Poems about the zodiac

1. Mouse:

It's still late at night and people are still watching the lights. I made an appointment from Linjiang County last night-Nalanxingde/Qing Dynasty.

Interpretation: The night is about to pass, and she is still awake while waiting. It's quiet, only the mouse has been watching under the lamp.

2. Cattle:

The sky is gray and wild. See cattle and sheep when the wind blows. From Chile Song-Anonymous/Southern and Northern Dynasties

Interpretation: Four sides are connected with the earth, the blue sky is endless, and the green fields are endless. When the wind blows to the grass, flocks of cattle and sheep appear and disappear.

3. Tiger:

Looking back, how powerful he was when he led the Northern Expedition and recovered lost ground! From Yong He Le Jing Kou Gu Bei Ting Nostalgia —— Xin Qiji/Southern Song Dynasty

Interpretation: In the distant past, he commanded a powerful and sophisticated military force and swallowed pride like a tiger.

4. Rabbit:

It's very sad, the old rabbit and the old toad are moaning in a low voice, the moonlight is off, and the cloud floor and cloud house are pale. From Dream of Heaven-Li He/Tang Dynasty

Interpretation: The sky is bleak, the old rabbit and the cold toad are sobbing in a low voice, the moonlight is oblique, and the half-opened cloud floor is pale.

5. Dragon:

I want to report to you on the golden platform, and I want to take Yulong to your death. From the birthday star of Yanmen-Li He/Tang Dynasty

Interpretation: Just to repay the king's kindness, he held a sword and died.

6. snakes:

Mountain dancing silver snake, the original red wax elephant. From "Spring and Snow in Qinyuan"-Mao Zedong/1936

Interpretation: The mountains are like flying silver pythons, and the hills on the plateau are like many running white elephants.

7. Horse:

Colorful spring flowers will gradually fascinate people's eyes, and shallow spring grass can barely cover the horseshoe. From Spring Tour to Qiantang River to Bai Juyi/Tang Dynasty

Interpretation: Wild flowers can make people see things in a blur, and spring grass has just crossed the horseshoe before it grows tall.

8. Sheep:

The chickens have entered the nest, the sun is setting, and sheep and cattle are descending the hillside. From an on-the-job gentleman-Anonymous/Chunqiu

Interpretation: The chicken is in the nest, it's getting late, and the cattle and sheep are back from the pasture.

9. Monkey:

The cries of apes on both sides of the strait are still unconsciously crowing in their ears, and the canoe has passed the heavy green hills. From "Early Making Baidicheng"-Li Bai/Tang Dynasty

Interpretation: Apes on both sides of the strait are constantly crying, and canoes have crossed Chung Shan Man.

10. Chicken:

Fifth, the rooster crows more, and the dawn of Kyoto Road is slightly cold; The orioles are singing, and Chang 'an is full of spring. A poem by Jia Zhi, an early listener and minister in Guangming Palace-Cen Can/Tang Dynasty

Interpretation: At five o'clock, the rooster crows, the morning light on Kyoto Road is slightly cold, and the orioles sing, which makes Chang 'an already lazy in spring.

1 1. Dog:

Chai Men heard dogs barking and went home on a snowy night. From "Lotus Mountain Master in Snow"-Liu Changqing/Tang Dynasty

Interpretation: Suddenly the dog barked outside Chai Men, and the family who stayed at home on a snowy night came back.

12. Pig:

Don't laugh at the farmhouse music brewed in the muddled month. In the harvest month, the dishes for guests are very rich. A trip from Shanxi Village —— Lu You/Southern Song Dynasty

Interpretation: Don't laugh at the muddy wine in the farmhouse. In the harvest year, there are a lot of delicious food to entertain guests.

Extended data

As a long-standing symbol of folk culture, the zodiac has left a lot of poems, Spring Festival couplets, paintings, calligraphy and paintings and folk arts and crafts that depict the image and symbolic meaning of the zodiac. Apart from China, many countries in the world issue stamps of the zodiac during the Spring Festival to express their wishes for the New Year in China.

Zodiac culture involves the relationship between man and himself, man and nature, man and society. It contains profound thoughts, is closely linked with reality, and fully reflects the customs, thinking patterns, ethics, values and aesthetic tastes of all ethnic groups.