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Dreamy ethereal, romantic and magical, Li He's "Su Xiaoxiao Tomb"

Yu Lan Lu, like crying eyes. Nothing is knotted, and fireworks are unbearable. Grass like a tree, loose as a lid. The wind is the dress, the water is the plutonium. Oil wall car, wait for each other at night. Cold green candles, labor brilliance. Under the Xiling Tomb, the wind blows and rains.

This poem is Li He's masterpiece, and some people have commented that this poem is "ghostly sensen". Li He was a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, and later generations called him "poetic ghost." Perhaps for this reason, seeing that he wrote a poem related to the grave, it was forcibly interpreted as having a "ghost spirit". In fact, the poem is romantic and ethereal, with no sense of horror at all. From the content point of view, Li He roamed the West Lake, and in his dream, he seemed to see Su Xiaoxiao. So he wrote a poem to commemorate this magical experience.

Dreamy ethereal, romantic and magical, Li He's "Su Xiaoxiao Tomb"

Su Xiaoxiao Qiantang people,beautiful and moving,skilled in piano. She longs for a beautiful love, but as a result, she is unladylike and dies at the most beautiful age. After her death, she was buried on the shore of the West Lake, and later generations of literati often came to pay their respects. In the Tang Dynasty alone, Bai Juyi, Liu Yuxi, Li Shangyin and others wrote poems to commemorate this talented and beautiful woman.

This poem is very characteristic in structure, with three words as the main and five words mixed with them. There has always been a debate about whether "Su Xiaoxiao Tomb" is a poem or a word. Most scholars believe that this is a "three-word poem", because the controversy has no results, let's first appreciate the characteristics of "Su Xiaoxiao Tomb" in writing.

Dreamy ethereal, romantic and magical, Li He's "Su Xiaoxiao Tomb"

Li He first wrote from the environment, he depicted a space with a dreamy color, through the emphasis on details, let people make associations, so as to feel Li He's creative intentions. The orchid was dotted with dewdrops, and the crystal clear dew seemed to be her tears. She is Su Xiaoxiao, the beautiful woman who has been moving forward for love and has been injured all over the body. There were no concentric knots around her, and the smoke and mist transformed into flowers and grasses that could not be trimmed into the appearance of loving her.

There is a word called "real and illusory", which is how it feels to read the first four verses. Unable to distinguish between true and false, he entered another space, where he met the beautiful Su Xiaoxiao. The grass was green and it was her cushion. The pine is straight, and the pine needles form the shape of an umbrella cover to shield her from the wind and rain. Her clothes were made of the same material as a breeze, and her jade pendant seemed to be flowing water. An oil wall car was parked not far away, waiting for Su Xiaoxiao.

Dreamy ethereal, romantic and magical, Li He's "Su Xiaoxiao Tomb"

Li He arrived at a magical space, and he recorded his wonderful experience in words. Just when he wanted to continue to investigate, he suddenly found himself out of the illusory space. Back in reality, Li Hehuan looked around, and there was phosphorus fire flashing in the distance, empty. Under the Xiling Tomb, except for Li He, there was only cold wind and bitter rain.

Dreamy ethereal, romantic and magical, Li He's "Su Xiaoxiao Tomb"

Worthy of being a great talent, Li He wrote his fantasies quite realistically, and even let people misunderstand him as "encountering ghosts". Li He seemed to see Su Xiaoxiao, and he didn't seem to see anything. He recorded magical experiences through exquisite words. Don't wonder if this is real or created. As long as you know, it is enough for Li He to express his remembrance of Su Xiaoxiao through this poem and express his understanding of romance.

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