Translation of Wang Tianmen Mountain by Li Bai

Tianmen Mountain was broken in the middle by the Chu River, and the clear water flowed eastward and turned back here. The towering green hills on both sides of the river stand across the Yangtze River, and a solitary boat on the river is coming from the edge of the sun.

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The Yangtze River splits the Tianmen Peak like a giant axe, and the green river flows around the island.

The green hills on both sides are neck and neck, and a boat meets leisurely from the horizon.

Looking at Tianmen Mountain is a four-line poem written by Li Bai, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, on his way to Jiangdong in 725 AD.

The first two sentences describe the grandeur of Tianmen Mountain and the momentum of the mighty river. The last two sentences describe the prospect of looking through the gap between the green hills on both sides of the strait, showing a dynamic beauty. Through the description of Tianmen Mountain, the whole poem praises the magic and magnificence of nature and expresses the author's optimistic and heroic feelings when he first came to Bashu.

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Tianmen Mountain is facing Jiajiang River, and it is inseparable from the Yangtze River. The first two sentences of the poem start with the relationship between "Jiang" and "Mountain". The first sentence, "Tianmen breaks the Chu River", closely follows the topic and goes all the way to Tianmen Mountain. The key point is that the Chu River rushing eastward breaks through the majestic momentum of Tianmen Mountain.

It gives people rich associations: Tianmen Mountain and Tianmen Mountain were originally a whole, blocking the turbulent river. Due to the impact of the surging waves of the Chu River, Tianmen was knocked open and interrupted, becoming two mountains.

This is quite similar to the scene described by the author in "Song of Yuntai in Xiyue to Send Dan Qiu Zi": "Genie (river god) roared and broke two mountains (referring to Huashan in Hexi and shouyangshan in Hedong), and Hongbo sprayed into the East China Sea." But the former is hidden and the latter is obvious.

In the author's pen, the Chu River seems to be a thing with strong vitality, showing the magical power to overcome all obstacles, and Tianmen Mountain seems to quietly make way for it.

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