What does "The green hills are still there, the sunset turns red"?

Meaning: Only the green mountains still exist, and the sun still rises and sets. It comes from "Linjiang Immortal: Rolling Waters of the Yangtze River Passing East" written by Yang Shen in the Ming Dynasty.

The original intention is that only the green mountains still exist, and the sun still rises and sets. The extended meaning is that "green mountains" remain unchanged, "sunsets" change, and "so many things in ancient and modern times" do not pass by in the relative movement of change and immutability. Right and wrong, success and failure are like passing smoke. We are freed from the entanglement of right and wrong, success and failure, and experience everything. Hundreds of calamities in this mortal world can be put aside, and there is no need to worry about it or worry about it. This is the author's indifferent and free feeling.

The original text is:

The rolling waters of the Yangtze River pass eastward, and the waves wash away the heroes. Right and wrong, success or failure turn around in vain. The green hills are still there, and the sunset turns red several times.

The white-haired fisherman and woodcutter on the Nagisa River are used to watching the autumn moon and spring breeze. Happy reunion over a pot of wine. Many things in ancient and modern times are all discussed in a joke.

Translation:

The rolling Yangtze River flows eastward, never looking back. How many heroes disappear like flying waves. The struggle for right and wrong, success and failure is all short-lived. For a long time, only the green mountains still exist, and the sun still rises and sets.

The white-haired fisherman on the river has long been accustomed to the changes in the four seasons. He rarely meets his friends and enjoys a glass of wine. The troubles of the past and present have become the material for chatting over drinks.

Extended information

Creative background:

In the third year of Jiajing (1524), Yang Shen was deprived of his official rank and was convicted and relegated because of the "Great Ceremony Discussion" He stayed in Yongchang Wei, Yunnan Province for the rest of his life. After Yang Shen arrived in Yunnan, he was not depressed because he was exiled to the garrison. Instead, he often traveled around to observe the people's customs and sentiments, and often wrote poems and compositions to express his feelings. Everywhere Yang Shen went, he would discuss poetry with local scholars and left behind a large number of poems. This word is also one of them.

Ideological theme:

The top line of the poem chants about the eternity of the universe, the endless rivers, and the ever-present green mountains through historical phenomena, but the heroes from generation to generation are all fleeting. Xia Qing writes about the noble sentiments and broad-mindedness of the poet. Using the rise and fall of the past dynasties as a talking point and a joke to promote drinking shows the poet's disdain for the secular, indifferent and free and easy feelings.

From the perspective of the whole word, this word not only renders desolation and solemnity, but also creates an atmosphere of indifference and tranquility, and reflects the lofty artistic conception and profound philosophy of life. The author attempts to explore the eternal value in the rush and precipitation of history, and to find the profound philosophy of life between success and failure. He has a sense of the rise and fall of history and the ups and downs of life, reflecting a noble sentiment and broad-minded mind. .

Baidu Encyclopedia-Linjiangxian·The Rolling Yangtze River Passing East