wine, with its characteristics of "the shape of water and the nature of fire", has formed its unique wine culture in the process of infiltrating the whole society: the home of ordinary people, a bowl of turbid wine, relaxing muscles and activating blood circulation, which has the effect of relieving anxiety and fatigue, needless to say. In the writings of those literati with aesthetic vision and life interest, wine has been added with rings, making wine not only a pleasure of mouth and tongue, but also a place of spiritual sustenance, a "magic bullet" for intellectual inspiration, and "Hundred Poems of Li Bai Fighting for Wine" is a story that has been passed down through the ages! And that all-powerful politician, or secretive politician, regards wine as a "political drink". Whether it is diplomacy or internal affairs, whether it is the army or the officials, it often builds a "bridge" with wine and lubricates it.
1. Sacrifice must be made with wine.
Although some people think that wine is a thing, which is harmful and useless, they turn to historical or literary records. In ancient occasions such as sacrifice and celebration, drinking became a part of etiquette. In the book Wine Spectrum, it was said: "A wise man can do it, but it can't be abolished in the future, so there are all saints who have the same interests." This sentence almost tells the close relationship between wine and human life. In addition, as the book of goods in the Han Dynasty says, "A drinker is blessed by heaven. Jiao Yanshou's Yilin even said that "wine is a joy, and sorrow is a joy."
wine is not only a stimulant for entertainment, but also a lubricant for harmonious interpersonal relationships. What's more, at present, if the table is full of delicacies and there is no wine, it is even more difficult for some people to sigh. Sometimes, if there is no wine for a banquet, there will be no ceremony, no gathering, and no confession. Sometimes, when you are lonely and bored, inviting the bright moon can also relieve your depression. Even the "cold night guests come to tea as wine" has a beautiful talk for generations. In the face of troubles, some people are willing to get drunk and solve thousands of worries. Besides, the function of wine is not too small.
Third, I like to meet people and entertain them with wine.
China people want to "buy wine to welcome the dust" when they come from afar, but when they meet for a long time, they "talk about the old wine". Such as "white-haired fishing firewood on the river, used to watch the autumn moon spring breeze." A cup of muddy wine likes to meet, and many things in ancient and modern times are a joke. This is the word "Linjiang Fairy" written by Yang Shengan, a famous scholar in Ming Dynasty who moved to exile for half a life and had many ups and downs.
imagine that several intimate friends drink together, and when they are drunk, they tell the truth, and their feelings are vented, and the bad feelings between friends are eliminated, which enhances the sincere friendship. This kind of state gives people indescribable joy and satisfaction.
In addition, wine will weaken people's rational bondage, and the expression of feelings will be barrier-free, making people look honest and simple, thus making people feel safe.
4. Send farewell and drown your sorrows with wine
There are many records about the custom of farewell dinner in ancient literature. The Book of Songs, Elegance, and Han Yi says, "Han Hou was born in Tu. Show your father's kindness, and sake is a hundred bottles. " This is an example that people used wine as a farewell dinner as far back as the Zhou Dynasty.
There is another famous sentence, such as: "When to see the sun again, drink wine to comfort your feelings. "── (Wen Tingjun's" Send someone to the East ")," Jinling disciples came to see him off, and as each of them drains his cup, I say to him in parting. (Li Bai's "parting at a Wine-Shop in Nanjing") These two poems express the feeling that friends are reluctant to pick up. "Weicheng is rainy and dusty, and the guest house is green and willow-colored. I advise you to drink a glass of wine more, and there is no reason to go out to Yangguan in the west! Wang Wei's poem "Send Yuan Er Shi An Xi" can be described as the most comprehensive and profound reflection of the feelings of the ancients when they bid farewell to their close friends. Although the poem does not directly express the pain of parting and the sorrow of lovesickness, it is just like the poet said, "I know well enough naught can come of this lovliness, yet how it serves to ease my heart!. As long as the heart is in harmony, there is no need to say anything. At this time, all the inner feelings are integrated into the wine, making the feeling of parting deeper, sadder and more touching.
This farewell ceremony with wine reached its climax in the Tang Dynasty. Many poets have chanted and even personally experienced this touching theme: "I was bidding a guest farewell, at night on the Xunyang River, the maple leaves are rustling in autumn. I, the host, had dismounted, my guest had boarded his boat, and we raised our cups and wished to drink-but, alas, there was no music. For all we had drunk we felt no joy and were parting from each other, when the river widened mysteriously toward the full moon ". (Bai Juyi's Pipa Trip), "Clear and lonely willows, but the wine of parting sorrow is half drunk." (Wei Zhuang "Ancient Parting"); Affectionate but always heartless, you can't laugh until you feel tired. (Du Mu's "Farewell") The continuous sadness of parting revealed in these poems reflects the depth of friendship.
In fact, China people attach great importance to feelings and friendship, so they cherish it and will not give it up easily. This sincere friendship is often hidden in the bottom of my heart, which is not easy to show, but it is fully reflected when I leave for farewell. Good memories, longing for the future, endless sadness, sincere wishes ... have been deepened, pinned, freed and comforted in the farewell drinking. In fact, parting wine is not about wine, but about the exchange and storage of this boundless and deep affection. This is the true meaning of farewell dinner.
5. Send love through wine
Ouyang Xiu, a literary master in the Northern Song Dynasty, is also a wine lover, known as the "drunken man". His masterpiece "Drunken Pavilion" is handed down from ancient times, but it says that his love for wine is really beyond wine. "The drunkard's intention is not wine, but also between mountains and rivers. The joy of mountains and rivers, the heart of the heart and the wine. This famous saying is widely known, which tells the basic characteristics of the literati's elegant drinking, and also reveals its "elegant move" that is different from ordinary people's drinking.
The breeze on the river, the bright moon in the mountains, the creator's endless hiding, make people enjoy themselves and enjoy themselves. Therefore, since ancient times, there has been a saying that "the benevolent enjoys Leshan and the wise enjoys water." When people's minds and thoughts are intoxicated by the beautiful scenery of natural mountains and rivers, they can express their feelings with wine, drink on the spur of the moment, and have fun together. Wine is just a prop to convey emotions here.
this is true for drinking when you are happy, and it is also true for drinking when you are sad. The same Li Bai not only sang "oh, let a man of spirit venture where he pleases, and never tip his golden cup empty toward the moon!", but also said: "Five Flowers Horse, Golden Jubilee, hand them to the boy to exchange for good wine, and we'll drown away the woes of ten thousand generations!. "But after having tasted it is hard to go, he whispered," but since water still flows, though we cut it with our swords, it's even more sad to raise a glass to ease your worries. At this time, the effectiveness of wine is completely controlled by people's subjective feelings, and changes due to people's emotions.
and why is wine so attractive?
This is because the son of a scholar attached himself to wine with his own taste, which made wine not only the enjoyment of his tongue, but also the spiritual sustenance. It is the deep feeling that is injected into the wine that makes the wine's lattice rise, whether it is drinking jade liquid or muddy wine village mash. Therefore, Tao Yuanming's unfettered attitude towards life is undoubtedly related to the comfort and relief of wine interest. "Cheerful words rest, wine chat * * *. To sing the melody of Wind Through Pines, the milky way stars are thin. When, I being drunk and my friend more than happy, Tao Ran * * * forgot his machine ("down Zhongnan Mountain to the Kind Pillow and Bowl of Husi"), which seemed so distant and indifferent.
VI. Express your ambition through the things in the cup
For example, Bai Juyi sang in "Song of Eternal Sorrow", "The Golden House is dressed up to serve the night, and when tables were cleared in the Tower of Jade, she would loiter, slow with wine. On the surface, these poems are about the luxurious life of kings. In fact, wine represents the dissolute life of feudal rulers. It also contains the poet's evaluation and satire on society.
In addition, for example, Li Bai's poem "Coming into the Wine" says, "You don't see how the Yellow River's waters move out of heaven and entering the ocean, never to return, you don't see how lovely locks in bright mirrors in high chambers, and the DPRK is as green as the snow, oh, let a man of spirit venture where he pleases and and never tip his golden cup empty toward the moon!. I was born to be useful, spin a thousand pieces of silver, all of them come back!. Cook a sheep, kill a cow, whet the appetite, and make me, of three hundred bowls, one long drink!. Master Cen, Dan Qiusheng, bring in the wine! Let your cups never rest! and let me sing you a song!, please listen to me. What are bell and drum, rare dishes and treasure?, let me be forever drunk and never come to reason!. Sober men of olden days and sages are forgotten, only drinkers leave their names, prince Chen paid at a banquet in the Palace of Perfection, ten thousand coins for a cask of wine, with many a laugh and quip, why say, my host, that your money is gone?? Eventually, I have to sell wine to you. Five Flowers Horse, Qianjinqiu, hand them to the boy to exchange for good wine and and we'll drown away the woes of ten thousand generations!.
In this poem, although the negative contents of life geometry, carpe diem, loneliness of sages and fame of drinkers are written, its broad-minded and uninhibited mind, which regards wealth as a floating cloud, is self-evident, and its profound meaning of positive progress is self-evident. And this eternal swan song, without wine, is difficult to "live".
7. Inspiration comes from wine. Poetry and painting are more vivid.
Someone once described the characteristics of wine as "the shape of water, the character of fire", which can be said to have won its charm. Wine, under the weak appearance, is as passionate as a fire. The evaporation of alcohol makes people's blood vessels smooth, energetic, active in thinking, quick in mind reaction, and the whole body accumulates huge energy, which can erupt at any time, involuntarily and without vomiting.
For artists, this characteristic of wine can enlighten people's intelligence, inspire inspiration, and mobilize all the perceptual experience and rational knowledge, which can be gathered in one point, such as volcanic eruption, surging thoughts, and unstoppable. As a result, a strong creative impulse and desire to express, whimsy constantly, new ideas one after another, achieved unexpected magical effects, and many immortal works were born.
Wine makes the poet and poetry combine perfectly, because wine can excite the cerebral cortex, make people's emotions and thinking enter a highly active state, mobilize the memory of experience and a large amount of information accumulated in their minds but not realized, and catalyze inspiration.
This is the same experience that anyone who drinks wine can more or less appreciate. "Warm wine pours the impoverished mind and makes a poem" is a vivid portrayal of the integration of poets and poems.
In addition, Wang Xizhi's Preface to the Orchid Pavilion, a national treasure in China's calligraphy, was also written at the time of gathering.
At that time, while the wine was warm, Wang Xizhi, who was drunk and hazy, took out a moustache pen, dipped it in thick ink, and wrote with passion on the cocoon paper. Really thinking is like a spring. This is the calligraphy art treasure "Preface to Lanting Collection" which has been handed down through the ages. As soon as I stopped writing, the viewer was full of admiration. Wang Xizhi himself was very satisfied, but he didn't expect to write such a masterpiece in drunkenness. It is said that he has written several times after returning home, but he has never had the charm of his best work.
Eight. Gifts
China people are a sentimental people, but they are also an introverted race. Despite the enthusiasm, it may be frozen in layers.
therefore, China people's enthusiasm especially needs catalysts. Whether it's thinking of relatives or friends, it's more sentimental if you can trust things to send your feelings.
wine, that is, "the shape of water, the nature of fire", is the best gift.