The Symbol of "River" Image in China's Poetry

The "river" in classical Chinese is interpreted as the Yellow River, but this is not a symbolic meaning, but a fixed explanation. As an image, there is an image about the river in the Book of Songs, that is, "on the water side", which is a symbol in culture and represents an unreachable dream pursuit. In the cultural sense, "water" also represents a kind of wisdom, because water is born in the sky, water is one of the origins of all things, and water contains infinite wisdom, so there is a saying that "the wise man enjoys water". Secondly, in China culture, water and the moon represent eternal existence, and rivers are in endless changes, so water is also symbolized as a symbol of change, which is used to represent the changes of things and personnel, such as the meaning of water in "The deceased is like a husband, not giving up day and night" (The Analects of Confucius) and "Thousands of waters flow eastward" (climbing Mount Tianmu in my dream). In addition, the river can also entrust the feelings of parting in poetry. For example, the Yangtze River in Li Bai's "Sailing Alone, the blue sky is exhausted, and the Yangtze River flows in the sky" creates a sad artistic conception of parting feelings. In addition, the image of "flowing water" can also symbolize a simple sense of sadness. For example, the "flowing water" in Li Yu's "How much sorrow can there be, just like a spring water flowing eastward" represents his endless sorrow.