In Chang 'an in late spring, catkins are flying all over the sky, and the east wind blows the willow branches in the imperial garden at the Cold Food Festival.
As night fell, the palace was busy handing out candles, and smoke curled into the homes of princes and nobles.
The original text is as follows:
In late spring, Chang 'an city is full of songs and dances, and countless flowers fall. The east wind of the Cold Food Festival blows on the willow trees in the royal garden.
As night fell, the palace was busy lighting candles, and smoke drifted to the house of the prince and the marquis.
Sentence annotation
① Spring City: Chang 'an City in late spring.
(2) Cold food: In ancient Tomb-Sweeping Day, two days before the festival and three days after the fire, only cold food was eaten, so it was called cold food. Imperial willow: willow in the imperial garden, willow in the imperial city.
③ Han Palace: This refers to the officials of the Tang Dynasty. Passing candles: It is forbidden to light a fire during the Cold Food Festival, but dignitaries and slaves can get gifts from the emperor and get candles to burn. "Tang Nianji" "Take the fire of elm willow on Qingming Day as a gift to the near minister".
The first two sentences of this poem describe the scenery during the day, the charming spring scenery and the scenery of the whole court garden in Chang 'an. The last two sentences are about the night scene, which vividly draws a picture of candles at night, making people see the light of candles and smell the faint smoke.
Extended data:
Cold Food Festival is a traditional festival in ancient China, which usually takes place from winter to the day after 105 and two days before Tomb-Sweeping Day. The ancients attached great importance to this festival. According to the custom, every family banned fire and only ate ready-made food, hence the name cold food. In the system of the Tang Dynasty, on Qingming Day, the emperor announced that he would take the fire of elms and willows as a reward for his recent ministers to show his gratitude.
This ceremony has two purposes: first, it marks the end of the Cold Food Festival, and fire can be used; The second is to remind courtiers and officials, so that everyone can learn from mesons who have made meritorious deeds but not rewarded, and work diligently for the people.
In fact, Dou Shu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, once wrote a poem entitled "Making a Fire at the Cold Food Festival": "Grateful for the light and small officials, the lights are on at the beginning of spring. The film follows the ambassador and the stars shine on passers-by. Fortunately, the willows are warm and the grass is poor. " You can use this poem of Han Yi for reference. After the mid-Tang Dynasty, several bad emperors were partial to eunuchs, so that they were in power, corrupted the court affairs and excluded courtiers. The upright people were extremely indignant about this.
Some people think that this poem was written for this purpose. ?
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