Viewed horizontally, it looks like a ridge and a peak on the side, with different heights near and far. What do these two poems mean?

Meaning:

Looking at the rolling hills and towering peaks of Mount Lu from the front and side, looking at Mount Lu from a distance, near, high and low, Lushan presents a variety of different look.

From: "Inscription on the West Forest Wall" by Su Shi of the Song Dynasty

Original poem:

Inscription on the West Forest Wall

Song Dynasty: Su Shi

Viewed horizontally, it looks like a ridge and a peak on the side, with different heights near and far.

I don’t know the true face of Mount Lu, just because I am in this mountain.

Interpretation:

Looking at the rolling hills and towering peaks of Mount Lu from the front and side, looking at Mount Lu from a distance, near, high and low, Lushan presents various different look.

The reason why I cannot recognize the true face of Mount Lu is because I am in Mount Lu.

Title: writing, inscription. Xilin: Xilin Temple, in Lushan, Jiangxi. Horizontal view: Viewed from the front. Lushan Mountain always runs north-south, so when viewed horizontally, it means looking from the east to the west. True appearance: refers to the real scenery and shape of Mount Lu. Extended information

Creative background:

In the seventh year of Shenzong Yuanfeng (1084), Su Shi was demoted from Huangzhou to Ruzhou Tuanlian Deputy Envoy. When he went to Ruzhou, he passed through Jiujiang. I traveled to Mount Lu with my friend Ginsengliao. The magnificent mountains and rivers triggered great thoughts, so he wrote several travel poems about Mount Lu. "Tixi Linbi" is a summary after visiting Lushan Mountain. According to the Records of Mr. Dongpo written by Shi Su of the Southern Song Dynasty, this poem was written in May of the seventh year of Yuanfeng.

Author's achievements:

Su Shi was the leader who presided over the literary world of the Northern Song Dynasty after Ouyang Xiu. He enjoyed a huge reputation among the writers at that time. Those who had friends with him or accepted his guidance even Many Northern Song Dynasty writers Huang Tingjian, Qin Guan, Chao Buzhi and Zhang Lei were all trained, rewarded and recommended by him, so they were called the Four Scholars of Sumen. The Four Bachelors of Su Clan, Chen Shidao and Li Lao were also called the Six Gentlemen of Su Clan.

Su Shi occupies a special position in the history of Chinese poetry. He expanded the spirit of the poetry innovation movement in the Northern Song Dynasty to the field of Ci, swept away the traditional Ci style since the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, and created the bold and unrestrained school that stood side by side with the Graceful School. He expanded the subject matter of Ci, enriched the artistic conception of Ci, and broke through the It broke the boundaries of poetry in Shizhuang and made a significant contribution to the innovation and development of poetry.