1. This poem comes from Han Yu's "Early Spring Presents the Water Department Zhang Shiba Yuanwai", which describes the early spring season.
2. Contents of the whole poem:
In early spring, Zhang Shiba of the Ministry of Water (Han Yu)
The light rain on Tianjie is as moist as crisp,
< p>The color of grass looks far away but is not visible up close.The most beautiful thing about spring is that it is the best place to see smoke and willows all over the imperial capital.
3. Interpretation:
There are silk rains in the sky above Beijing Avenue. It is as fine and moist as butter. From a distance, the grass color is vaguely connected, but when seen up close, it appears sparse and sporadic. This is the most beautiful season of the year, far better than late spring when the city is full of green willows.
4. Creation background:
This poem was written in the early spring of the third year of Changqing reign of Mu Zong of the Tang Dynasty (823). At that time, Han Yu was 56 years old and served as Minister of Civil Affairs. Although it didn't last long, I was in a good mood at this time. Not long before, there was a rebellion in Zhenzhou (now Zhengding, Hebei). Han Yu was ordered to go to Xuanfu to persuade the rebels and quelled the rebellion.
Mu Zong was very happy and promoted him from the post of Minister of the Ministry of War to Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. In literature, he had already achieved great fame. At the same time, he also made outstanding achievements in the cause of reviving Confucianism. Therefore, although I am nearly 60 years old, I am not sad because the years are passing by, but welcome spring with great interest.
This poem was written to the poet Zhang Ji, who was a member of the Ministry of Water Resources at that time. Zhang Ji is the eighteenth among his brothers, so he is called "Zhang Shiba". About Han Yu made an appointment with Zhang Ji for a spring outing, but Zhang Ji declined because he was busy and old. So Han Yu wrote this poem as a gift, expressing the beauty of the scenery in early spring, hoping to trigger Zhang Ji's interest in traveling.