Recite poems for border guards

Frontier poems originated in Han Dynasty and reached its peak in Tang Dynasty. Up to now, there are more than 2,000 * * poems. Due to the martial tradition of the Tang society, poets in the Tang Dynasty yearned for the experience of saving the country and protecting their families, so almost all poets in the Tang Dynasty wrote frontier poems, even unprofessional frontier poets such as Li Bai and Du Fu left frontier poems.

But the most famous are Gao Shi, Cen Can, Wang Changling and others. In frontier fortress poems, there are many musical instruments such as Qiangdi and Huqin, which also add endless majestic desolation to frontier fortress poems.

Excerpted from Wang Zhihuan's Liangzhou Ci.

Excerpt from Wang Changling's Join the Army.

Excerpt from Gao Shi's Listening to the Flute on the Plug

Excerpted from Gao Shi's "North Tower of Jincheng"

Excerpt from Song of Snow White: Farewell to Tian Shuji Wu's Home.

From the above poems, we can find that Qiangdi and Huqin do appear frequently in frontier poems, as well as pipa, reed pipe, horn, flute, drum and other musical instruments. Why do Qiangdi and Huqin appear frequently in Tang poetry? There are probably several reasons.

First, the policy of national integration in the Tang Dynasty. Qiangdi and Huqin are both national musical instruments, among which Qiangdi originated from the Qiang nationality in Sichuan and Huqin originated from the northern minorities in China. In the Tang Dynasty, ethnic minorities had frequent contacts with the mainland, especially in frontier fortress areas, and frontier fortress soldiers used this kind of national musical instrument, especially the Qiangdi, which is commonly used in frontier fortress in the Tang Dynasty and Qin in the famous allusion "Apollo destroyed Qin".

Second, poems are all single-player musical instruments, which are easy to carry. Both Qiangdi and Huqin belong to solo, which is very suitable for military soldiers to relieve depression and anxiety in their leisure time. Moreover, Qiangdi and Huqin are small musical instruments suitable for long-term carrying. In the border war, soldiers have to walk in the northeast and west for a long time, which has its unique advantages compared with large musical instruments.

Third, the timbre of the two instruments is unique. Strong brother has a high voice and a sense of sadness. Hu Qin's timbre is rich and powerful, and it is easy to move people's hearts. Soldiers who have been guarding the border for a long time are far away from their hometown, staying in the frontier for several years or even more than ten years, and may even die in battle. How many people fought in ancient times profoundly describes the cruelty of the war at that time. Under the condition of underdeveloped communication conditions, soldiers miss their hometown day and night. The unique timbre of Qiangdi and Huqin can better express their depressed and depressed mood, which makes people cry after listening.

It is for the above reasons that Qiangdi and Huqin prevailed in the frontier fortress in the Tang Dynasty. Poets in the Tang Dynasty expressed their incomparable admiration for frontier soldiers through musical instruments.