Wang Changling

Cold rain at night, Wu,

Pingming Chugu Mountain in Fujian.

If relatives and friends in Luoyang ask each other,

A piece of ice is in the jade pot.

[translated poem]

Last night, autumn rain began to fall in Wudi Jiangtian.

This morning, I saw my guests off at Furong Building to face the lonely Chu Mountain.

If my relatives and friends in Luoyang ask about my recent situation,

Please tell them that I am still frozen in the white jade pot.

[Appreciation]

This is a farewell poem. The first sentence was written in the autumn rain last night, which set a sad atmosphere for farewell. The word "Pingming" in the second sentence indicates the time of seeing the guests off. "Chugu Mountain" not only tells the whereabouts of his friend, but also hints at his feelings of seeing his friend off. Three or four sentences are about yourself, or are they in line with the meaning of seeing me off. Because Xin Xian is the poet's hometown, when he returns to China, his relatives and friends must ask about the poet, so the poet specially asked him when he saw him off: "If my relatives and friends in my hometown ask about my recent situation, you can say that I am like that crystal."

"A piece of ice heart in a jade pot" is a poetic vision, but people always think that "jade pot" and "ice heart" refer to people's good moral character, which is not realistic. "Jade pot" is ambiguous, which can refer to sprinkling pot, moon, lamp, dripping water, etc. It is both ridiculous and extremely ridiculous to interpret "jade pot" as a hip flask when pushing a cup for a change.