Wan Chu
Wan Chu
Wan Chu was a Jinshi in the first year of Tang Dynasty. Eight poems. During the period of Kaiyuan, he became a Jinshi. He sank to his subordinates and retreated to the shore of Yingshui. Be friendly with Li Qi.
About the poet
Wan Chu is a poet of Tang Dynasty. During the period of Kaiyuan, he became a Jinshi. He sank to his subordinates and retreated to the shore of Yingshui. Be friendly with Li Qi. In the Qing Dynasty, Shen Deqian said that his poem "horse" could be traced back to Lao Du. There are three poems in guoxiuji, eight in quantangshi and one in quantangwen. His life story can be seen in the volume of Li Qi Ji and volume 20 of Tang Shi Ji.
Catalogue of works
Miscellaneous Songs: dogwood girl singing curtain, folk song, lover's medicine bar, river Chaozhuang wall, falling flowers on the river and horse
Introduction to poems
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On the fifth day, the prostitute, Xishi, daohuanchun gauze and Jasper are fighting for Lihua. The red skirt is jealous of pomegranate flowers. a new song makes people gorgeous, dancing drunk, eyes astringent. who said that Wusi could continue his life, but he made him die today.
Interpretation of poetry
Prostitute: refers to Jiyue, song and dance performance. Prostitute, know "trick". Biyu: a woman from a small family in the Han Dynasty, which refers to Kabuki. Lihua: Zhang Lihua, empress Chen's wife, looks beautiful. Hemerocallis fulva (Hemerocallis fulva): also known as Yi Nan Cao and Wang You Cao, is an orchid. Yan: envy. who knows that five silk can prolong life: the custom of Dragon Boat Festival is to tie the arms with five colored silk, which is called Xuming silk. Clouds can avoid disasters and prolong life.
Appreciation of the horse
The golden net is green, the white jade saddle is white, and the long whip is purple. the dust of the East Road will be extinguished in the morning, and the sand source will not end in the evening. sweat and blood with each side of the bitter, hoof injury not afraid of Long Yin cold. If you can drink from the Great Wall grottoes, it's hard to travel to the top of Tianshan Mountain.
Explanation of the problem
He ma, also known as he ma Qu, originally belonged to Yuefu hengqiqu Ci, which mainly wrote about "the incident of conscription in Guansai". Wan Chu's poem "Zhuma" is different from the old title of Yuefu. It is a metrical poem that expresses one's feelings and aspirations by means of horses. The first couplet describes the color, decoration and style of the horse. "Jinluo" refers to the bridle decorated with gold and describes its wealth and magnificence. "Green horse" refers to the color and breed of horse hair. It is a famous horse produced in the western regions, with the color of green and white. "White jade saddle" refers to a saddle as white as jade. At the beginning of the article, a good horse with striking appearance and extraordinary bearing is displayed in front of readers: it has a body of blue and white mottled hair, decorated with a golden head, and a saddle like a clean white jade. The owner rides on it with a long whip and walks back and forth on the Kangzhuang Avenue in the suburbs of Beijing, running with great style. "Gold", "green", "white", the deployment of color is magnificent, soft and comfortable. In order to highlight the nobility and vigorous majestic posture of the horse, the horse's image is more vivid. The chin couplet describes the agility, vigour and grandeur of the horse. "The dust of the East Road will die out in the morning, and the day will not end when the river reaches its source in the evening." In the morning, the horses gallop on the road of Chang'an, and the dust soon dissipates; in the evening, when they reach the birthplace of the Yellow River, the sun has not yet set. "Morning" and "evening" are just one day, which shows the shortness of time. The distance between the two places is thousands of miles, which exaggerates the breadth of space. "The dust goes out forever" and "the sun does not stop" show the horse's speed and enterprising spirit. The neck couplet depicts the merits, character and virtue of the horse. "Hanxue", or "Hanxue horse", is a kind of Qianli horse produced in Dawan state of western regions. It is said that during the long journey, the horse's sweat flowed from the small hole of the front shoulder in the middle of the day, and the color was like blood. The four words "every following" and "no fear" show the fighting spirit and indomitable strong will of the horse, who worked hard, fought on the battlefield, went out of his life and died, and died for his country. The chin and neck are of great interest to the workers. They are vigorous and heroic. After reading this book, people are inspired. The last couplet describes the trust, encouragement and hope for the horse. "If you can drink the Great Wall grottoes, it's hard for you to travel as far as Tianshan Mountain is concerned." It expresses the owner's expectation of the horse, just like Du Fu's "no emptiness, it's really worthy of life and death.". Xiaoteng has the meaning of "ten thousand li can run wild" ("Fang Bing Cao Hu Ma"). The two words "NENG" and "Jin" fully express the owner's trust in the horse. He believes that the horse will be able to gallop for people, do his duty for the country, and shoulder the heavy responsibility of crossing the border and protecting the border. On the contrary, it also shows his determination, ambition and ambition. "Great Wall Grottoes" is the abbreviation of ancient Yuefu's "journey to the Great Wall Grottoes with horses", which originally belonged to "Xianghe song · zitiaoqu". It is said that there are spring caves on the Great Wall, where you can drink horses. The original meaning of the ancient words is "as for the garrison guests, as for the Great Wall, they drink their horses, and women miss their hard work, so they pretend to be Qu Ye." "Difficult journey" originally belongs to "Yuefu zaqu geci", which means "preparing for the hardship of the world and the sadness of parting" (Yuefu Jieti). The conclusion quoted the ancient title of Yuefu, which means that as long as there is a chance to make contributions and devote oneself to the country, even if we go to the inside and outside of the great wall and the Tianshan Mountain, which has gone through all kinds of difficulties and obstacles, it shows the poet's indomitable and ambitious ambition, as well as the poet's enterprising spirit and great ambition to make contributions to the border areas. This poem, from the ornaments of horse, describes horse's talent, highlights horse's quality and virtue, and praises its spirit of not afraid of hardship and injury for the country. The first couplet is about external beauty, and the second, third and fourth couplet is about internal beauty. Ming is praising Ma, which is a metaphor for people and shows the poet's mind and ambition. The poetry style is high pitched, bold and broad-minded, which reflects the vigorous and passionate poetic style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Shen Deqian said that this poem "can be traced back to old Du's poems about horses."
Appreciation of five days watching prostitutes
Xishi's Huanchun gauze and Jasper's doulihua. Mei Dai takes the color of Hemerocallis, and the red skirt is jealous of pomegranate flowers. A new song is gorgeous, drunk dance, eyes astringent sideburns inclined. Who Dao five silk can continue life, but know today die Jun home. In Tang poetry, there are many immortal chapters that deeply reflect the social reality, but there are also many works about banquets and gifts of prostitutes by the upper class literati. This kind of works is not very ideological in general, but occasionally has some merits in art. Wan Chu's "five days watching prostitutes" can be said to be such a poem. From the title of the poem, we can see that this poem is about watching Yueji performance on the Dragon Boat Festival on May 5 of the lunar calendar. The customs of the Dragon Boat Festival include dragon boat race, eating zongzi, drinking Pu wine, wrapping arms with colored silk, inserting mugwort into the door, etc. some people also call friends on this day and have a feast for fun. First of all, the poem describes the beauty and moving of Yueji. "Xi Shi's name is Huanchun gauze, and Jasper is fighting for Lihua now", which has a unique style at the beginning. "Abusing Tao" means empty or not. Xishi, a woman who washes gauze by the Yuexi River, is recognized as a beautiful woman in ancient times. The poet just mentioned Xi Shi and left her by the word "Tao". In this way, it not only initiated the association of comparing beauty with beauty, but also turned to the beauty in front of her. However, he did not say it directly and pretended to be circuitous. "Biyu" is a beautiful concubine favored by the king of Runan. She comes from a humble family. There is a sentence "little girl of Biyu" in the folk song "Biyu song" of the Southern Dynasty. It is used here to refer to the low status of Yueji. In ancient times, there were two beauties named "Lihua". One was Yin Lihua, the queen of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the other was Zhang Lihua, the concubine of empress Chen of the Southern Dynasty. "Jasper" sentence means that the beauty "Jasper" can compete with Lihua. The poet let the three beauties, Xishi, Biyu and Lihua, meander along the way. By comparing the traditional image with the object to be described, the poet saved a lot of ink, but made the description object easily step into the ranks of beauties. The two sentences "Mei Dai grabs the color of Hemerocallis, and the red skirt is jealous of pomegranate flowers" adopt a very unique exaggeration and personification way of expression: look at the beauty's green eyebrows, which is the color taken from Hemerocallis; the red skirt is gorgeous, and pomegranate flowers can't help but be jealous. The first sentence uses "seizing the general" to express action, and the second sentence uses "jealousy to kill" to express emotion, so as to give life to Meidai, Hemerocallis fulva, hongskirt and durian respectively, and do their best to render Meidai and hongskirt. Hemerocallis and pomegranates are the scenery of the poet. Kuang Dragon Boat Festival season, Hemerocallis is green, durian is red, but also in line with the written season. When you pick it up, you can portray the beauty. It's not only ingenious, but also natural. After writing the appearance, he continued to write songs and Dances: "the new song is gorgeous, the drunken dancing eyes are inclined." After listening to a new song she sang, she became more and more envious of her beauty. Look at her dancing posture again: close her slanted hair and her eyes are full of autumn water. It's really fascinating. "Convergence" refers to the action of closing the hair. the description of Yueji in the above four sentences starts from the static description of the appearance, and then depicts it in the dynamic, writing her songs and dances. A static movement, from form to spirit, shows that the color and art of Yueji are excellent. At the end of the sentence, "eyes" make the image shine. "Who said five silk can continue to live, but know today's death jun family." "Five silk", namely "five color silk", is also called "five color thread", "long life thread" and "continuation life thread". During the Dragon Boat Festival, people use colorful silk thread to wrap around their arms to ward off soldiers and ghosts and prolong their life. "Junjia", the host of the banquet. The poet said with deep emotion: who said that the arm wrapped with five colored silk thread can live a long life? I'm going to die in your house today! The close relationship between "dead monarch's family" and "colorful silk thread" reveals the poet's deep emotion. this poem is full of true feelings, especially the two sentences of "Mei Dai" with unique expression and artistic personality, which has become a popular sentence.
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