You don't catch the whip when you get on the horse, but you turn Yang Liuzhi.
Later generations used folding willows to conceal their feelings of leaving home, and some others suggested homesickness.
Why should the Qiang flute blame the willows? The spring breeze doesn't pass Yumenguan. ("Liangzhou Ci" Wang Zhihuan)
Among them, the willow refers to two things. One is the real willow tree beyond the Great Wall, and the other is the willow bend. Suggest the homesickness of the soldiers guarding the border.
The word "folding willow" means "farewell to the distant future":
In ancient China, once relatives and friends separated, people who saw them off always folded a wicker and gave it to travelers. The word "breaking willow" implies "farewell". The custom of "seeing the willow off" in China was first seen in Xiaoya; Picking the eu: "I used to go, and the willows were reluctant; Today I think, it's raining. " In ancient times, willow was also called Xiao Yang or Yang Liu. Because of the homonym of "willow" and "stay", it can mean to stay. Parting to give a willow means that we are inseparable, unable to bear to part, and reluctant to part. There is "Folding Yang Liuzhi" in Yuefu of the Northern Dynasties, and the lyrics are: "If you don't catch the whip when you get on the horse, you will fight against Yang Liuzhi. Dismount and play the flute, worrying about killing the guests. "
Li Bai's "willow leaves every year, Baling mourns farewell" illustrates such a custom: in ancient times, on both sides of Baqiao Bridge in Chang 'an, there were ten miles of long dikes, and many people who went from Chang 'an to the east came here to say goodbye and fold willow branches to their relatives. Bai Juyi's "Qingmen Willow" "Farewell to the near Doumen, and the long strips are folded to reduce the spring breeze." Yu Xuanji's "Folding the Willows" "Farewell to the DPRK with weeping flowers, folding the willow smoke in the spring breeze." "Folding willows to bid farewell" contains a kind of good wish for friends that spring is always there, and it also means that relatives leave their hometown like willow branches, hoping that when they go to a new place, they can take root and sprout quickly, as if willow branches can live everywhere.
when people leave, they will also send their love when they miss their relatives and old friends. The word "folding willow" also contains the meaning of "nostalgia" Zhang Jiuling "slim the willows and hold this as a lover"; Li Bai "climbs the bar to fold the spring scenery, and sends it far to the front of Longting"; Li Bai's "Xuancheng sent Liu's deputy envoy to Qin" "No Sauvignon Blanc, break Yang Liuzhi." Li Bai's "Whispering Flute in Los Angeles on a Spring Night": "The sound of Yu Di flies in the dark, and the spring breeze fills Los Angeles. Who can't afford to be homesick when I hear the willow breaking in this nocturne? "