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This poem comes from Su Shi's "Two Late Scenes of the Spring River in Hui Chong" in the Song Dynasty, which means that Artemisia is everywhere, and the reed buds have become shorter, which is the time when the puffer fish will leap onto the river.

This poem depicts the arrival of spring. Artemisia selengensis and reed buds are spring plants, while puffer fish symbolizes vibrant spring. The lush Artemisia selengensis and the short reed buds indicate that spring has come and everything in nature is full of new vitality. The puffer fish will go to the river, which symbolizes that the arrival of spring will bring more life activities and reproduction.

The whole poem concisely expresses the breath of spring and the recovery of vitality, giving people a feeling of joy and expectation. At the same time, through the description of natural scenery, the poet's praise for nature and hope for vitality are expressed.

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Two Night Scenes along the Chunjiang River in Hui Chong

Su Shi [Song Dynasty]

Two or three peach blossoms outside the bamboo forest and ducks in the water first noticed the warm spring.

The beach is covered with wormwood, asparagus is beginning to sprout, and puffer fish are preparing to swim upstream from the sea back to the river.

The geese fly north, like people who want to return to the north, but because of attachment, poor team.

Before flying to the north, I knew that it was snowy in the desert in the north, or the south that spent most of the Spring Festival in the south.

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There are two or three peach blossoms outside the bamboo forest, and the ducks playing in the water first notice the warming of the river in early spring.

The beach is covered with Artemisia selengensis and reeds are sprouting short buds. At this time, the puffer fish will swim from the sea to the upper reaches of the river.

The geese flying from the north, like those who return to the north, are reluctant to go and are almost left behind.

Thousands of miles away, I already know that the desert in the north is snowy, so it is better to stay in the spring in the south of the Yangtze River for half a month.

To annotate ...

Hui Chong (also known as Hui Chong): A native of Jianyang, Fujian, one of the nine monks in the early Song Dynasty, he can write poems and draw pictures. Night Scene by the River is the title of Hui Chong's paintings. There are two paintings, one is a duck play and the other is a flying goose. Qian Zhongshu's Notes on Selected Poems of Song Dynasty is called Xiaojing. Many annotations are useful for Xiaojing and Night Scene, and the complete works of Dongpo and the annotations before the Qing Dynasty are all useful.

Artemisia selengensis: the name of grass, including Artemisia annua and Artemisia annua. Reed bud: the young bud of reed, which is edible.

Puffer: a kind of fish, the scientific name is Qu. Its meat is delicious, but its ovaries and liver are highly toxic. Produced in coastal areas and some inland rivers of China. Go against the current every spring and lay eggs in fresh water.

Up: refers to going upstream.

Gui Hong: Gui Yan. Broken regiment: leave the flying team.

Yiyi: I don't give up. Returnees: people who go home.

Shuomo: a desert land in the north. Du Fu's poem: "She went out of the Purple Palace into the desert."

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Make an appreciative comment

These two poems were inscribed by Su Shi in Hui Chong's Riverside Scenery. Hui Chong's original painting has been lost, and some versions of this poem are called "Riverside Scenery", which cannot be verified now. Vivid painting makes people have a specific visual feeling, but it can only show a specific picture and has certain limitations. Although a good poem has no visible image, it can attract readers to the beautiful artistic conception formed by the poet's unique conception with vivid language to make up for what some pictures can't express.

Creation background

Two Late Scenes of Hui Chong Riverside are two poems written by Su Shi for Hui Chong in Bianjing (now Kaifeng, Henan) in the eighth year of Shen Yuanfeng (1085). This poem was written in Jiangyin.

Brief introduction of the author

Su Shi, (1037 65438+10.8-165438+August 24, 0),No. Zizhan, He Zhong, a famous Taoist of tin cans, Dongpo Jushi,No. Su Dongpo, Su Xian, Han nationality, Meishan, Meizhou (Sichuan Su Shi was a literary leader in the mid-Northern Song Dynasty, and made great achievements in poetry, ci, writing, calligraphy and painting. Vertical and horizontal text; Poetry has a wide range of themes, fresh and healthy, uses exaggerated metaphors and has a unique style. Also known as "Su Huang" with Huang Tingjian. Ci is an uninhibited school, and Xin Qiji is the representative of the uninhibited school, also known as "Su Xin"; Prose writing is rich and unrestrained, and he is also called "Ou Su" with Ouyang Xiu, and is one of the "Eight Masters in Tang and Song Dynasties".