A very special poem by Yuan Zhen, written vividly and interestingly, makes people feel immersed in the situation when read

Su Shi commented on the poems of Yuan Zhen and Bai Juyi, with a very unique sentence: Yuan Qing Bai vulgar. This review sums it up in great detail and gets to the point. Yuan Zhen’s poems are in their own style and have various styles, especially his love poems, each of which is very affectionate, and the verses in it are often quoted by future generations, such as “Once the sea was difficult to become water, except Wushan is not a cloud.”, ” Sincerely know that everyone has this hatred, poor and lowly couples are sad.”, “But he will open his eyes all night, and repay his life for not showing his eyebrows.” And so on, it was written extremely affectionately, which made us feel his dedication and love for love. hold fast.

Nowadays, many people think Yuan Zhen is too sentimental, but in fact we have to combine the historical background at that time After all, although the Tang Dynasty was very open, it still belonged to the feudal era. Women did not have much social status. Compared with those literati and doctors, they could have three wives and four concubines, such as Yuan Zhen, a great poet and prime minister. It’s normal for him to pursue a few more women. And it can be said responsibly that the literati in the Tang Dynasty were all three wives and four concubines. After understanding the historical background, we can know that whether Yuan Zhen pursued Cui Yingying, or talented women such as Xue Tao and Wei Cong, then we can Understood.

Yuan Zhen’s rich emotions also make his works more appealing, some seem very Ordinary works are written very distinctively. For example, this “Ancient Temple” is very interesting to write. The whole poem is just so handy, but when you read it, you will have a feeling of being there; It is also because of the poet’s devotion to emotion that he describes the things around him and his inner changes with a very delicate brushstroke. Such a description also makes poetry more vital.

The ancient temple is half inclined in the spring, and the bamboo wind is Xiaoshuang better than others.

There is no garden when the flowers are blooming.

This is a very typical seven-character quatrain, it doesn’t seem to be anything special, but The words used in the whole poem are also very particular. The first two sentences are to write about their inner feelings. This is also different from other poets. Perhaps for most authors, it may first be from the scene to the emotion, Then I lay it out and further describe the psychological changes, but Yuan Zhen is different. In this poem, he first describes the feelings in his heart; in such a quiet ancient temple, half of the spring has passed, and the sun is about to set. , The wind in the bamboo forest is very cool, and it is better than countless others here, making people feel relaxed and happy.

Then at the end of the last two sentences, he changed his strokes again, thus describing his inner feelings. I feel that this is also the most unique part of this poem. “There is no garden when flowers are blooming, and the intention is to find monks who are not in flowers.” Come here to look for monks, not to look for flowers. These two sentences are also the most interesting to write, which makes the poem look lofty in artistic conception, and it also forms a sharp contrast with the previous two sentences. It is also amazing to read.

The most unique point of Tang poetry is its lyricism. Many works seem ordinary, like limericks , there is nothing unique, but each sentence is full of poetry, and Yuan Zhen’s poem, if you look at it literally, is really ordinary, but it is extremely lyrical. The changes are described with a very delicate brushstroke, thus creating a beautiful landscape painting.

The poems handed down by Yuan Zhen are very rich. In the past, people have always called him and Bai Juyi “” Yuan Bai”, it can be seen that at that time he was more famous than Bai Juyi. It’s just that because his works are less selected for classes than Bai Juyi, he is naturally not as famous as him. But many of his works are worth reading, whether they are love poems or chanting poems, they have reached a very high artistic level; and this “Ancient Temple” is also one of his more representative works. So such an interesting poem, it is also not to be missed.