Bai Juyi was a poet in the Tang Dynasty. He was brilliant and had great achievements in ancient poetry and prose. His "Song of the Twilight River" was selected into the primary school textbooks, and the sentence "Half the river is rustling and half the river is red" is famous all over the world.
What's the meaning of half river rustling and half river red rustling
Cerse: It originally means a treasure of green color. Here it means green.
A setting sun spreads in the water, half the river is rustling and half the river is red.
The first three nights of September are pitiful. The dew is like a pearl and the moon is like a bow.
(Zhenzhutong Pearl)
Three different "times" are written in "Song of the Twilight River". According to the above analysis, the first two sentences of "Ode to the River at Dusk" were written before sunset (a short period of time) or at sunset; The last two sentences mainly write after sunset (a short period of time), that is, dusk; The last two sentences also lead to a period of time at night. This is completely in line with the author's viewing order, that is, the author saw the "setting sun" before sunset, saw the "moon like bow" after sunset, and saw the "dew like pearl" at night.
Most data agree that "the moon is like a bow" and "the dew is like a pearl" were seen by the author at the same time at night, with the sky in front and the earth behind. In fact, this is because of the lack of astronomy and meteorological knowledge, ignoring the "time difference" between the two natural phenomena.
As mentioned earlier, when the author saw "the third day of September" and "the moon looks like a bow", it could only be shortly after sunset. At this time, as the sun has just set, the ground has not lost much heat, and the cool dew has not yet formed; By the time of "dew like pearls" at night, the bow like moon had already sunk below the western horizon.
Half the river is rustling, half the river is red. Does that mean the river is cold
In this poem, "rustling" means blue-green.
This poem describes that in the evening when the setting sun is slanting, a setting sun gradually sinks into the river. Under the sunset, the river water is half red and half blue green. However, the most lovely thing is the night when the new moon rises. The crystal dewdrops are like pearls, and the crescent moon in the sky is like a bow.
However, many people will wonder why Bai Juyi used the word "rustle" to describe color. In fact, the word "rustle" here should refer to a gem name from the Western Regions. Bai Juyi's "rustle" should mean blue-green.
At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Wen Tingyun wrote a poem titled "Seizing the Hairpin", which said, "The jade dyed with ice is light, and the sun's longevity is fragrant. Only because she returned to the waves on the seventh night of the lunar calendar, she was added to the tears of Xiang Fei, More than ten turquoise gemstones have been obtained, which can be converted into the current unit of several hundred kilograms.
The rustling refers to lapis lazuli, which has appeared since the Warring States Period in China. It is recorded in the Old Book of Tang that "Lu Ang, an official of Fujian Salt and Iron Academy, took 300 thousand yuan as a booty. In short, he got a gold bed and rustling pillows at his home." The pillows mentioned here are made of lapis lazuli.
Therefore, Bai Juyi wrote that "half the river is rustling and half the river is red" in the Song of the Twilight River. In fact, he is not only describing the blue-green of the river water, but also wants to express the sparkling river water with the beautiful luster like a gem, which more vividly expresses the beautiful scenery of the sunset and the moonlight.
Bai Juyi, with the character "Le Tian" and the title of "Xiangshan Ju Shi", is a native of Weinan, Shaanxi Province. He was once a scholar in the Imperial Academy in the Yuan Dynasty and was demoted to Sima, Jiangzhou in the Yuan Dynasty. Bai Juyi wrote very few poems about scenery, but this one is intended to be a masterpiece handed down through the ages.
What does "half river rustling" mean in ancient times
In ancient times, the rustling of the half river means that when the breeze blows over the water on the river or lake, the water surface is suffused with microwaves and makes a subtle sound. This kind of scene usually appears in the morning or dusk, giving people a sense of calm and carefree.
The ancients often expressed their feelings with this scenery, for example, they described the scene of half of the river in poetry to express their feelings and reverie. This image is also often used to symbolize the vicissitudes of life, with profound philosophical connotation. Therefore, the rustling of the half river was not only a scene, but also a meaningful image in ancient times.
