The translation of the first palace in Huaqing
Looking back at Mount Li in Chang 'an, it looked like a pile of brocade. On the top of the mountain, the thousand gates of Huaqing Palace opened one after another. A horse galloped over, dust billowing. The concubine smiled happily. No one knew that the south had sent fresh lychee fruits.
The translation of Passing Huaqing Palace
"Three quatrains of Huaqing Palace. I": Looking back at Mount Li from Chang 'an, the scenery there is like a pile of brocade. On the top of the mountain, the thousand palace gates of Huaqing Palace are opened one after another. A swift horse galloped over, stirring up a cloud of dust. Noble Consort Yang revealed a happy smile, but no one knew that it was fresh lychee fruit sent from the south. In the Spring Moon Night, only the cries of crows can be heard, and the curtains are long, blocking the flowers in the palace garden. Clouds dimmed the red window pane, the stone steps were broken, and the purple money-shaped moss was crooked. The jade bowl might still be filled with wine, the silver lamp was lit, and the outside was surrounded by old gauze. Before the King of Shu (Li Longji) had escaped, the sprouts of cress had already grown on the edge of the hot spring.
The Poetic Translation of Passing Huaqing Palace
Looking back from Chang 'an to Mount Li, the scenery was like a pile of brocade. The thousand gates of Huaqing Palace opened one after another. A special envoy rode a fast horse as fast as lightning. Dust billowed behind him. Yang Guifei smiled happily when she saw it. However, no one knew that it was fresh lychees. However, this poem was meant to satirize the matter of Xuanzong's favorite concubine and could not be interpreted completely based on historical facts. In the Tang Dynasty, the litchi from Lingnan could not be transported to Chang 'an. In fact, the litchi might have been sent from Fuzhou. Moreover, during the ripening season of the litchi, Xuanzong and the imperial concubine were not in Mount Li (Xuanzong entered Huaqing Palace in October every winter and returned to Chang' an in the spring of the following year).
The original text and translation of ancient poems in Huaqing Palace
The original text of "Passing Huaqing Palace": Chang 'an looks back at the pile of embroidery, the top of the mountain thousands of doors opened one after another. Riding on the red dust, the concubine smiled, no one knew it was lychee. Looking back at Mount Li from Chang 'an, it was like a pile of brocade. On the top of the mountain, the palace gates were opening one after another. A swift horse galloped over in the dust. The concubine smiled bitterly. No one knew that this was the lychee that had been teleported over from thousands of miles away.
Passing Huaqing Palace (1)
Du Mu's " Passing through Huaqing Palace. One " was originally written as " Chang 'an looks back at the piles of embroidery, and thousands of doors on the top of the mountain open one after another." Riding on a red dust, the concubine smiled, and no one knew it was lychee." The general idea was that looking back at Mount Li from Chang 'an, it was like a pile of brocade. The palace gates on the top of the mountain opened one after another. A horse galloped over, and the dust billowed. The concubine smiled happily. No one knew that it was the lychee fresh fruit from the south. This poem was written by Du Mu when he passed by Huaqing Palace and arrived in Chang 'an. He felt that Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and Concubine Yang had misled the country. Through describing the typical event of sending lychees, it revealed the extravagant and licentious life of Emperor Xuanzong and Yang Guifei, and criticized the fatuous and decadent feudal emperors.
Huaqing Palace Lotus Soup
The Lotus Soup of Huaqing Palace was the most imposing and representative soup pool in the ruins of the Imperial Soup of Huaqing Palace of Tang Dynasty. It was also called the Imperial Soup Nine Dragons Hall, which was specially used for bathing Li Longji of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty. The lotus soup was carefully made by a skilled craftsman hired by Yang Yuhuan's godson, An Lushan, from all over the country. There was only one step, which meant that Li Longji was the only one bathing here. In the Tang Dynasty, Huaqing Palace was 30 kilometers away from Chang 'an City. It was backed by Mount Li and faced the Wei River. There were hot springs inside. The Huaqing Palace site is located in the Huaqing Pool Scenic Area of Lintong District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province. Five stone baths, including Lotus Soup, Begonia Soup (Imperial Concubine Soup), Star Soup, Prince Soup and Shangshi Soup, as well as halls, corridors, wells, waterways and other relics, have been excavated here. Except for Star Soup, the rest of the soup pools are well preserved. The site provides valuable information for the study of Tang Dynasty palace architecture. In the Huaqing Palace scenic area, in addition to the hot spring ruins, it was also divided into the Tang Dynasty palace restoration area, the five halls of the Xi'an Incident site, the mountain scenic area and other parts. The Longyin Pavilion in the palace area had a large-scale live dance drama called "Song of Everlasting Regret" at night for viewing.
Passing through Huaqing Palace (2)
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Passing through Huaqing Palace
"Three Quatrains Passing Huaqing Palace·I": Looking back from Chang 'an, Mount Li looks like a pile of brocade. On the top of the mountain, the thousand gates of Huaqing Palace open one after another. A horse galloped over, dust billowing. The concubine smiled happily. No one knew that the south had sent fresh lychee fruits. "Passing Huaqing Palace Quatrain III·II": Yellow dust could be seen from time to time in the Xinfeng area surrounded by green trees. It was the return of the scouts who went to Yuyang. They lied about the military situation, and Emperor Xuanzong and Concubine Yang continued to indulge in singing and dancing until An Lushan raised his army and the Central Plains was destroyed. The whole country was immersed in a song and dance, and the palaces and pavilions on Mount Li were particularly distinct under the moonlight. An Lushan dragged his fat body and danced elegantly, causing Noble Consort Yang's laughter to flutter across the mountains.
Translator of Passing Huaqing Palace
Looking back from Chang 'an, Mount Li looks like a pile of brocade. On the top of the mountain, the thousand gates of Huaqing Palace open in turn. A horse galloped over, dust billowing. The concubine smiled happily. No one knew that the south had sent fresh lychee fruits. On this moonlit night of spring, only crows could be heard crying, and the curtains were long, blocking the flowers in the palace garden. The red window pane was dimly lit by the clouds, the stone steps were broken, and the purple moss in the shape of coins was crooked. At that time, there might still be some wine left in the jade bowl, and the silver lamp might also be lit, with a thin veil surrounding it. Before the news of the King of Shu's escape, the sprouts of cress had already grown by the spring.
Interpretation of Passing Huaqing Palace
"Passing Huaqing Palace" was an ironic poem by Du Mu, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. " Looking back at Chang 'an, there are piles of embroidery, and thousands of doors on the top of the mountain are opened one by one." Looking from Chang 'an City to Mount Li, the scenery of Mount Li was like a beautiful brocade. On the top of the mountain, the gates of Huaqing Palace opened one after another. This depicted a grand scene, hinting at the importance of Lychee's arrival, and paving the way for the following. " A ride in the world of mortals and a concubine's smile, no one knows it's lychee." A fast horse galloped over and raised the red dust. Yang Guifei smiled when she saw it, but no one knew that it was lychees sent from the distant Fuzhou. In order to let Yang Guifei eat fresh lychees, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty used an emergency delivery mechanism and set up post stations along the way to pick her up with fast horses. According to the records, many officers and horses died of exhaustion during the transportation. Behind this small matter, it reflected that Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty had lost his country in order to win a beauty's smile, and a prosperous dynasty had thus fallen into decay. It is worth noting that although there are historical records that this incident may have been fabricated by Du Mu, such as the Tang Ji, it is recorded that "Emperor Ming visited Mount Li in October and returned to the palace in spring. He was never in Mount Li in June." However, this literary imagination made the incident even more ironic and more profound warning to the kings of the past dynasties to make great efforts to govern.
Passing Huaqing Palace by Du Mu
"Passing Huaqing Palace" was a group of poems created by Du Mu, with a total of three poems. One of the most famous ones was: " Looking back at Chang 'an, there are piles of embroidery, and thousands of doors on the top of the mountain are opened one after another. Riding on a red dust, the concubine smiled, and no one knew it was lychee." The first line of the poem described the scene of looking back at Mount Li from Chang 'an. Mount Li looked like a beautiful mountain, both referring to the actual East Embroidered Ridge and West Embroidered Ridge, and describing the beautiful scenery of Mount Li. Then, the magnificence of the palace on the mountain peak was displayed, and the thousands of doors opened one after another. Then a close-up shot of a horse galloping over, raising the dust of the world behind him. The concubine smiled at the sight, and finally revealed that the answer was that the lychee was sent from the south, and no one knew. Through the typical event of sending lychees, this poem exposed the extravagant and licentious life of Emperor Xuanzong and Yang Guifei. The poem did not use difficult words, allusions, or sculpting, but it set up suspense layer by layer, first exaggerating the atmosphere, and finally revealing the truth. It had a profound artistic effect and was a masterpiece of the Tang Dynasty's quatrains. The second and the third also reflected some historical facts of the Tang Xuanzong period from different aspects, and satirized the social phenomena at that time.