During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, shou sui was very popular, and many famous shou sui poems were left in history, such as Shou sui by Emperor Taizong and Li Shimin:
The setting sun shines obliquely on the splendid palace of Jinbi, and the years make the palace more beautiful. At the end of the year, winter snow and winter snow melt, and it seems that a warm spring breeze blows in the warm palace. Huge red candles are lit and look like a bunch of flowers. * * * Spring Festival, send you all night.
Su Shi, a famous writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, also wrote in a poem:
The child was forced not to sleep and was very happy at night. After sitting for a long time, the lights went down and I looked at the Big Dipper.
In this poem, Su Shi vividly expresses children's yearning and fascination with the observation times through a word "strong". In addition, the lively scene of keeping watch on New Year's Eve has been the favorite of literati since ancient times. As early as the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the poet Xu wrote in "Wife Sitting at Night Watching Life":
If you are not enthusiastic enough, don't stop drinking peach red wine and bayberry brown wine. Curtain wind records, candles burn to ashes. Don't doubt the weight of sideburns, Guang Xiao urged.
Du Fu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, described the scene of family reunion like this:
I'm afraid I can't stand horses, and I'm afraid I'll scatter crows.
It means that the family reunion is so lively that the horses grazing by the trough are frightened; The red candlelight scared away the crows in the forest. Another Tang Dynasty poet, Shi Qing, wrote in his Shou Sui:
Finish it tonight, and push it tomorrow next year. The cold goes with the night, and spring comes one by one. Color change in the air, cloud reminder. Unconsciously, the scenery has entered the backyard.
Here, the poet feels that tonight is about to pass, which means that a year is about to pass and a new year will come with the arrival of tomorrow. This poem highlights the life consciousness of waiting for people. In particular, the word "urge" in the poem tells the author's life experience that time is tight, he can't covet comfort and make progress.
In Shou Sui, written by the ancient Xi Qi Zhen, he also expressed a feeling of introspection and introspection.
Invited to live in Arjon's home, candles and torches sprinkled with green sand. Thirty-six years have passed, and I cherish the years since this night.
The first two sentences of this poem describe the happy atmosphere of the whole family. The word "Arjon" is very classic. During the Jin and Song Dynasties, many people called their brothers Arjon. Here, it is said that family members get together at their younger brother's house to celebrate the New Year. There are too many candles in the banquet hall, and the green screen window seems to have a red meaning. It is conceivable that the scene is cheerful and warm. The last two sentences suddenly changed, and the feeling of wasted life filled the poet's heart. He felt that this year had been wasted again, and he felt ashamed and regretful. At the same time, the poet also warned himself to cherish the wonderful time from tonight.
From these poems of the ancients, we can see that observing the age is a memory and a summary of the past year. Some people take the opportunity of observing old age to reflect on the past, or are ashamed of wasting their time, or are complacent because of "wonderful playback"
According to Biography of Talented Talents in Tang Dynasty, Jia Dao, a poet in Tang Dynasty, had such a good habit. When he celebrates his birthday on New Year's Eve every year, "be sure to take some one-year-old books and read them carefully, keeping the essence, year after year."