Visiting ancient times in Tai Su
Dynasty: Tang Dynasty
Author: Li Bai
Original text:
The old garden is barren and willow is new, and Lingge sings endlessly in spring.
Today, only Xijiangyue took photos of people in Wugong.
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The former stage, the former dance pavilion, the former garden and the former palace have all been abandoned. Only the willow trees are green, and the diamond pickers in the lake are singing eternal songs of youth.
Who remembers the story of Fu Cha, the prince of Wu? Only the bright moon in the Xihe River in that city once shone on the palace of the king of Wu and the people who feasted in the palace.
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(1) Tai Su: Gusutai, so it is located on Gusu Mountain in the southwest of Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. Browse: browse.
② Old Garden: refers to Tai Su. Garden: Garden.
⑶ Soul Song: A folk song sung by people in the southeast water town when picking greens. Capella: Describe the singing euphemistically and clearly.
⑷ People in Wu Palace: refers to concubines in the court of Fu Cha, the king of Wu.
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This kind of prosperity began with Su Tai's Visit to the Ancient Times, expressing the feelings of changes from ancient times to modern times. The gardens and pavilions we see today are no longer the gardens and pavilions we used to see. Nowadays, the willows on the terrace are full of spring and boundless, which reminds people of its prosperity and its loneliness. The "old garden barren terrace" at the beginning of the sentence leads to a very sad mood with a very gloomy scene; And "Yang Liuxin", a very beautiful search, aroused a very happy party. The former contains great pain belonging to history, which makes people feel deeply. The latter also shows the selfless gift of nature, calling people to pursue, enjoy and eat, drink and be merry in time. In the second sentence, continue to further contrast this feeling. Melodious Jiangnan tunes from Lu 'an Lake add infinite tenderness to the endless spring flowers and autumn moon in this world. Endless. The word "invincible spring" seems to push people's joy to the extreme. But at this moment, it is these songs that cause the poet's infinite disappointment: the spring flowers of the past, the arrogance of the king of Wu, the splendor of the western world, their singing and dancing among the flowers in the months before and after, and the long night drinking in the palace, all of which constantly haunt the poet's mind and make him restless. This leads to three or four sentences. This is a further sublimation of the emotional experience caused by the "old garden barren platform" All good things must come to an end. Things are different, mountains and rivers remain the same. In the past, Tai Su was magnificent and crowed. Today, there is only a bright moon hanging obliquely on the Xijiang River. These two sentences, with their bleak scenery and ancient and modern emotions, have made readers' emotional experience take a new leap with their endless meanings and implications. The eternal Xijiang bright moon and unlucky maids, as a group of contexts with special symbolic significance, are far-reaching and touching.
As soon as this poem came up, it was written about the ruin of Wuyuan and the desolation of Suzhou and Taiwan, and the changes in personnel and the impermanence of prosperity and waste were all comfortable in it. Then the willow sprouted again in spring, and the willow was green, as old as ever, and new year after year. In sharp contrast with the unchanging "new" and "old" scenery and the ever-changing people, the mourning for the historic sites has deepened. In a word, compare two different things and write a sense of ups and downs in ancient and modern times, with a simple and natural intention. The second sentence goes on to write about the present scenery, but the former palaces and beautiful women sang it, but everything went up in smoke. Therefore, the last two sentences point out that only the bright moon hanging on the great river flowing from the west is eternal; Only when she has seen the prosperity of Wu Palace, and seen such figures as Fu Cha and Shi at that time, can she become a witness of history.
This poem not only expresses the historical lament of ups and downs in ancient and modern times, but also has a persistent and strong sense of life. Because, as the soul of all things, man is always pursuing freedom and transcendence. But this kind of desire and pursuit is often difficult to realize, and people often inevitably fall into a painful and desperate situation. Throughout the ages, there have been fools, heroes and beauties, without exception.