The implication of 300 willows in Tang poetry

Willow has rich meanings in China culture. From spring to willow, willow is a symbol of spring; "Liu" means "stay", and "Liu" and "stay" are homophonic, so the ancients "folded Liu" and stayed together, indicating that friends are reluctant to part; The elegant appearance of willow makes it often used as a symbol of beauty; Swinging with the wind can also be used to symbolize the adulterer who clings to the powerful and gains power crazily ... since the Book of Songs, Liu and China's poems have forged an indissoluble bond. Only in the places where poets live in concentrated communities in Li Shangyin's Collection, there are nearly twenty poems with Wei Liu's proposition. There are also "Listen to An Wanshan to play the flute, and the flowers are bright and spring", Wang Wei's "Song of Luoyang Girls", the pavilions and pavilions in the paintings, the peach blossoms and the green willows, Du's "Walking in the Early Spring", and "Changzhou Land", etc., Yunkai Haishu, Liu Mei Chunjiang Crossing, Cen Can's "Daming Palace Morning" work "With Jia Zhishe People", flowers meet swords and Wei's Eastern Suburb and Liu Diao Feng Qing are full of personal emotional experience and life experience of poets in past dynasties.

1. Yiyi Liu Yang left her feelings and never complained.

"Liu" means "stay", and "Liu" and "stay" are homophonic, so the ancients "folded Liu" and stayed together, indicating that friends are reluctant to part. It was first seen in the Book of Songs, and it was the first time to express love for willow and hurt people with willow.

Luo Yin's Willow: "The sun is shining on the shore, so it's hard to say goodbye, and it's hard to lean on each other in spring. My own flock is still uncertain, and I am still trying to solve the problem of tripping over passers-by? " It is a touching scene of prostitutes leaving each other on a sunny day in late spring, outside Chang 'an and on the bank of Bashui, with the image of spring willow.

In general, poets take "willow" as the image in their poems, and they all think of folding branches and giving each other gifts. For example, in Shi Jianwu's "Folding Willow", "Seeing willows and willows on the roadside is a new one." I'm going to fold last year this year, and I won't leave others last year. "Dai Shulun's" Willow on the Dike ""Willow is weeping, and spring comes to weave separation. The place where pedestrians climb, now my heart is almost broken "; Bai Juyi's "Remembering Willow" once planted willow in Jiangnan, and bid farewell to Jiangnan twice in spring. I remember looking from a distance, I didn't know who I was climbing and folding on the bank of Qingqing River. And Yong's "Willow by the River": "The ancient embankment curled up and a tree smoked. If it's silk, keep the boat. "The idea is novel, the imagination is strange, and it is suitable for the scene. The heroine in the poem not only does not fold the willow to bid farewell, but hopes that the willow will continue to be tied to her lover's boat and will never be separated. It's really ingenious.

2. Jasper spring is full of spring.

"Green Willow" written by Xiao Yi in the Southern Dynasties: "Long strips hang down to the ground, and light flowers chase the wind. The dew is suspicious, and the leaves are small and not covered. " The poet focused on the flowers, colors and leaves of the willow, grasped the word "green" and described the feeling that the willow had just blossomed in Ye Fei, which was clear and vivid. Gao Ding's "Village Residence" in the Qing Dynasty: "The grass grows in February, and the willows on the embankment are drunk with spring smoke. The children came back from school early and were busy flying kites in the east wind. " Wrote a rural spring scenery full of life.

Among Liu's classical poems of chanting spring, He's "Singing Willow" is the most famous: "Jasper is a tree, and thousands of strands of green silk hang down. I don't know who cut the thin leaves, and the spring breeze in February is like scissors. " This poem, contrary to the previous description of the slim figure of a beautiful woman in the image of a willow, turned the willow into a beautiful "jasper" and vividly described the charming posture of the long branches and bright green leaves of the willow in the spring breeze with anthropomorphic methods.

3. Feelings of fleeting life

Li Shangyin is a poet who loves to use the image of "willow" in past dynasties. His "Willow" said: "I used to dance in the east wind and swim in the spring garden. How can I bring the sunset and cicada to the clear autumn? " Write the autumn willow withering with the contrast of spring and Vitamin, and the prosperity of spring willow reflects the autumn willow withering; The more prosperous and proud the spring is, the more haggard the autumn willows are. Li Shangyin was a scholar when he was young, and he had the great ambition of "returning to heaven and earth and entering the boat". However, due to the feud between the parties, he sank to the next position for a long time. At this time, he mourned his dead wife and lamented the road ahead. His mood can be imagined. Isn't the autumn willow in the poem a vivid portrayal of the poet's self-injury and sigh?

Bai Juyi's Qin Lou Xi Lao Liu: "Half-rotted trees in the wind make many lovers immediately. Kaiyuan is a willow, and Changqing is the spring of two years. " Sketch a self-portrait with simple strokes ―― a picture of "The Breeze Appears at First". Another of his poems, "Yang Liuzhi Ci", wrote: "The spring breeze is softer than gold and softer than silk. In the wild garden in the west corner of Yongfeng, no one belongs to anyone all day. " Writing a willow tree with lush foliage and graceful dancing is a desolate and cold situation, which is clearly a feeling of political corruption and talent burying at that time. The willow tree here is obviously a portrayal of the poet himself in a small group relationship.

"Autumn Willow" by Gao Qi, a poet in the Ming Dynasty, said: "It's hard to draw a long line. At this time, I am worried about killing Sima Huan, and the rain and autumn wind are full of Hannan. " Describe the withered willow branches, which have lost their green and soft appearance in the past, so as to recall the characters and express the feelings that the years are fleeting and things are more frequent.

Poets have always used "willow" to write poems, but few people write winter willow, but Lu Guimeng in Tang Dynasty did not. His "Winter Willow": "The willow pavilion leans against the savage window, and the broken strip is by the river. It is the wind in first frost that makes a pair of cold gulls. " It is about the winter willow withered in the cold wind, which embodies the poet's feelings of self-injury.

4. Romantic dream lover

Li Shangyin's poem "Giving Willow" depicts the charm of spring willow: "The shadow of the platform is hidden, and the road is more uneven. Many people have heard the praise of Liu Feng to the extreme, and now what they see is just the same graceful. The charming willow color has reached the bridge, and my heart is behind me when I watch the willow color cut off and extend across the bridge to the long beach. Endure the flowers like snow, and the brothel flies the wine flag. " The whole poem uses line drawing, the willow color is bright or dark, the soft strips hang down, the willow color is light and graceful, the flowers fly like snow, and the prosperity of the spring willow is written to the extreme. If you think about it carefully, you will find that they write not only willows, but also people. Between the lines, it seems that the beautiful image of a gentle and graceful lady is swaying and graceful. Singing willow is to sing people, to be reluctant to part with willow, and to be attached to the one you love.

Another poem by Li Shangyin, "Give a willow a 10% discount from the pavilion" (1), "I'll give you a toast for the time being, so don't frown and narrow your waist. There is only one thing before the end of the world, and the spring breeze strives to cherish the strip? " Comfort your lover when you write a farewell letter to him. You're already worried about your waist, where can you stand any more injuries? And before this painful farewell, how can we cherish the long branches and prevent those who are full of parting pain from trying their best to climb and analyze? "Pity" and "loss" echo each other, because frowning waist is not only a positive description of the girl, but also a pun on the willow. Willow leaves are more than beautiful eyebrows, and willow body is more than beautiful waist. This poem first teaches people not to fold in a metaphorical way, and then turns to explicitly say that it should be folded, firm and full of pessimism.

5. Ask a pet to flatter his adulterer.

The poem "weeping willows" by Tang Dynasty poet Tang has another meaning: "Who dares to underestimate the enemy if the spring breeze slips?" There is no reason to plant on the banks of the Chu River, and you can't learn on an empty stomach. "This poem not only describes the graceful, slender, light, seductive and affectionate weeping willow, but also involves the story of King Chu Ling's" loving a thin waist and starving many maids ".It is a unique poem of" chanting willow ",and its satirical object is directed at the shameless villain's invitation to flatter and corrupt the political affairs, which is gentle and sharp and has profound implications. Ceng Gong, a poet in the Song Dynasty, wrote "Singing Willow": "Chaos is still yellow, and leaning on the east wind will be crazy. I wonder if there is frost in heaven and earth. "The poet satirizes the adulterer who clings to the powerful and gains power with the image of dancing wildly in Liu Xufei.

"With smoke, everything falls" (followed by Li Shangyin, Jiao Liu, who stands upright in China's poetry circle, has become a cultural symbol and emotional medium, and has fascinated countless literati.