Wutong
In classical Chinese poetry, it is a symbol of desolation and sadness. For example, Li Qingzhao's "Slow Sound" of the Song Dynasty: "The sycamore trees are also drizzled, and at dusk, bit by bit." Xu Zaisi, a Yuan Dynasty man, "Double Tune Water Fairy Night Rain": "The sound of phoenix leaves means autumn, the bit of banana leaves means sadness, and the three After the third watch of the dream, "the fallen leaves of the sycamore tree are used to describe the sad and melancholy thoughts."
Bashō
In poetry, it is often associated with loneliness and sadness, especially the emotions of separation. Song Dynasty poems include Li Qingzhao's "Tianzi Chou Nuer": "Who planted banana trees in front of the window? The atrium is filled with shade. The atrium is filled with shade, and the leaves are relaxed and have a sense of abandonment." He poured out his sadness and melancholy.
Flowing water
Water is connected with the lingering threads of sorrow in ancient Chinese poetry, often conveying the sadness and sadness of the short life and unpredictable fate. For example: Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty wrote "Xuanzhou Xie Tiao Tower Farewell to the Secretary Shu Yun": "Cut the knife to cut off the water, the water will flow more, and raise the cup to relieve the sorrow, the sorrow will become more sorrowful. Life is not satisfactory in the world, and the Ming Dynasty spread it and made the boat flat." Liu Yuxi's "Bamboo Branch Ci" ": "The mountains are full of red flowers, and the spring water of the Shu River beats the mountain flow. The red flowers fade easily like a man's will, and the infinite water flow is like a farmer's sorrow." Li Yu's "Lang Tao Sha": "Flowing water and falling flowers, spring is gone, heaven and earth." Li Yu "Yu" "Beauty": "Asking you how much sorrow you can have is just like a river of spring water flowing eastward." Ouyang Xiu of the Song Dynasty "Treading on the Shasha": "The sorrow of separation gradually becomes infinite, and the distance is endless like spring water." Qin Guan's "Jiangchengzi": " The spring river is filled with endless tears and a lot of sorrow."
Ape
Apes' cries are often used to express a sad feeling in ancient poems. For example, in the "Shui Jing Zhu·Jiang Shui" by Li Daoyuan, a geographer and essayist of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the fisherman's song says: "The Wu Gorge of the Badong Three Gorges is long, and the apes cry three times and the clothes are stained with tears." Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty said in "Climbing the High": " The wind is strong and the sky is high, the apes are screaming in mourning, and the white birds are flying back from the clear sand in Zhu. "Zhao Gu's "Remembering Shanyang": "It's a sad time to go back, the flowers are falling and the apes are singing again."
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In ancient mythology, Emperor Wangdi, the monarch of Shu in the last years of the Zhou Dynasty, was forced to give up his throne to his ministers and lived in seclusion in the mountains. After his death, his soul turned into a cuckoo, crying in pain in the late spring, and bleeding from his mouth. His voice is sad and sad, touching the heart. Therefore, the cuckoo in ancient poetry has become a symbol of desolation and sadness. "The Road to Shu is Difficult" by Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty: "I also heard that the son returned and cried at the night moon, and he was worried about the empty mountain." Bai Juyi's "Pipa Xing": "What did I hear in the morning and evening? The cuckoo crows and the blood ape mourns." Qin Guan of the Song Dynasty "Treading on the Shasha" ": "It's so cold in spring when the solitary house is closed, and the sun sets in the dusk in the sound of cuckoos." etc., all use the cuckoo's cry to express sadness, desolation or longing for home.
In addition, the setting sun (sunset, setting sun) often conveys feelings of desolation, loss, vastness and depression. For example, Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty's "Le Youyuan": "The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it is almost dusk." Wang Wei's "Shi to the Fortress": "The solitary smoke is straight in the desert, and the sun sets over the long river." Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty's "Guizhixiang·Jinling Nostalgia" "Zhengfan went to the setting sun, with the west wind at his back and the wine flag leaning at an angle.
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