"Drinking on the Lake at First Sunny and Later Rain" ancient poem

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Name: "Drinking on the Lake at First Sunny and Later Rain" Dynasty: Song Dynasty Author: Su Shi Genre: Seven Character Quatrains

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Drinking on the lake, the first clear and the last rain, Su Shi of the Song Dynasty, the clear water is beautiful only when the water is shining, and the mountains are empty and covered with rain, which is also strange. If you want to compare the West Lake to the West, it is always better to put on light makeup and heavy makeup.

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①潋滟(liàn ​​yàn) - the way the waves on the water surface flicker. ②Fanghao - just looks beautiful. ③Empty - the drizzle is confusing and looming. ④ Xizi - Xishi, a famous beauty from the Yue Kingdom in the Spring and Autumn Period. Her original name was Shi Yiguang, ranking first among the four beauties in ancient times (Xi Shi, Wang Zhaojun, Diao Chan, and Yang Yuhuan). He lived in the west of Huanshaxi Village (in present-day Zhuji County, Zhejiang Province), so he was called Xishi. ⑤Yiqi: also seems strange.

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The scenery is so beautiful on a sunny day with rippling water, and the scenery on a misty and confusing rainy day is even more peculiar. If the West Lake is compared to Xi Shi, drinking from the lake will bring sunshine and rain

Whether she is dressed in elegant or colorful clothes, she is equally dazzling. Sentence explanation: Under the bright sunshine, the water of the West Lake is sparkling and beautiful, and it looks very beautiful; on rainy days, under the cover of the rain curtain, the mountains around the West Lake are confused, and if they are there or not, they also look very strange. wonderful. If the West Lake is compared to the beauty Xi Tzu, she looks so beautiful and delicate even if she wears light makeup or heavy makeup.

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While drinking, the poet enjoyed the two scenery of the West Lake at the same time - sunny and rainy, so he compared the West Lake to the beauty Xi Shi, and introduced the feminine beauty and natural posture of the West Lake.

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The water is bright and sunny, and the mountains are empty and rainy. From the title of the poem, we can know that the poet was drinking and enjoying the West Lake. The sun was bright at first, and then it rained. It started to rain. He admired two different views. He said: When the sky is clear, the clear water of the West Lake is rippling and sparkling, and the scenery on the lake is just right. Another wonderful view. "Liaoyan", the waves are flashing. "Empty", misty rain and confusion. Both words are rhyming words, which enhance the musicality of the poetic language. Here, the poet writes about both the lake and the mountains; there are both sunny scenes and the charm of rainy days. It can be said that there is a lot of content. But from another perspective, it is very general, because these two sentences are not only applicable to West Lake. In fact, this is the exquisiteness of the poet's writing style. West Lake is beautiful, but no one can tell exactly what is beautiful and how it is beautiful. If you describe the scenery specifically, you may have some wonderful sentences, but they are always too real and specific, and cannot convey the overall impression of the West Lake. Su Shi's two sentences have a high degree of artistic generality, and at the same time they are very vivid and expressive. They have a lot of room for imagination. They express people's most common feeling of "the West Lake is beautiful" in the language of poetry. At the same time, these two sentences also reflect the poet's broad mind and optimistic and comfortable temperament. If you want to compare West Lake to Xizi, it is always better to put on light makeup and heavy makeup. "Xizi" means Xi Shi, a famous beauty in Yue country in the Spring and Autumn Period. No matter it is elegantly decorated or dressed up, Xi Shi is equally beautiful; if the West Lake is compared to Xi Shi, then it will be equally beautiful whether it is sunny or rainy, winter or spring. Using the stunning beauty as a metaphor for the West Lake not only gives life to the beauty of the West Lake, but also makes it novel and unique, and has a lasting appeal. Everyone knows that Xi Shi is a beauty, but what kind of beauty she is only exists in the heart of an individual. And isn’t the beauty of the West Lake the same? Using this method saves a lot of ink compared to describing it directly, but its meaning is much richer and deeper. It not only appeals to readers' feelings, but also appeals to thinking, allowing readers to develop the connotation of the poem through their own imagination. This excellent metaphor was called by the Song Dynasty people as a good sentence that "explains the benefits of West Lake", so that "Xizi Lake" became the nickname of West Lake. It's no wonder that later poets wrote about it: "Except for the light makeup and thick sentences, what other words can be compared to the West Lake?" (Wu Yan, Song Dynasty, "Boating on the Lake on the Second Day of the First Month")

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Su Shi (1037-1101), courtesy name Zizhan, also known as Dongpo Jushi, was a native of Meishan in the Northern Song Dynasty. He is a famous writer and one of the eight great writers of prose in Tang and Song Dynasties. He is knowledgeable and versatile, and has high attainments in calligraphy, painting, poetry, and prose. His calligraphy, together with Cai Xiang, Huang Tingjian and Mi Fu, is known as the "Four Calligraphers of the Song Dynasty"; he is good at painting bamboo, wood and strange rocks, and he is also outstanding in painting theory and calligraphy theory. He is the literary leader after Ouyang Xiu in the Northern Song Dynasty. His prose is as famous as Ouyang Xiu; his poetry is as famous as Huang Tingjian; his poetry is majestic and bold in style. Instead of the elegance of his poetry, he is called "Su Xin" together with Xin Qiji in the Southern Song Dynasty, and he is the most bold and bold. Send a lyricist. In the second year of Jiayou's reign (1057), he became a Jinshi and served as the chief registrar of Fuchang County, a judge of affairs in Dali, a signing judge of Fengxiang Prefecture, and was appointed to the History Museum. Emperor Shenzong Su Shi drank the first clear and then the rain on the lake

When he learned about Huzhou in the second year of Yuanfeng (1079), he slandered the Yushitai Prison. In the third year, he was demoted to the training envoy of the Huangzhou regiment. He built a house in Dongpo and since then No. Dongpo Jushi. Later it was moved to various states. In the first year of Yuanyou's reign (1086), Emperor Zhezong returned to the court and became a scholar of Zhongshu and a bachelor of Hanlin. Know how to make imperial edicts. In the ninth year, he was impeached and ridiculed by the previous dynasty, and was demoted to Huizhou and Danzhou. In the third year of Yuanfu (1100), he was called back to the north and died in Changzhou. He is the author of "The Complete Works of Dongpo" in 15 volumes, which is still in existence today. In the second year of Jiayou's reign (AD 1057), Renzong of the Song Dynasty, he became a Jinshi.

Although he and Wang Anshi came from the same school of Ouyang Xiu, their political views were different. They opposed the reforms implemented by Wang Anshi's new party and politically belonged to the old party. When the New Party was in power, he was repeatedly demoted and sent to different places to serve as officials. As a result, he died in Changzhou. Su Shi, his father Su Xun, and his younger brother Su Che are all famous essayists, known as the "Three Sus" in the world, and are among the eight great writers of the Tang and Song Dynasties. In addition, Su Shi has outstanding achievements in poetry, poetry, fu, calligraphy and other aspects. His works have broad vision, heroic style, distinctive personality and full of wit. He is one of the great writers in ancient China.

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This is a poem praising the beauty of the West Lake. It was written when the poet was serving as the general magistrate of Hangzhou. There are two original songs, this is the second one. Hangzhou West Lake is also called Xizi Lake because it is to the west of Hangzhou; it is called Xizi Lake from this little poem. Su Shi served as general magistrate in Hangzhou in the seventh year of the fourth year of Xining reign of Emperor Shen Zong (AD 1071-1074), and wrote a large number of poems about the scenery of the West Lake. West Lake is located in the west of Hangzhou City, with a circumference of 15 kilometers, surrounded by mountains on three sides and alluvial plains on the east side. There are Su Causeway and Bai Causeway in the lake, which are divided into inner lake, outer lake and back lake. It is famous both at home and abroad for its ten scenic spots. Among the ten sceneries, "Spring Dawn on Su Di" comes from Su Shi. While he was an official in Hangzhou, he diverted the West Lake, irrigated thousands of hectares of people's fields, and built embankments to prevent floods. The locals called it "Sudi". This poem was written in the sixth year of Xining (AD 1073) and is the most famous of his poems about the West Lake. "Drinking the First Sunny and Later Rain on the Lake" has two songs, and the one I chose here is the second one. 3. Key points of appreciation This is a popular poem about the West Lake. On this day, the poet visited the West Lake. At first, the sky was clear, the sun shone on the lake, and the water waves flashed, which was very beautiful. Later, the sky turned overcast and started to rain. The rain and fog were misty, and the mountains were hazy, giving them a unique mood. The West Lake is just like the beautiful Xizi, who is well-groomed and elegant. Whether she is dressed in elegant or rich clothes, she is just right and beautiful. The first two sentences use line drawing and comparison to summarize the different beauties of the West Lake in different weather conditions. The first sentence describes the lake light on a sunny day, the second sentence praises the mountain scenery on a rainy day, and the two sentences describe the charming appearance of the West Lake accurately from the specific scene of sunny and rainy days. Words such as "拋滟" and "empty Meng" are used very accurately and expressively. Although the poet's two sentences are describing the actual scene before his eyes when he visited the lake that day, "it was clear and then it rained", but he did not have the usual detailed observation and unique understanding of the West Lake. I believe it is difficult to summarize it in this way. In the third and fourth sentences, the poet uses Xi Shi as a metaphor to cleverly illustrate that the West Lake will never lose its beauty at any time. The poet's heart meets the scenery, from the West Lake's "sunny days are good" and "rain is also strange", to Xishi's "heavy makeup and light makeup are always suitable", between the metaphor (Xizi) and the ontology (West Lake), in addition to the literal Except for the word "西" above, the poet's main focus is on the natural beauty that both have innate nature. Because of this, for West Lake, it may be sunny or rainy, while for Xizi, it may be heavy makeup. No matter whether you apply it lightly or not, it will not change its beauty. Using beautiful people to describe beautiful scenery is novel, clever and very poetic. The poet used the beauty of Xi Shi in his imagination to add color to the West Lake, so the West Lake has been known as the "West Lake" since then. The whole poem is cleverly conceived and concise, vividly outlining the beautiful scenery of West Lake in rain or shine. To this day, people will definitely think of Su Shi's poem when they visit the West Lake.

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The next day, Su Shi and his friends were drinking wine by the West Lake. The weather was sunny at first, but soon it turned cloudy and started to rain. In this way, before finishing drinking, the poet enjoyed the two completely different scenery of the West Lake, sunny and rainy. So the poet praised and said: West Lake on a sunny day, the water is rippling and sparkling, which just shows its beautiful style; on a rainy day, the clouds and mists in the mountains are hazy, misty, and show a different look. Drinking on the lake at first clear and then rain

What a wonderful sight. West Lake is beautiful all the time, whether it is sunny or rainy. I think it is best to compare the West Lake to the West. The sky and mountains are her elegant makeup, and the shimmering water is her rich powder. No matter how she dresses, it can always highlight her natural beauty and charming charm. . The first two sentences of this little poem are descriptions: describing the water on a sunny day and the mountains on a rainy day. It uses two landforms and two kinds of weather to express the beauty of the West Lake landscape and the changing characteristics of sunny and rainy days. It is written concretely and vividly, and has a high degree of artistic summary. The nature is such that some people commented that many ancient West Lake poems have been wiped out by these two sentences. The last two sentences are metaphors: between heaven and earth, human beings are the most spiritual; among human beings, Xizi is the most beautiful. Based on the description of the first two sentences, the West Lake is compared to the beauty Xi Tzu, saying that it is the same as Xi Tzu, the ultimate spirit and beauty in the world, not to mention that it has been carefully dressed with light or heavy makeup!

Drinking on the West Lake, it was sunny at first and then it rained. The water is shining when the sky is clear. The waves are flashing, and the scenery of the West Lake on a clear day is so beautiful. The mountains are empty and the rain is strange. The mountains are empty and the scenery of the West Lake is also strange on a rainy day. If you want to compare West Lake to Xizi, you will compare West Lake to the graceful beauty Xi Shi. Light makeup and heavy makeup are always suitable. Light makeup and heavy makeup are both very beautiful.