Classic Ancient Chinese Poetry Alternative Reading

Author: Zhang Gang
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: This is an era that values "cool," "trendy," and "awesome." The slogan of art in this era is "producing happiness," but I believe that in an age where it's hard to distinguish between boys and girls, we should encourage reading poems like this. Actually, the "cloud" in "like a woman as numerous as clouds" refers to a plant, not the clouds floating in the sky. If you read Li Bai enough, you'll realize he was a man who fell in love with heights and longed to ascend to the heavens. Gazing at the Lu Mountain waterfall, he described it as "like the Milky Way pouring down from the ninth heaven." In his dreams, he was "leaving a farewell song to the Heavenly Mother in a dream." If that's the case, Bai Juyi should have said, "Come, come, come! Drink, drink, drink!" Liu Jiuyi would have been unrefined, grabbing chopsticks and going to town. The painting depicts beautiful water and scenery, but Su Dongpo, with his insatiable appetite, couldn't help but imagine eating from the painting. Eating is one thing, but he specifically thought of eating a dolphin, which requires great effort—wasn't that on purpose to drive people crazy? If you wrote "The wind blows, grass is low, and cattle and sheep appear," and had a knowledgeable person review it, and they came up with hot pot lamb, wouldn't you be furious?