Zhang Hu's "Night Lights on the 15th of the First Month"
Thousands of doors were unlocked and brightly lit, and they moved to Dijing in the middle of the first month.
Three hundred wives danced in sleeves and wrote the sky in an instant.
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Every household goes swimming with optimistic lights, and everywhere is brightly lit. Chang 'an on the fifteenth day of the first month is very lively.
Many geisha who can sing and dance in the palace danced with each other, and the joy of singing and dancing on earth soared at this time.
The first two sentences, "Thousands of doors open, moving to the Imperial Capital in the middle of the first month", are the spectacular scenes of every household in this "Imperial Capital" going out to watch lights and everywhere being brightly lit. Among them, the word "unlocking thousands of doors" is the author's ingenuity. It not only describes the scene of empty lanes, but also vividly depicts people's happy mood to welcome the festive season with action descriptions, so that readers can see vivid pictures of every household opening and closing doors, taking their families to the streets and laughing and pointing all the way.
The last two sentences explain the excitement of singing and dancing. "Three hundred wives dance in sleeves, and words will be heard in the sky for a while." Many ladies-in-waiting danced together, and the songs and music lasted for nine days. People were amazed and laughed endlessly. The author chose the most representative Lantern Festival features in his eyes to highlight the grandeur and variety of the night, and his writing was concise but very accurate and vivid.
Zhang Hu (he) (about 785-849? ), Ji Cheng, a poet, was born in Qinghe (now Qinghe County, Xingtai City) in the Tang Dynasty. His family background is prominent, and he is called Zhang Gongzi, and he has the reputation of "a celebrity in the family". I lived in Gusu in my early years. In Changqing, Ling Huchu recommended it, but it was not reported. The princess mansion was excluded by Yuan Zhen, and her former residence was Huainan, where she loved Danyang music and lived in seclusion. Throughout Zhang Hu's life, he has made remarkable achievements in poetry creation. "A maid-in-waiting lived 1000 miles away from home for twenty years" was named after Zhang Hu.