Appreciation of Gui Shushou's Calligraphy Pictures
Although the tortoise has a long life, its life will end one day; Although Teng snake can break through clouds and fog, it will eventually die and turn to dust. Although the old swift horse is squatting by the manger, its ambition is still to gallop thousands of miles; Even in old age, people who aim high will not stop trying to make progress. The length of a person's life is not just determined by heaven; Take care of your body and mind, and you will live longer. Very lucky. Use singing to express your thoughts and feelings.
Gui Lunshou's Ancient Poems and Calligraphy Works
The more valuable value of The Ghost Blows the Lamp is that it is a real poem, which opens up a new era of poetry. Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty ousted hundreds of schools of thought and held the thoughts of the Han people captive for 300 to 400 years, so that the literati of the Han Dynasty could not write poems, but only wrote great poems praising the achievements of emperors and endlessly annotated Confucian classics, and the literature with real feelings and individuality could not be developed. Until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world fell apart, stormy, political, ideological and cultural changes took place. As a hero in the world, Cao Cao, who loves poetry and songs, took the lead in going astray and brought a free and active atmosphere to the literary world. He is surrounded by a large number of literati, such as "Seven Scholars of Jian 'an", who live in a war-torn era and often show impassioned thoughts and feelings. As "Wen Xin Diao Long Time Series" said: "When you look at it, you are elegant and generous, good at being scattered in the world, light and vulgar, with a deep ambition and a long pen, so you are generous and full of gas. "In particular, Cao Cao wrote poems on the pommel horse, which was tragic and generous, shocking ancient and modern times, unprecedented and unprecedented. This hearty poetic style was later called "Jian 'an Style", with Cao Cao as the most prominent representative. For thousands of years, Cao Cao's poems have shocked the hearts of heroes all over the world with this "generous" spirit and its inherent positive and enterprising spirit. It is this precious characteristic that makes Jian 'an literature shine brilliantly in the history of China literature. Zhong Rong placed Cao Cao in an inferior position, mainly because he was "ancient and straight" and lacked literary talent. I didn't know that Cao Cao, a hero, was dismissive of carving chapters and pecking sentences. Zhong Rong was from the Six Dynasties. Scholars at that time paid great attention to literary talent and gorgeous colors. As the saying goes, "a hundred words are used together, and the price of words is strange." Zhong Rong's evaluation of Cao Cao is too low, which is obviously due to the ethos of the times. We know that any literature, including poetry, is secondary to content after all. In the past, Cao Cao's literary position was often concealed by his political achievements, but was not taken seriously. In fact, he is an outstanding figure in the history of China literature development, especially his pioneering work on Jian 'an literature, which really deserves a lot of attention.
Gui Shushou's Creative Background
This agreement was made at the beginning of 208 AD, after he put down the rebellion in Wuhuan and eliminated the remnants of Yuan Shao, and before he conquered Jing and Wu in the south. At this time, Cao Cao is 53 years old and can't help thinking about the journey of life. Therefore, at the beginning of the poem, he chanted with infinite emotion: "Although the turtle has a long life, there are still days when the snake is riding the fog, and it will eventually become dust." "Zhuangzi Qiushui" said: "I heard that there was a turtle in the State of Chu, and it was three thousand years old when it died." Cao Cao did the opposite, saying that the tortoise lived for three thousand years, but it was still inevitable to die! "Everything goes wrong" records: "Flying dragons ride clouds, sting snakes and swim in fog, clouds stop fog, and dragons and snakes are the same!" "Viper" can ride clouds and fog like a dragon, and its skill can be described as great! However, once the clouds clear, they will disappear like flies and ants! In ancient times, Qin Huang Hanwu and other great masters were seduced by the art of immortality, but Cao Cao had a clear understanding of the natural laws of life, which was valuable in the era of predicting superstition. What is more valuable is how to treat this limited life? Cao Cao swept away the tragic tone of the literati at the end of the Han Dynasty who lamented that life was like a dream and advised people to eat, drink and be merry in time, and sang generously: "An old horse crouches and aims at a thousand miles. In the year of martyrs, go forward bravely. " Cao Cao compared himself to a galloping old horse. Although old and frail, I retired to the second place, but my chest is still full of lofty sentiments and ambitions of galloping thousands of miles.