Jiangnan Spring is a four-line poem written by Du Mu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty.
Full text:
Jiangnan, the sound of green and red flowers, the waterside village in the foothills.
More than 480 ancient temples were left in the Southern Dynasties, and countless pagodas were shrouded in wind and rain.
Translation:
Birds are singing in the south of the Yangtze River, green grass and red flowers set each other off, and wine flags are flying everywhere in the foothills of waterside villages.
There are more than 480 ancient temples left over from the Southern Dynasties, and countless terraces are shrouded in wind, smoke, clouds and rain.
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Creative background and appreciation:
This poem was written by Du Mu when he went to Jiangnan (Jiangyin, Jiangsu), and it painted a broad picture in a small space. It is not aimed at a specific place, but at the unique scenery of the whole south of the Yangtze River, so it is named "Spring in the South of the Yangtze River".
The four sentences in this poem are all scenery words. There are many images and scenery, including plants and animals, which are vivid and colorful, and the scenery is also far and near, which combines motion and static and has its own characteristics.
With light words and extremely general language, the whole poem depicts a vivid, colorful and verve picture of spring scenery in the south of the Yangtze River, presenting a profound and beautiful artistic conception and expressing a series of subtle and profound feelings, which has enjoyed a high reputation for thousands of years.