Wang Zhihuan was a famous poet in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. His poems about the northwest scenery are quite distinctive. They are majestic, broad in artistic conception, full of enthusiasm, beautiful in rhyme and catchy, and are widely praised. The words used in his poems are very simple, but the context created is extremely profound, making people wrap themselves up in the poems and have endless aftertaste. He was one of the frontier fortress poets in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. "The Yellow River is far up among the white clouds", with only seven words, the magnificent mountains and rivers of the motherland come to life on the page. It is a pity that his poems were seriously lost, and only six of his poems have been handed down from generation to generation, which were compiled into "Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty".

Although Wang Zhihuan only has six poems left today, two of his poems are extremely famous. One song is "Climbing the Stork Tower": The sun sets over the mountains and the Yellow River flows into the sea. If you want to see a thousand miles away, go to the next level. The artistic conception of this poem is majestic and magnificent. Among them, "If you want to see a thousand miles away, reach a higher level." This is a famous aphorism that has been known to everyone for thousands of years. Even a three-year-old child in China can recite this song "Climbing the Stork and Magpie Tower". The whole poem contains four sentences and twenty words, none of which are unfamiliar or difficult to understand, but it shows the readers a picture of a thousand miles of rapids and majestic momentum. This cannot but be said to be a masterpiece by a talented man. Wang Zhihuan's poem "Climbing the Stork Tower" also made the Stork Tower a famous building throughout the ages. Another of his poems, "Liangzhou Ci": Far above the Yellow River, among the white clouds, is an isolated city called Wanren Mountain. Why should the Qiang flute blame the willows? The spring breeze does not pass through Yumen Pass. This poem is just 28 characters long. The poetic scenery is grand, vast, spectacular and desolate, and the poetic style is impassioned, deep and powerful. This poem was immediately sung with music and spread widely. [4]

Analysis of famous works

Because only six of Wang Zhihuan's poems are alive, the remaining poems have been lost. Therefore, it is impossible to make a comprehensive analysis of his literary achievements. Here is a brief analysis of the style of his works represented by his most famous "Climbing the Stork Tower" and "Liangzhou Ci".

Appreciation of "Climbing the Stork Tower"

Wang Zhihuan's poem "Climbing the Stork Tower" is coherent in momentum, thick and powerful, complementing the virtual and the real, and has a powerful artistic conception. It describes the majestic scenery and wonders of nature with a summary pen, expresses a profound understanding of life, and expresses the positive and optimistic feelings of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. It is an immortal work in Tang poetry. The poem seems to describe the process of climbing the stairs in a straightforward manner, but its meaning is far-reaching and intriguing to explore. "Thousands of miles" and "one level" are both imaginary numbers, representing the vertical and horizontal spaces in the poet's imagination. The words "desire to be poor" and "better" contain so much hope and longing. These two lines of poetry express discussion, which are not only innovative and unexpected, but also very natural and closely connected with the first two lines of landscape poems, thus pushing the poem to a higher realm and showing readers a wider perspective. It is precisely because of this that these two lines of discussion containing simple philosophy have become famous lines that have been recited through the ages, making this poem an eternal masterpiece.

In September 2011, this poem was published in the book "Ranking of Tang Poems" by Zhonghua Book Company based on research on the influence of Tang poetry by Professor Wang Zhaopeng of Wuhan University. Among them, "Climbing the Stork Tower" ranked fourth. [5]

Appreciation of "Liangzhou Ci"

Wang Zhihuan's poem has been hailed as one of the most powerful of the seven volumes. The poem begins by describing the majestic desolation of the mountains and rivers, and expresses the loneliness and danger of the defenders. The third sentence suddenly changes and introduces the sound of Qiang flute. The tune played by the Qiang flute was "Breaking Willows", which could not help but evoke Zheng's husband's sorrow of separation. This sentence is based on the poetic meaning of Yuefu's "Horizontal Blowing Song and Song of Folding Willows": "Mounting on horseback, not catching the whip, but bending the willow branches. Playing the flute while sitting on the seat, worried about killing the travelers." The custom of breaking willows to give farewells was most popular during the Tang Dynasty. "Willow" has a more direct relationship with farewell. Therefore, not only seeing willows will cause people to worry about separation, but even hearing the flute music "Breaking Willows" will trigger feelings of separation and resentment. However, the sentence "Qiang Di" does not say "hearing the broken willows" but instead says "resent to the willows", which is a particularly wonderful phrase. This avoids directly using the name of the tune, turning it into a living thing, and can trigger more associations and deepen the poetic meaning. Outside the Yumen Pass, the spring breeze is not blowing and the willows are not green. People who are leaving cannot break a willow to express their feelings. This is more embarrassing than breaking a willow to say goodbye. Zhengren listened to the music with this mood, and it seemed that the flute was also "resenting the willow". The resentment revealed was strong, and it was expressed euphemistically with "why complain", which was deep, implicit and thought-provoking. This third sentence uses a question to convey such a rich poetic flavor, and the last sentence "The spring breeze does not pass through Yumen Pass" is a natural progression. The use of the phrase "Yumenguan" in poetry is also related to the conquest of people's thoughts.

"Book of the Later Han·Ban Chao Biography" says: "I dare not see Jiuquan County, but I hope to be born in Yumen Pass." Therefore, the last sentence is written in the bitter cold of the surrounding area, implying infinite nostalgia and separation. If you compare this "Liangzhou Ci" with some frontier fortress poems after the mid-Tang Dynasty (such as Zhang Qiao's "Old Soldiers of Hehuang"), you will find that although this poem expresses the resentment of those on the border who are not allowed to return home. , but the writing is tragic and desolate, without a decadent and decadent mood, showing the broad mind of the poets in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Even when writing about tragic resentment, it is sad but strong, desolate and generous. The words "Why complain" not only show the euphemism of his artistic technique, but also show that when the border guards at that time were homesick, they also realized the great responsibility of defending the country and guarding the borders, so they could forgive themselves in this way. Perhaps it is precisely because "Liangzhou Ci" has a sad yet strong mood that it can become a typical representative of "Tangyin". [6]

Character evaluation

Editor

Shen Kuo: There are two floors of the Stork Tower in Hezhong Prefecture. Looking forward to the middle section and looking down to the river, many people in the Tang Dynasty left poems. There are many, but only three chapters by Li Yi, Wang Zhihuan and Chang Dang can describe its scenery.

Zheng Guang: Especially good at five-character poems. He sang in harmony with Wang Changling, Wang Zhihuan, Cui Guofu and others, and became famous for a while. [7]

Jin Neng: You Wen Zi’s family, Yi Wen Zi You, are generous and talented, and have extraordinary talents in adjusting the mirror.

Jin Neng: Taste or sing songs to join the army, chant out of the fortress, and think about the bright moon in the mountains in my spare time. The sound of the cold wind carrying the Yi River spreads to the music and spreads among the people. "

Now, together with Cen Shen, Gao Shi and Wang Changling, he is known as the famous "Four Frontier Poets" in the Tang Dynasty of my country.