Appreciation of Ancient Poems of Shanggao Assistant Minister

Gao Shi Lang-[Tang] Gao Chan

Peach and dew seeds are in the sky, and red apricots are planted on the clouds at the edge of the sun.

Furong was born on the Qiu Jiang, and she didn't complain to the east wind.

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Gao Shilang: that is, write a letter to Gao Shilang. Up, up. Gao Assistant Minister, namely Assistant Minister Gao Pian, once served as our envoy to Huainan, which was one of the independent regions in the middle Tang Dynasty. Assistant minister, the official name, is the deputy chief of the various ministries of the court.

peach: Xiantao.

and: belt.

Apricots planted on the side of the sun depend on clouds: it means that apricots grow in the side of the sun surrounded by colorful clouds. By the sun, by the sun. The sun and the sky are compared to the imperial court. Red apricot, a kind of apricot. Shit, shit.

Born on the Qiu Jiang, Lotus doesn't complain about the east wind: Lotus grows lonely on the river, but never complains that the east wind doesn't blow it, making it bloom with apricot flowers. Lotus, lotus. Qiu Jiang, on the cold river. To, to. Not blooming, not flowering.

Modern Translation of Ancient Poems

Fairy peaches in the sky are planted with dew, and red apricots in the sun are planted against colorful clouds. Only the lotus grows lonely on the cold river in autumn, and never complains that the east wind doesn't care about it, so that it can't bloom with apricot flowers in time in spring.

Appreciation

Gao Chan, a native of Heshuo. After three years of service, I became a scholar. Gan ning, for the empire in cheng. Poor family, artistic poetry, magnificent momentum. He is the author of a volume of poetry, and the Book of the New Tang Dynasty is handed down to the world.

Only 36 poems of Gao Chan are preserved in The Whole Tang Poetry, but they are very distinctive. Generally speaking, there are more subjective lyricism and fewer objective notes, but they are all saturated with personal sadness and the sorrow of the times. Gao Chan's poems are full of metrical poems and quatrains, especially the five and seven quatrains. Gao Chan's poetic style is similar to Li Bai's, which is clear and clear, but not decorative, and mainly expressive. In some places, he would rather violate the law than harm righteousness with sound. Gao Chan often uses reduplicated words in his poems, which are matched with other words to form beautiful poems, which is the uniqueness of his poems.

There is a skill in this poem "Going to the Assistant Minister". The Biography of Tang Caizi records: "(Gao Chan) can't lift it at first, and the poem saves the wall and says:' Icicles are several times in the daytime, and Tianmen doors are locked in the morning. Yangchun has no roots, relying on the east wind to blow', complaining and cutting. It's the first time that people talk about injustice. Get on the horse and assistant minister Yun (poem omitted). " There were many drawbacks in the imperial examination in the late Tang Dynasty, which were reflected in many poems, and this poem is one of the famous ones. In the face of this unfair competition, Gao Chan was of course dissatisfied. After he came last in the exam, he took poetry as a letter and wrote a letter to the official Gao Assistant Minister, with the intention of hinting at his ambitions and requests.

The works use peaches and apricots in the sky as a metaphor for those who are proud of the imperial examination, and "hibiscus" on the river as a metaphor for those who are frustrated. Compared with the lotus flower, the thin character of peach and apricot highlights the noble sentiment of the lotus flower.

"Peaches and dew seeds are in the sky, and red apricots are planted by clouds on the side of the sun." These two poems are compared with words such as "Peach", "Apricot", "Helu" and "Leaning on the Cloud", which euphemistically express their feelings that they have fallen into Sun Shan because of their humble origins and no recommendation. "The sky" and "the edge of the sun" symbolize that once the person jumps into the Dragon Gate, his value will double and his status will be immediately high. The metaphor of "showing seeds in harmony" and "leaning on the clouds" means that some people can enter the official position in time, not because their talents are higher than their own, but because of their strong background. To put it bluntly, they are recommended by someone in the DPRK. In the Tang Dynasty, there was a convention in the imperial examination. Before taking the exam, you should first present your poems to the dignitaries for recommendation, otherwise there would be no hope of being admitted. Gao Chan came last, boasting that "Yangchun has no roots", which shows that there were many people who became famous by personnel "relationships" at that time. This is precisely the situation that "Peach" is in the sky and "Red Apricot" has recently achieved the trend of "harmony and dew" and "leaning on the clouds", which is not beyond the reach of "Furong" who lives alone on Qiu Jiang.

"Furong was born on the Qiu Jiang, and she didn't complain to the east wind." In these two sentences, the poet compares himself with "Furong" and "Qiu Jiang" to show that he neither goes with the flow, nor envies others' pride in the examination hall, nor complains about his unlucky luck. Hibiscus is above Qiu Jiang. Compared with Peach in the sky and Red Apricot in the Japanese side, Hibiscus is in a very different position. It is reasonable that it can't enter the official position in the competition, so it's not open to the east wind. That is to say, the poet is not complaining about it, but full of self-confidence, and it is "unopened" rather than "unopened". As long as the east wind comes, it will open sooner or later.

In writing, the poet skillfully used analogy to make his works both euphemistic and subtle in expression and expressive, which not only revealed his ambition, but also profoundly and powerfully exposed the shortcomings existing in the imperial examination system at that time.