1. Creation background
During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, there was political darkness and social turmoil. Therefore, many intellectuals turn to mountains and rivers to relieve their depression. Wu Jun also developed a love for landscapes and scenery due to the turmoil. "A Letter to Zhu Yuansi" is a letter Wu Jun wrote to his friend Zhu Yuansi after integrating his love.
2. Full text
The wind and smoke are all pure, and the Tianshan Mountains are beautiful. Drifting in the current, anything. A hundred miles from Fuyang to Tonglu, there are strange mountains and rivers, unique in the world.
The water is all pale blue, thousands of feet deep. There are fish and rocks swimming around, which are unobstructed even if you look directly at them. The rapids are like arrows, and the waves are as fierce as running.
The high mountains on both sides of the bank are all covered with cold trees. They are competing with each other, competing for heights, and hundreds of peaks. The spring water stirs the rocks, making a cool sound; the good birds sing to each other, and their chirping becomes a rhyme. The cicada spins endlessly, while the ape cries endlessly. Those who fly violently to the sky look at the peaks and calm their minds; those who are economical in world affairs look into the valleys and forget to rebel. The top of the horizontal keel is covered, and it is still dim during the day; the sparse strips overlap, and sometimes the sun can be seen.
3. Introduction to the author
Wu Jun (469-520), courtesy name Shuxiang, was born in Guzhang, Wuxing (now Anji, Zhejiang). A writer and historian in the Liang Dynasty of the Southern Dynasty. He was studious and talented, and his poetry was highly praised by Shen Yue. His poems are fresh and mostly reflect social reality. His literary skills were focused on describing scenery, and his poetry and prose were of his own. He often described landscapes and scenery, which was called "Wu Jun style" and created a generation of poetry style. Appreciated by Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty, he was appointed as a court official. He is the author of 30 volumes of "Qi Chunqiu", 90 volumes of Fan Ye's "Book of the Later Han", etc.; he is also the author of 20 volumes of "Wu Jun Collection", but unfortunately it has not been handed down. The preserved works are collected in "Quan Liangwen" and "Yiwen Leiju".