Wuzhong Si Zi

Author: / Country: Mainland China
Publisher:
Publish Date: 1998-06-01
Features:
Tao An's Ancestral Hall and the Scholars of Xi Zhe Composed Together① (Three Poems)
Stone without Edge Carved Ancient Rusticity②
Name Borrowed from Pingquan③
Set Together as Guests, Engraving Respect for Virtue
From Mofu's Warning Against Indulgence in Excess④
Qu Yuan's Unwavering Loyalty⑤
Wang Ji's Immortal Escape into the Drunken Realm⑥
Left for Descendants as a Test of Character
Not to Indulge in Pleasure and Give Way to Wine and Song【Notes】
① Xi Zhe: The poet's friend Zhu Yunming, styled Xi Zhe, styled Zhishan.
② Li Ke: Carved.
③ Pingquan: Ancient site Pingquan Village, the villa of Li Delu in Luoyang during the Tang Dynasty. Zanhuang: The respectful title for Li Delu among Tang people.
④ Qu Yuan: A poet from the Warring States period of the Chu State.
⑤ Wang Ji: A Tang Dynasty poet. Author of "Record of the Drunken Realm."
⑥ The Stubborn Official Finds It Hard to Tolerate Ordinary Guests to Accompany in Conversation
Talking Only of Cranes and Plum Blossoms①
Feather Robe Nature Wild, Especially Fits②
Paper Canopy More Cold, Dawn Yet Unopened③
Long Cry in the Deep Marsh④, Wind Rustles
Paired with High Sleep, Pillow Filled with Snow⑤
The Whole Heart Full of Clear Thoughts, No One Calms
Given to Poems, Carefully Cut and Pasted【Notes】
① The Line "Talking" (): Lin Bu, a Northern Song Dynasty poet, admired plum blossoms and raised cranes, remaining unmarried his whole life, known as "Plum Wife Crane Husband." This uses his story.
② Feather Robe: Refers to a Taoist priest.
③ Paper Canopy: Mosquito net made of rattan paper.
④ Lì (): The high-pitched cry of a crane. Nine Marshes: Deep marshes.
⑤ Ten Layers of Strange Peaks, a Cloud, Delicate Bird Paths, Joining and Separating
The Landscape Only Appears in Clear Weather
Laughter Spreads from Elsewhere Heard
At a Distance, It Seems Like the Misty Air of the Sea①
Lately, Deer and Deer Herds Often Climb
Visiting Not Yet Planned for When
I Want to Explore the Stars and Constellations②【Notes】
① Misty Air of the Sea: Refers to "Sea of Mist Illusion."
② Stars and Constellations: Refers to astrology.