Guo Hong Yuan Yue Bell is a poem by Jia Dao, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty in China. Jia Dao's poetry is pure, strange, sad and monk, which mainly shows his longing and boredom for temple life and his indifference and disgust for secular life. This poem "To the Remains of Ji Temple" is a poem he wrote to his friends in Ji Temple, expressing his deep admiration and nostalgia for him.
In this poem, "the full moon bell" describes the scene of wild geese flying south in autumn, and the full moon bell is melodious. Through this scene, Jia Dao expressed his thoughts about Yu. He used the flying geese to describe the feeling of parting, the full moon to describe the everlasting friendship, and the melodious bell to describe the deep feeling of missing.
Jia Dao's poetic style is characterized by strange, bitter and monk poems, and he is known as "a poet among monks". His poems are novel in conception, fresh and natural in style, concise in language and profound in meaning. This song "To a Master who is Treating Depression in Virtue" fully embodies his characteristics.
In addition to this poem, Jia Dao has many other classic works, such as Last Words, Sushan Temple, Garden Mountain, Farewell to Fu Gu Cao Yuan and so on. These poems fully reflect his unique style and superb poetic skills.
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Jia Dao's life and poetic background: Jia Dao was a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty. He was a monk when he was a teenager. After returning to the secular in middle age, he was admitted to a scholar and later became an official. His poetry creation is full of the spirit of being indifferent to fame and fortune and pursuing spiritual freedom, with distinctive personality and unique aesthetic style.
Jionji's historical and cultural value: Jionji is one of the famous Buddhist temples in the Tang Dynasty, which was built for Prince Li Zhi in the 22nd year of Zhenguan of Emperor Taizong (648). Also known as "Prince Temple", it has extremely high historical and cultural value. The Buddha statues, murals and stone carvings in the temple are precious cultural heritage.
The development and characteristics of monk poetry in Tang Dynasty: The Tang Dynasty was one of the heyday of Buddhism in China, and monk poetry also developed with it. The characteristics of monk poems in Tang Dynasty are mainly manifested in two aspects: on the one hand, monks integrated Buddhist thoughts into poetry creation, on the other hand, poets began to pay attention to Buddhist thoughts and culture and created many poems related to Buddhism. Among them, Jia Dao's monk poems are one of the representatives.
Jia Dao's poetic style and its influence: Jia Dao's poetic style is characterized by strange, bitter and monk poems, and he is known as "a poet among monks". His poetry works are novel in conception, fresh and natural in style, concise in language and profound in meaning, which has a far-reaching influence on later poetry creation. In particular, his description and depiction of natural scenery and details of characters provided many references and inspirations for later scholars.
In a word, Guo Hongzhong is not only a masterpiece of Tang poetry, but also a typical work reflecting the melancholy style of poet Jia Dao, which has a far-reaching influence on China culture and literature.