This poem was written by Zhang Jiuling in the Tang Dynasty. The whole poem is as follows:
The moon, at this time is at sea, over the end of the world.
People who love hate long nights and sleepless nights and miss their loved ones.
Put out the candle to love this moonlit room, and I wander in the deep night dew in my clothes.
You can't have beautiful moonlight, just want to meet you in your dreams.
Zhang Jiuling's "Looking at the Moon and Thinking Far" is an emotional poem of the richest man, which describes the poet's nostalgia for distant relatives on a full moon night.
At the beginning of the poem, "The bright moon is full of the sea at this time, and the horizon is at this time * *" vividly depicts the bright moon rising slowly at sea, and enjoys this beautiful night scene with the poet. This scene immediately brought the reader into the poet's deep thought.
The poet calls himself a "lover" and expresses his thoughts for his distant relatives in the long night when he can't sleep. I can't even sleep and miss my loved ones all night.
Although I blew out the candle, it didn't get darker. Although I put on my coat, it didn't get warmer. It describes that after the poet couldn't sleep, he blew out the candlelight, got up and put on his clothes, and felt the coolness of outdoor dew. This situation makes the poet feel more lonely and lonely.
So I left my news to the moon, and then turned to my bed, hoping for a dream. The poets expressed their distant regrets with "so I left my news to the moon", but at the same time, they pinned their good expectations for the future with "then turned to my bed, hoping for a dream".
This poem expresses the poet's deep yearning for distant relatives and his desire for family reunion on a full moon night.
The significance of Mid-Autumn Festival
1, Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival: the ancients divided a year into four seasons, and a season into three months: Meng, Zhong and Ji. August is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the fifteenth day is the middle day of this month, so the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month is called the Mid-Autumn Festival.
2. Mid-Autumn Festival is related to the worship of the moon in ancient times: the ancient emperors had the ceremony of worshipping the sun in spring and the moon in autumn. As early as Zhou Li, the word "Mid-Autumn Festival" has been recorded. Later, aristocratic scholars followed suit and looked at the bright and round moon in the sky during the Mid-Autumn Festival, watching the worship and pinning their feelings.
Mid-Autumn Festival is related to family reunion: Mid-Autumn Festival symbolizes reunion and gratitude. On this day, people will express their thoughts and gratitude to their family and friends by enjoying the moon, enjoying lanterns, eating moon cakes, drinking tea and enjoying chrysanthemums. Therefore, on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, according to the traditional custom, every family sets the table in the yard, buys moon cakes and melons, and the family gets together. While enjoying the moon, they eat melons, fruits and moon cakes, wishing the flowers a full moon and prosperity, so the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called "Reunion Festival".