"To Liu Jingwen" expresses the poet's thoughts and feelings of encouraging his friends to be optimistic and optimistic in the face of difficulties. In the author's opinion, the pines and cypresses in autumn and winter represent people's noble character and steadfast integrity, so I want to tell Jingwen from the scenery at the end of autumn and the beginning of winter that when people reach middle age, they are like orange and orange in autumn and winter, which is the time of high spirits.
"To Liu Jingwen" is a poem of encouragement given by Sushi to his friend Liu Jingwen. The original text of the work is as follows: The lotus has no rain cover, and the chrysanthemum still has a proud frost branch. You must remember that the best scenery of the year is when the color is orange.
Translation of To Liu Jingwen:
The lotus withered, even the lotus leaf that held the rain withered. Only the flower branch that had defeated the chrysanthemum was still proud of the cold fighting frost. You must remember the best scenery of the year. The most beautiful scenery is in the late autumn and early winter.
The background of To Liu Jingwen:
This poem was written by Su Shi when he was the chief magistrate of Hangzhou in the fifth year of Yuanyou, the Emperor Zhezong of the Song Dynasty. When Sushi met Liu in Hangzhou, Liu was 58 years old. After Sushi tried his best to recommend him to the imperial court, Liu was promoted slightly. However, Jingwen died only two years later. Sushi felt that Liu's life was full of ups and downs, so he should write this poem in time of scenery.