Wearing this body in the ice and snow forest, it is not the same as peach and plum mixed with fragrant dust; original text_Translation and appreciation

Wearing this body in the ice and snow forest, it is different from peaches and plums mixed with fragrant dust; ——Wang Mian's "White Plum" in the Yuan Dynasty Wearing this body in the ice and snow forest, it is not like peaches and plums mixed with fragrant dust;

From the poem "White Plum" written by Wang Mian of the Yuan Dynasty, translation and annotation of Plum Blossom Notes

Translation

White plum blossoms grow in the woods with ice and snow, and are not the same as peach blossoms and plums. The flowers were mixed together and fell into the dust of the world.

Suddenly, the fresh fragrance of this night spread out, spreading like a new year in the world. Appreciation

From the perspective of the poem's major conception skills, this is a poem that "supports things to express aspirations". The poet uses the plum blossom to describe himself, and uses the nobility of the plum blossom to express his persistence in his sentiments and not to conform to the world. Gaoge Yuanzhi. In the specific expression method, the poem contrasts the ordinary peaches and plums in the world with the white plums in the ice and snow forest, thereby setting off the elegance and nobility of the plum blossoms. Through reading and analysis, we know that the main artistic techniques of this poem are: supporting things to express aspirations, contrasting and setting off.

"This body is wrapped in a forest of ice and snow". In terms of color, "ice and snow" shape the "white" of "this body"; in terms of character, "ice and snow" shape "this body" "To express perseverance and endure the cold, the poet uses personification to compare the plum tree to himself. The white plum blossoms have already been shown to be pure and pure, and then the peaches and plums are used as contrast. Young peach trees and plum blossoms are the most beautiful among flowers, and their fragrance is fragrant. Unfortunately, the struggle for spring is too bitter and they cannot be spotless. "Mixing fragrant dust" means "mixing fragrant dust" with "different peaches and plums" means mixing fragrance with dirt, that is, "harmony with its light, the same dust", "harmony with light and dust, cannot be a bright thing." In contrast, plum blossoms It can be completely different from the popular customs, so the word "qingxiang" can only belong to plums, but not to peaches and plums.

"Suddenly, the fragrance spreads all night long, spreading like spring throughout the universe." Maybe it's just the poet who drew a plum blossom under the lamp. But the poem creates this idea: suddenly in one night, the white plum blossoms all over the world bloomed, the fragrance overflowed, and the jade world became clear. This poem gives people a sense of contradictory unity of high moral character and great ambition, unconventional yet worldly, which is exactly the portrayal of Wang Mian's personality.

Creation background comments

Characteristics of the described scenery:

① Cold-resistant and tough. The word "ice and snow" in the first sentence shows that the growing environment of plums is extremely harsh, which brings out the cold-resistant character and tenacity of plums;

② Being willing to be lonely, noble and refined. The words "in the forest" in the first sentence and the second sentence show that plum blossoms are willing to be lonely, different from popular customs, and have a noble temperament;

③Herald of spring. Three or four sentences about plum blossoms announcing spring. Plum trees are dedicated, public and selfless. The poet describes himself with plum blossoms, expressing his willingness to be lonely, not admiring glory, noble and refined aspirations, and his public and selfless spirit. It reflects the ideological system of Confucianism and Taoism of intellectuals in the feudal era and the art of living in and out of the world

The creation of plum blossoms is closely related to literature. First, poets such as Lin Hejing and Su Dongpo in the Northern Song Dynasty enthusiastically praised the richness and character of plum blossoms, which made people have infinite cherished feelings for plum blossoms. The paintings of "Silent Poetry" continued Since then, plum blossoms have become a popular theme in the painting world.

Those who made the most creative contributions to plum painting at that time were Shi Zhongren and Yang Buzhi. Zhongren, also known as Monk Huaguang, was inspired by the moonlight reflection of plum blossoms on the window paper one day, and created the so-called ink plum blossoms dyed with thick and light ink.

Wang Mian accepted the traditions of the Huaguang, Yang, and Tang schools, and tirelessly studied plum blossom music and plum blossom chapters. On this basis, he developed his artistic talents.

Wang Mian’s beauty is inseparable from his thoughts and feelings.

This is a poem about painting. The poet praises the virtue of plum blossoms, which do not ask for praise from others, but only wish to leave fragrance to the world. In fact, they use the plum blossoms to express their own attitude towards life and their noble sentiments of not flattering the world.

The biggest feature of this poem is that it expresses aspirations by supporting things.

The poem first describes the image of Mo Mei in the first and second sentences, and then writes about Mo Mei’s aspirations in the third and fourth sentences. Although the appearance is not delicate, the inner temperament is delicate and noble. A dignified, lonely and elegant image appears in front of us. It does not want to use bright colors to attract people, please people, or seek praise from people. It just wants to emit a fragrance and let it stay between heaven and earth. These two sentences are exactly the poet's self-portrait. Explanation

"This body is covered in a forest of ice and snow." In terms of color, "ice and snow" shape the "white" of "this body"; in terms of character, "ice and snow" shape "this body" The poet uses personification to compare the plum tree to himself. The white plum blossoms have already been shown to be pure and pure, and then the peaches and plums are used as contrast. Young peach trees and plum blossoms are the most beautiful among flowers, and their fragrance is fragrant. Unfortunately, the struggle for spring is too bitter and they cannot be spotless. "Mixing fragrant dust" means "mixing fragrant dust" with "different peaches and plums" means mixing fragrance with dirt, that is, "harmony with its light, the same dust", "harmony with light and dust, cannot be a bright thing." In contrast, plum blossoms It can be completely different from the popular customs, so the word "qingxiang" can only belong to plums, but not to peaches and plums.

"Suddenly, the fragrance spreads all night long, spreading like spring throughout the universe." Maybe it's just the poet who drew a plum blossom under the lamp. But the poem creates this idea: suddenly in one night, the white plum blossoms all over the world bloomed, the fragrance overflowed, and the jade world became clear.

This poem gives people a sense of contradictory unity of high moral character and great ambition, unconventional yet worldly, which is exactly the portrayal of Wang Mian's personality. Wang Mian, a poet, writer, calligrapher and painter of the Yuan Dynasty, was born in Zhuji, Zhejiang Province. Born into a farm family. His father died when he was young, so he herded cattle in the Qin family. He used his time to paint lotus flowers every day, and went to the temple to read under the bright lamp at night. He was profoundly knowledgeable, capable of poetry, and had plum blossoms in his youth. He lives in seclusion in Jiuli Mountain and makes a living by selling paintings. The painting of plum blossoms uses rouge as the skeleton of the plum blossoms, or the flowers are dense and the branches are numerous, which is unique in style. He is also good at painting bamboo and stone. It can also be used for engraving, and it uses flower milkstone as the printing material. It is said that he was the first to create it. He is the author of "Zhuzhai Collection", "Poems on Plum Blossom Pictures", etc.

Wang Mian is singing a long song, Chang'e is about to descend, waving the ice and snow thousands of miles away. In this land where ice and snow have always been frozen, who is it that brings spring back to life? If you want to cross the Yellow River, which is blocked by ice, you will have to climb the snow-covered mountains of Taihang. The snow is falling, the wind is blowing, where can Yulang drink like crazy? It should be Ye Hanning. Mei Hua was so angry that she couldn't sleep. Zhongnan has beautiful Yin ridges and snow-covered clouds. The Luojin is wet but not yet dry, and there is desolate snow again. The weather in Jiangnan is good in October, and the poor winter scenery is like spring. Thousands of trees are cold and colorless, but only the southern branches have flowers. Poetry at dusk is full of snow all day long, and it is very spring when combined with plum blossoms. The ancient garrison is green, beacons and fires are cold, and the wilderness is heavy and snowy. The dawn rooster scares the trees and snow, and the cold ducks guard the ice pond. The cold sand is flat on all sides, and the flying snow is shocking for thousands of miles. Smoke and dust invade the snowy ridge, and drums and horns stir the river city. The crimson snow brings coolness, the blue clouds cover the night, and the small courtyard is left bare.