Zheng Sixiao’s poems include Hanju, and the relevant content is as follows:
1. Zheng Sixiao was a famous poet in the late Song Dynasty. His poems are known for their fresh, refined, bold and unrestrained style. Most of his poetic works mainly express personal emotions, but also express unique insights into society and politics. Among Zheng Sixiao's poems, the more representative ones include "Han Ju", "Molan Tu", etc.
2. These poems use little ink, but are full of affection, expressing his noble sentiments and integrity. For example, the line "I would rather die holding the fragrance on the branches than blow it into the north wind" in "Han Ju" expresses his unyielding determination and vow not to cooperate with the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty. Zheng Sixiao's poems are also full of love and persistence for the country, people and culture.
3. His poetry often uses flowers as the theme, and expresses his emotions and aspirations by describing the shape and temperament of flowers. For example, in "Molan Tu", he painted orchids without drawing roots or leaves, precisely to express the orchid's refusal to succumb to darkness and the end of life of its leaves, and to express the artist's national integrity of never succumbing to the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty.
Related knowledge about Zheng Sixiao
1. Zheng Sixiao (1241-1318) was a famous poet and painter in the late Southern Song Dynasty. He was known as "the painter among poets and the poet among painters" ". His original name was Zheng Qi. Because he did not forget his homeland, he changed his name to Sixiao. His courtesy name was Suonan. He was from Lianjiang (now Lianjiang, Fujian). Zheng Sixiao's poetry achievements are extremely high. Most of his poems express strong patriotic enthusiasm and deep nostalgia for his motherland.
2. His poetry style is unique, vigorous and contagious. His paintings are also very distinctive. He is good at painting ink orchid to express his noble personality and sentiment. Zheng Sixiao's experience is also full of legend. He was summoned by Kublai Khan, the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, and was tempted to serve in the Yuan Dynasty with the promise of a high official position and a generous salary. However, Zheng Sixiao refused Kublai Khan's temptation with his indomitable spirit.
3. His poems are known as "the soul of poetry in the Southern Song Dynasty" and his paintings are known as "the outstanding painters of the Southern Song Dynasty". His Molan works have been copied by subsequent generations and have become treasures in Chinese culture. His patriotism, noble personality and artistic achievements are all admired by future generations. His poems and paintings have also become treasures in the treasure house of Chinese art, passed down from generation to generation and treasured forever.