something beautiful, but when they deliberately pursued it, they could never get it back. This may be one of the main reasons why this poem has maintained its enduring artistic vitality for hundreds of years.