Bai Juyi's Translation of Qiantang Spring Tour

Gushan Temple is north to Jiating West, and the spring water on the lake is just level with the dike, and the white clouds are low and connected with the lake. A few early orioles scrambled to fly to the sunny tree, and the new swallows were busy building nests and holding mud. The flowers are blooming, dazzling, and the shallow grass can just cover the horseshoe. I like the beautiful scenery on the east side of the lake, and I can never get tired of visiting it. Willow trees cross white sand dikes in rows of shade.

This poem depicts the beautiful scenery that the poet saw when he walked around the West Lake in early spring, and expresses the poet's love and praise for the natural beauty. Among them, "Qiantang Lake" is the West Lake in Hangzhou, and "spring outing" refers to walking and sightseeing in spring. This poem vividly presents the beautiful scenery of the West Lake in early spring to readers through delicate description.

When Bai Juyi was in Hangzhou, there were many poems describing lakes and mountains. This is closely related to the characteristics of the environment and seasons. The West Lake, which has just been put on spring clothes, is described as full of commercial flavor and just right. The first poem sticks to the theme and always writes about the lake. The previous sentence points out the location of Qiantang Lake and the surrounding "uneven towers". The use of two place names shows a sense of movement, indicating that the poet is walking and watching.

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On the front of the latter sentence, the lake is as bright as water: at the beginning of spring, the water surface is flush with the embankment, and the white clouds in the air are connected with the rippling waves on the lake, which is a typical water state of Jiangnan Spring Lake. Zhuan Xu wrote about birds seen from looking up. Yingying is singing and swallows are dancing, showing the vitality of spring.

Both the oriole and the swallow are messengers of spring, and the oriole sends the good news of spring back to the earth with its euphemistic and smooth voice. Swallows wear flowers and paste water, build nests with mud, and encourage people to start working in spring. The word "several places" summarizes Ying Ge's call to the other and the poet's modality of seeking sound from left to right.