Appreciation of Guancanghai 50 words

This poem was written by Cao Cao when he was climbing a mountain in Jieshi Mountain and looking at the sea. He used a pen full of romantic passion to outline the magnificent scene of the sea swallowing up the sun and the moon and containing everything.

It depicts the majesty of the motherland's rivers and mountains. It not only depicts the magnificence of the mountains and the sea, but also expresses the poet's enterprising spirit of using the scenery to support his aspirations and having the world in mind. The whole poem has simple language, rich imagination, majestic momentum, desolation and solemnity.

From: "Viewing the Sea" is a four-character poem written by Cao Cao, a poet in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Original text:

Viewing the Canghai

Han Dynasty: Cao Cao

To the east is Jieshi to view the Canghai.

Where is the water? The mountains and islands are standing tall.

There are many trees and lush grass.

The autumn wind is bleak and the waves are rising.

The journey of the sun and the moon can be seen from within;

The brilliant stars can be seen from within.

Fortunately, I sing to express my ambition.

Translation:

Go east and climb the tall Jieshi Mountain to see the vast sea.

The sea is so vast and vast, with mountains and islands standing tall and tall in the sea.

The surrounding trees are lush and the flowers and plants are luxuriant.

The bleak wind came, the vegetation swayed, and huge waves surged in the sea.

The sun and moon rise and set as if emanating from this vast ocean.

The brilliant stars in the Milky Way also seem to emerge from the embrace of the sea.

I am very happy and use this poem to express my inner ambition.

Extended information:

Creative background:

Cao Cao climbed Jieshi Mountain this time on his way back to the army after winning the Northern Campaign against Wuhuan. As the coach, Cao Cao climbed onto the Jieshi, which Emperor Qin and Wu of Han had also climbed, and his mood was as difficult to calm down as the sea. So I wrote this poem, integrating my grand ambitions and broad mind into the poem, and expressing it through the image of the sea.

Events behind the scenes:

In order to eliminate the remaining forces of the Yuan family and consolidate the north, Cao Cao dug the Pinglu and Quanzhou rivers connecting Hutuo River and Baoqiu River in the 11th year of Jian'an (206). The two canals (today's north and south of Jin City) were used to transport military supplies. In the summer of the following year, Cao Cao led his army out of Wujing (today's Jinji County) and attacked Wuhuan in the east.

The road was blocked by rain and waterlogging, Wuhuan's army guarded the main road, and Cao's army was blocked. Cao Cao adopted the suggestion of local celebrity Tian Chou to go out on remote trails to attack the enemy unprepared, so he returned to his army, falsely claiming that he would march in autumn and winter. As a result, Wuhuan's army relaxed its vigilance.

Cao Cao led his troops with Tian Chou as a guide, went up Xu Wushan (now east of Zunhua, Hebei), rode out of Lulongsai (now around Xifengkou, Hebei), and traveled hundreds of miles through the high mountains.

In August of the twelfth year of Jian'an (207), the two armies met at Bailang Mountain (southeast of today's Lingyuan). The Wuhuan army was large in number. At that time, Cao Cao's main force was still in the rear and had not yet reached the front line, and there was only a small number of troops around Cao Cao.

The officers and soldiers of Cao's army hope to wait for the follow-up troops and are afraid of the current dangerous situation. In the atmosphere where Cao Cao's army was "feared by both left and right", Zhang Liao opposed all opinions and opposed the heavy troops waiting in the rear, and tried his best to persuade Cao Cao to take advantage of the Hulu's unorganized formation.

Start the battle immediately and encourage them to fight vigorously and vigorously. Cao Cao admired Zhang Liao's heroic fighting spirit and saw that Wuhuan's army had not yet formed a fighting formation, so Cao Cao adopted Zhang Liao's suggestion. Cao Cao personally granted Zhang Liao the title he held for temporary use.

Zhang Liao was ordered to command the vanguard troops to go into battle. Therefore, Zhang Liao led his army to attack, defeated the Wuhuan army, and killed Tadun, the Wuhuan Chanyu who was famous for his "valor" on the battlefield. Many people, including Tadun and Mingwang, died in front of the battle. More than 200,000 people from the Hu and Han Dynasties surrendered.