Which line in the poem "Shan Xing" is your favorite? Can you tell me your reasons?

Mountain Walk

Dynasty: Tang Dynasty

Author: Du Mu

Far up the Hanshan Mountain, the stone path is sloping, and there are people living deep in the white clouds. (Depths, Part 1: The Place of Life)

I parked my car and sat in the maple forest at night, the leaves were as red as the flowers in February due to frost.

Translation

In late autumn, I walked along the winding mountain road in the mountains. A few houses can be faintly seen in the mist-shrouded area. I couldn't help but pull over because the beautiful scenery of the maple forest in the evening really attracted me. The frost-beaten maple leaves were redder than the flowers in February.

Notes

1. Mountain walking: walking in the mountains.

2. Hanshan: refers to the mountains in late autumn.

3. Path: small road.

4. Slant: This word is pronounced xiá, which means slant.

5. Shen: There is another version called "生".

6. Sit: Because.

7. Frost leaves: The leaves of maple trees turn red after the late autumn frost.

8. Yuanshang: Climb into the distance.

9. Mountain: high mountain.

10. Car: sedan.

11. Maple Forest Evening: Maple forest in the evening.

12. Red in: redder than..., this article refers to frost leaves red in February flowers.

13. Night: Night, usually refers to the evening when the sun sets.

Appreciation

This is a seven-character quatrain that describes and praises the scenery of mountains and forests in late autumn. The first sentence: "The stone path on the cold mountain in the distance is slanted." From bottom to top, it writes a stone path winding towards the mountains full of autumn. The word "cold" points out the deep autumn season; the word "yuan" expresses the length of the mountain road; the word "slant" echoes the word "yuan" at the beginning of the sentence, which expresses the high and gentle mountains. Since the slope is not steep, you can travel around the mountain by car.

The second sentence: "There is a home deep in the white clouds", describing the distant scenery the poet saw when he was walking in the mountains. The three words "someone's home" will make people think of the smoke curling from the kitchen, the crowing of chickens and the barking of dogs, thus making people feel that the mountains are full of life, without any fear of death. The word "someone's home" also refers to the "stone path" in the previous sentence, because this "stone path" is the passage for residents in the mountains.

The third sentence: The word "sitting" in "Stop and sit in love with Fenglin at night" is interpreted as "because". Because the evening view of the maple forest at sunset was so charming, the poet stopped to watch it. The word "night" in this sentence is used extremely delicately, and it contains multiple meanings: (1) It points out that the first two sentences are what you see during the day, and the last two sentences are about the scenery in the evening. (2) Because there is sunset only in the evening, the gorgeous sunset glow and the red maple leaves complement each other, making the maple forest particularly beautiful. (3) The poet lingered so much that in the evening, he was still reluctant to board the car and leave, which shows his great love for the red leaves. (4) Only after parking for a long time and observing the details can we realize this.

The fourth sentence: "Frost leaves are as red as February flowers" is the central sentence of the whole poem. The descriptions in the first three sentences are all foreshadowing and setting off this sentence. Why does the poet use "hongyu" instead of "hongru"? Because "hongru" is just like spring flowers, it is nothing more than decorating the natural beauty; while "hongyu" is incomparable to spring flowers, not only the color is more vivid , and it is more resistant to cold and can withstand the test of wind and frost.

This little poem is not only an impromptu chant of scenery, but also a chant of objects and aspirations. It is the expression of the poet's inner spiritual world and the sustenance of his aspirations and interests, so it can enlighten and encourage readers.