1. "Climbing the Stork Tower"
Tang Dynasty: Wang Zhihuan
The sun sets over the mountains and the Yellow River flows into the sea.
If you want to see a thousand miles away, take it to the next level.
Meaning:
The setting sun slowly sinks against the Western Mountains, and the mighty Yellow River rushes toward the East China Sea.
If you want to see enough of the thousands of miles of scenery, you have to climb to a higher tower.
Appreciation: This poem describes the poet's extraordinary ambition when climbing high and looking into the distance, reflecting the positive and enterprising spirit of people in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
2. "Spring Outlook in Hangzhou"
Tang Dynasty: Bai Juyi
The Wanghai Tower illuminates the dawn, and the embankments protecting the river are white on the clear sand.
The sound of waves sounds at the enlisted member's temple at night, and the willow color spring hides in Su Xiaojia's house.
The red sleeves and weaving damask praise the persimmon stems, and the green flag sells wine while the pear blossoms are blooming.
Who opens the southwest road of Husi? The grass is green and the waist of the skirt is sloping.
Translation: The Wanghai Tower outside Hangzhou City is covered with bright morning glow, and you are walking on the river embankment and stepping on the soft white sand.
The sound of roaring Qiantang waves came to the Soldiers' Temple on a spring night, and the delicate green willows in spring enveloped Su Xiaoxiao's home.
The red-sleeved girl boasted about her excellent weavers on Hangzhou damask persimmon stems, and competed to buy the fine wine "Pear Blossom" in front of the Qingqi Gate.
Who opened the road to the lonely mountain in the middle of the lake? The grassy path is as curved as a girl's green skirt.
Appreciation: In the first couplet, "Wanghai Tower" and "River Protection Embankment" are introduced first, because the building is high and the embankment is long enough to be used throughout the article. They are reflected by the brilliant morning glow and the clear sand. , one "bright" and one "white", create a beautiful and cheerful atmosphere, gradually opening up the following beautiful scene.
The third couplet looks away from the four scenic spots in front and focuses on folklore and personnel.
3. "Spring Tour of Qiantang Lake"
Tang Dynasty: Bai Juyi
To the west of Jiating in the north of Gushan Temple, the water surface is initially flat and the clouds are low.
Early orioles are vying for warmth in several places, while new swallows are pecking at the spring mud.
The wild flowers are becoming more and more charming, and only in Asakusa can there be no horse hooves.
My favorite lake is the east side of the lake, with its green poplar shade and white sand embankment.
Translation: Walking to the north of Gushan Temple and west of Jia Gong Pavilion, I stopped for a while and looked into the distance. I saw that the water surface was rising, white clouds were hanging low, and the beauty was boundless.
A few orioles are flying to the sunny trees first, while whose swallows are carrying spring mud to build new nests?
The flowers are colorful, almost charming, and the wild grass is green, just covering the horse's hooves.
The scenery on the east side of the lake is unforgettable. The most lovely thing is the white sand embankment shaded by green poplars.
Appreciation: The emotion in the scenery is the main feature of this poem. It not only writes a strong sense of spring, but also writes a strong feeling of natural beauty. Putting emotions in the scenery, the lines in the poem reveal joyful and relaxed emotions and a delicate and fresh feeling of the spring scenery of West Lake.
4. "Looking at the Lushan Waterfall"
Tang Dynasty: Li Bai
The sun shines on the incense burner and produces purple smoke, and you can see the waterfall hanging in front of the river in the distance.
Flying down three thousand feet, it is suspected that the Milky Way has fallen into the sky.
Translation: Purple haze rises from Xianglu Peak under the sunlight. From a distance, you can see the waterfall hanging like white silk in front of the mountain.
The plummeting waterfall on the high cliff seems to be thousands of feet long, making people feel as if the Milky Way is falling from the sky to the earth.
Appreciation: This is a landscape poem written by the poet Li Bai when he was living in seclusion in Lushan Mountain when he was about fifty years old. This poem vividly depicts the majestic scenery of Lushan Waterfall and reflects the poet's infinite love for the great rivers and mountains of the motherland.
5. "Early Departure from Baidi City"
Tang Dynasty: Li Bai
The White Emperor said in his farewell speech that among the colorful clouds, thousands of miles of rivers and tombs can be returned in one day.
The apes on both sides of the strait can't stop crying, and the boat has passed the Ten Thousand Mountains.
Translation: In the early morning, I bid farewell to Baidi City, which is high in the sky. Jiangling is thousands of miles away, and the boat trip only takes one day.
The sounds of apes on both sides of the strait are still ringing in my ears, and before I know it, the boat has passed through thousands of green mountains.
Appreciation: The whole poem gives people a sense of sharpness, uprightness, and ethereal flying.
However, one cannot fully understand the whole poem just by looking at the boldness of its momentum and the sharpness of its writing. The whole poem is filled with a kind of passion that suddenly burst out of the poet after going through difficult years, so there is pride and joy in the majesty and speed.
The pleasure of the clipper leaves readers with a broad space for imagination. In order to express his cheerful mood, the poet also specially used the "Jian", "Huan" and "山" in the flat "deletion" rhyme to make the rhyme, making the whole poem appear particularly melodious, brisk and with a long aftertaste.
Extended information:
Scenic spots refer to famous places with beautiful scenery and ancient ruins.
China is one of the oldest civilized countries in the world and has many places of interest. Wandering among these famous mountains and rivers, on the one hand, you can appreciate the great rivers and mountains of the motherland, and on the other hand, you can also understand the profound history and culture of the motherland.
Perhaps the most intuitive cultural phenomenon in scenic spots and historic sites is the numerous inscriptions and couplets.
In 1985, China Tourism News initiated and organized people across the country to select China's 10 best scenic spots.
They are: the Great Wall, Guilin Landscape, Forbidden City in Beijing, West Lake in Hangzhou, Suzhou Gardens, Huangshan in Anhui, Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, Sun Moon Lake in Taiwan, Chengde Summer Resort, and Qin Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an.
These ten scenic spots are distributed in the east, west, north and south of the motherland, including natural landscapes, historical buildings, cultural landscapes and cultural relics.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Places of Interest