Baidu says it's controversial if the poem is about the officials who manage the animals for the emperor, benevolent beasts, or if it's about hunters.
Like before, "five" isn't literal, it just means a large number. The "one" arrow could be one or ... twelve or just the action of archery in general. So really it's driving out a herd of animals from the reeds.
I like the "praising nature" interpretation of this actually.
Re: Zou Yu
Like before, "five" isn't literal, it just means a large number. The "one" arrow could be one or ... twelve or just the action of archery in general. So really it's driving out a herd of animals from the reeds.
I like the "praising nature" interpretation of this actually.