1. Qu Yuan’s ancient poems about vanilla
Qu Yuan’s ancient poems about vanilla 1. Qu Yuan’s vanilla
Qu Yuan, who spent his life admiring his fragrance and self-purification, used vanilla to Self-explanation, and closely connect natural herbs with moral virtues. In the poem, he uses words such as collection, admiration, planting, and pity to express his love for vanilla. He "smells the magnolia in the morning, embraces the continent in the evening", "drinks the magnolia in the morning and eats the autumn chrysanthemum in the evening." "The fallen flower." Qu Yuan not only used vanilla to describe himself, but also used vanilla trees to describe people: "I have nine acres of orchid trees, and hundreds of acres of cypress trees, mixed with Du Heng and Fang Zhi." As a descendant of Emperor Gaoyang, he was not only proud of his origins and valued his inner beauty, but he was also pleased with the hardships and achievements in cultivating talents. On the road of self-cultivation, governing the country, and assisting the king, he sprinkled gorgeous, romantic, and fragrant flowers with his own unique temperament. Qu Yuan mentioned vanilla as many as 48 times in his poems. However, the vanilla in Qu Yuan's works is by no means an ordinary accumulation of quantity, but the situation, pain, catharsis and sustenance of his ideals and pursuits that cannot be realized and that he is forced to leave the political stage, living in a lonely place and unable to express his ambitions. He sang vanilla repeatedly in his poems and became a singer who sang vanilla.
"Nine Chapters" consists of nine works: "Cherishing Ode", "Wading the River", "Sorrowing", "Thinking", "Huaisha", "Thinking of Beauty", "Cherishing the Past" ", "Ode to Orange", "Sad Return to the Wind".
Qu Yuan’s works are mentioned in the original biography of "Historical Records", including "Li Sao", "Heavenly Questions", "Calling the Soul", "Sorrowing" and "Huaisha". "Hanshu·Yiwenzhi" contains twenty-five chapters of Qu Yuan's poems, but no titles are listed. Wang Yi's "Chapter of Chu" of the Eastern Han Dynasty also contains twenty-five chapters, including "Li Sao", "Nine Songs" (a total of eleven chapters), "Tianwen", "Nine Chapters" (nine chapters), "Yuanyou" ", "Divination", "Fisherman", and "Calling Souls" is listed under Song Yu's name ("Hanshu Yiwenzhi" is basically based on "Seven Strategies" by Liu Xiang and Liu Xin and his son, "Chapter of Chu Ci" It is an annotation for "Chu Ci" compiled by Liu Xiang, so the two should be consistent). It can be seen that the ownership and authenticity of some of these twenty-five works were controversial in the Han Dynasty. Generally speaking, most modern researchers believe that "The Soul Calling" should still follow the "Historical Records" and be regarded as the work of Qu Yuan; "Yuanyou", "Divination" and "The Fisherman" are more likely to be forgeries.
2. Why Qu Yuan likes vanilla, through sentence analysis in "Li Sao"
Qu Yuan's deep love for vanilla - also on the image of vanilla in "Li Sao" Instructor: Deng Shaokuan Student: Liu Wenwu Abstract The image of "vanilla" appears very frequently in "Chu Ci", especially in "Li Sao".
Vanilla is the sustenance of Qu Yuan’s spiritual personality and value orientation, and is the external expression of his spiritual power and internal beliefs. The profound accumulation of Chu culture influenced Qu Yuan's attitude towards vanilla, and incorporated the religious experience of "clean and unclean" into it.
Keywords Qu Yuan Xiangxiang Chu Culture "Li Sao" A fantasy world with fragrance and splendor: "Hu Jiangli and Pizhixi are admired by Ren Qiulan. The magnolias are blooming in the morning, and they are the resting place of Lanzhou in the evening.
?The flowers are mixed with peppers and cinnamon, but they are just wild grasses and tangerines? "The Fallen Flowers of Dinner with Autumn Chrysanthemums"
Jiangli, Pizhi, orchid, magnolia, Sumang, Shenjiao, Jungui, Liuyi, etc., these plants and herbs are full of "Li Sao". We felt the astonishing fragrance and the surrounding flowers, as if we had entered a kingdom of plants. And this is the result of Qu Yuan's love for vanilla.
1. Vanilla: The Home of the Soul Qu Yuan’s works not only show Qu Yuan’s own political experiences and personality charm, but also focus more on the historical, realistic, spiritual and material life of Chu State. of manifested. Sima Qian's "Historical Records: Biography of Qu Yuan and Jia Sheng" says: "He is wise in controlling chaos and skillful in rhetoric."
Sima Qian's high praise of him shows that Qu Yuan was not a weak scholar who could only read, but also had high talents in politics and diplomacy. In general, Qu Yuan was a great poet with a high degree of cultural education and political dreams.
"Li Sao" mentioned: Don't be strong but abandon the dirty, why not change this attitude? Qu Yuan was deeply aware of the critical situation of the country, and actively wanted to use revolutionary politics to save the country and people from dire straits. However, the "party members" "stealing pleasure" has a dark and dangerous road! The king of Chu also did not understand the current situation and believed in the slanderous words, repeating them over and over again, regardless of the danger of the country.
At this time, "the whole world is his opposite: the king of Chu does not trust him, the party members exclude and attack him, the talents he cultivated drift to the enemy's side, the ordinary people do not understand him, and the female concubine, Lingfen, Wu Xian and others only sympathized with him and advised him to go to the country or follow the trend. "[1] Qu Yuan was lonely and helpless in his heart. He would rather be alone for the rest of his life and seek kindness in his loneliness.
Qu Yuan's "searching from top to bottom": picking out the house, traveling to the erotic palace, begging for the concubine Mi, meeting the lost girl, divination in the spirit atmosphere, summoning the spirit of Wu Xian, visiting the old hometown, and the sorrow of the servant horse.
However, in the end, there is no daughter in the vast nine states who shares my heart! The vegetation fell and the fragrance was filthy, which made Qu Yuan depressed in his heart. The orchids became less fragrant, and the water chestnuts turned into thatch. Now they are Xiao Ai, which made Qu Yuan devastated.
The situation at that time prevented him from speaking out, so Qu Yuan used the image of vanilla to express his great loneliness and grief and anger, and put his ideal personality into it. This is the external expression of Qu Yuan's spirit and the destination of Qu Yuan's poetic heart and soul.
Even when he was oppressed and excluded personally, he still remained loyal to the country and pinned his emotions on the "vanilla beauty". Then he resolutely jumped into the Miluo River from Peng Xianzhi's residence. This is a great leap for the country and the entire nation.
2. Vanilla: Historical Choice In "Chu Ci", vanilla is an indefinite pronoun, either a gentleman, a talented person, or a villain. Why did Chu, a large country, prefer vanilla, and why did Qu Yuan love vanilla so that future generations would think of Qu Yuan when they think of vanilla? What is the reason? First, the geographical environment of Chu State: Chu is also the State of Ze.
The Chu State is located at the junction of Yuan and Xiang. It is a country with many mountains and rivers. The climate is humid, which is conducive to the growth of vanilla plants. Second, the environment affects personality.
Due to the mountains and rivers, Chu Land is filled with water vapor and smog is blurred. The nature of the Chu people has absorbed the essence of the mountains, rivers, heaven and earth, forming the national characteristics of passion, romance, and pursuit of primitive natural virtues; and the fertile land and warm and humid climate have also made the Chu country a large garden of fragrant flowers and herbs, which has become the heart of the Chu people. Picking provides abundant material conditions.
The geographical environment of Chu region determines the environment in which vanilla grows and Chu people’s love for vanilla. However, another more important reason is the regional culture of Chu State.
In "Nine Songs", wizards like to decorate their bodies with vanilla, because the Chu people believe that this can win the favor of the gods and make the gods protect them. In this way, communication with the gods is achieved through herbs.
This is due to the popularity of witchcraft culture in Chu. In ancient times, there were two things that could become major events: one was war; the other was sacrifice.
Sacrifice is an extension of witchcraft culture. The ancients integrated politics and religion, and the culture of shamanism and history became popular, and the king of Chu had the dual functions of shaman and king.
Therefore, vanilla has become a beautiful symbol in the Chu region. Its aroma, cleansing characteristics, and its use in witchcraft to ward off evil spirits or worship gods have given it a mysterious divine value. An intimacy and majesty. "It is said that Qu Yuan's former official position as Sanlu doctor was related to sacrificial activities. In these regular sacrificial activities, vanilla played an important role in communicating with gods."
[3] True It was such subtle influence that made Qu Yuan choose vanilla. This was an inevitable choice in history. 3. Vanilla: religious belief In "Li Sao", Qu Yuan used the image of vanilla many times, such as "Hu Jiangli and Pi Zhixi, Ren Qiulan thought they admired them."
The "'pei'" here, The ancient pronunciation means "belt".
It is used as a noun to refer to the herb worn on the body. In ancient times, men and women also wore it to eliminate bad smells. ”
[ 4] The magnolias are blooming in the morning, and the desert is vast in the evening. "This sentence has a double meaning: the magnolia will not die even if it is peeled, and the mango tree will not wither in the winter, which is a metaphor for the independent and unswerving strong personality developed through diligent study; on the other hand, it not only talks about day and night, but also It includes the process from spring to winter, implying the speed of time.”
[5] It can be seen from this that vanilla has been inherited as a profound belief and has been passed down. This is the totem of the vanilla plant that gradually formed over history.
The appearance of vanilla in "Li Sao" is a beautiful scenery, and its mystery makes people unpredictable. In Chu mythology, worn objects can sense life, and ornaments can give life force, allowing people to gain invisible power, thereby getting rid of diseases and evil spirits, thus entering the realm of religion.
In "Nine Songs", the vanilla is held by the shaman, one to welcome the gods and the other to send the gods away. It is the guide of God.