1. I heard about the Dongting water in the past, and now I go to the Yueyang Tower. To the southeast of Wu and Chu, the universe floats day and night. ——From the Tang Dynasty: Du Fu's "Climbing the Yueyang Tower"

Vernacular interpretation: In the past, I heard that Dongting Lake was magnificent, and today I finally climbed to the Yueyang Tower as I wished. The vast lake tore apart Wu and Chu, as if the sun, moon and stars were floating in the water.

Appreciation: The previous sentence interweaves the false and the true, contrasting the past and present, thus expanding the scope of time and space. He wrote that he had long heard about Dongting's fame, but it was only in his later years that he realized his wish to see the famous lake and feel the joy of climbing Yueyang Tower for the first time. The last sentence describes the vastness of Dongting. Dongting Lake is surrounded by Wu and Chu, floating day and night, the waves lift the sky, it is so vast and boundless, I really don’t know how many dreams this old man has swallowed in his chest!

2. Dongting is east of the river and west of the river. The curtains do not move and the sun sets late. ——From the Song Dynasty: Chen Yuyi's "Two Poems on Climbing the Yueyang Tower"

Vernacular interpretation: The towering Yueyang Tower stands east of Dongting Lake and west of the Yangtze River. The sun sets at dusk, there is no evening breeze, and the signboards on the pavilion remain motionless. .

Appreciation: This sentence describes the geographical location of Yueyang Tower. It first focuses on the big picture, with Dongting Lake and the Yangtze River as the background, and grandly launches Yueyang Tower in a macro perspective. "Dongting is east of the river and west of the river." In a seven-character sentence, the poet cleverly used the two directional words "east" and "west", and connected them with lakes and rivers, which is where the Yueyang Tower is located.

Then he writes about what he sees, which is "the curtain does not move and the sunset is late", "curtain" is the close view, and "the sunset" is the distant view. The close view and the distant view merge into one, and the poet's sight moves from near to far. Scanning the ground, gradually letting go, blending into the vast twilight. The motionless curtain flag indicates that the lake is calm; the late setting sun reminds you of the tranquility of the evening. Such a poetic and picturesque situation can't help but arouse the poet's rich reverie.

3. The tower overlooks Yueyang and the Sichuan River opens to the Dongting. ——From the Tang Dynasty: Li Bai's "Climbing the Yueyang Tower with Xia Twelve"

Vernacular interpretation: Climb the Yueyang Tower to enjoy the surrounding scenery, and the vast river leads to the open Dongting.

Appreciation: This sentence describes the majestic scenery around Yueyang Tower. Climbing up the Yueyang Tower and looking at the south of Tianyue Mountain, you can have a panoramic view of the boundless scenery. The river flows into the vast distance, and the Dongting Lake is vast and endless. This is a distant view of the surroundings from the top of the building. Standing high, looking far, and writing about distant and vast scenery vividly show the poet's high footing.

4. The sun is shining out of the window in the Yueyang Tower, and the shadow is reflected on the red jade building in the deep pool. ——From the Tang Dynasty: "Yueyang Tower" by Yuan Zhen

Vernacular interpretation: The red sun shines slantly on the windows of Yueyang Tower, and its reflection in the water is like a red jade building.

Appreciation: This sentence describes the red sun shining slantingly on the window of the building. This is a common sight for people. However, the poet uses the word "title" to arouse readers' associations, which makes the whole realm come alive. Reflection of the writing building: When the sun shines on the window of the building, the shadow of the building falls on the red jade building in the lake.

5. There is a lot of water under Yueyang City, so I go up to the dangerous building alone and look at the winding. When the spring bank is green, it is even close to Mengze, and when the evening waves are red, it is close to Chang'an. ——From the Tang Dynasty: Bai Juyi's "Inscription on Yueyang Tower"

Vernacular interpretation: The river under Yueyang City is vast and boundless; you can stand alone on a tall building and lean on the railing to look out. The green of the spring vegetation blends with the color of the Dongting Lake in the distance, and the colorful clouds in the evening complement the red waves in the lake. Nearby, the red waves seem to be Chang'an, the capital of the country.

Appreciation: The word "manman" vividly describes the vastness of Dongting Lake, and the last two sentences further describe the vastness of Dongting Lake. The poet looked at the scenery of Dongting Lake reflected in the sunset and couldn't help but think of Chang'an, the capital of the country.