It can be understood as a place of lovesickness in ancient times.
The main characters corresponding to the west are the handsome man, the young girl in love, the sad maid, and the beautiful concubine who sentimentalizes the passage of time. The west building has become the residence of women, with a clear gender orientation. and a subtle aesthetic temperament.
The West Tower, West Window, West Chamber, West Palace, West Pavilion, West Pavilion, etc. have always been places in the ancient poetry. As a series of poignant images expressing lovesickness and sorrow, they have become the places where the ancients placed their feelings. architecture.
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The word "West Tower" was first seen in the poetry of the Six Dynasties: Bao Zhao, a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, wrote in "The West Gate of Wanyue City": "Begin to leave the Southwest Tower, and the slender Like a jade hook, the beauty of the moon is like a moth's brow."
Vernacular translation: The newborn moon buds shine on the southwest building, small and slender, like a helmet hook. The moon sets in the west in the afterglow. Shining. On the steps to the northeast, the waning moon is also charming, just like a girl's eyebrows.
The saying that the moon is full in the West Tower comes from ancient Chinese astronomy, which divides the stars in the sky into five palaces, namely "East, West, South, North, and Middle". The ancients, who looked up at the sky and the geography, consciously arranged the layout of the rooms in their homes accordingly. If the south was respected, the house where the elders lived would be the north house. "The sun returns in the west and rises in the east."
Because the east is Yang, big and noble, the house in the east is where the descendants live. For example, "East Palace" has become synonymous with the prince. , "Dong Bed" became another name for Chenglong's quick son-in-law. The west side belongs to Yin, which is the second.
People's Daily Online—Chengdu and the "West Tower" in Poetry