During Tomb-Sweeping Day, around the Cold Food Festival, it was a traditional festival to worship ancestors and sweep graves in China. Du Mu's mourning poems, with Tomb-Sweeping Day as the background, describe the scene of pedestrians walking on the road in the rain, and show their yearning for their deceased relatives. Next, let's learn this famous poem together.
Poetic background
Du Mu was a famous writer, politician and calligrapher in Tang Dynasty. His poems are mainly bold and unconstrained, and often show strong personality and independent thoughts. And this song "Qingming" was written after he mourned his father's death and expressed his feelings for his father.
Poetry analysis
The first two sentences of the poem, "There are many rains in the Qingming Festival, and pedestrians on the road want to break their souls", describe a scene in the Qingming Festival. It rained heavily and there were many pedestrians on the road. They all walk to worship their ancestors and sweep their graves. "Want to break the soul" shows the inner feelings of pedestrians. They walk in such weather, feeling very heavy, as if their souls would be swallowed up by such rain and fog.
The next two sentences "Excuse me, where is the restaurant? The shepherd boy pointed to Xinghua Village. " It shows Du Mu's inner loneliness and helplessness in such weather. He wanted to find a place to drink and ask someone for directions, but the person he asked for directions was just a shepherd boy, and the place he pointed out was a distant apricot blossom village.
The last two sentences are "short hedge huts are free and unfettered, and the spring breeze is ten miles." It shows Du Mu's outlook on life. He feels that life is too short, so he should enjoy it to the fullest, not be bound by the triviality of life, but keep moving forward to welcome the spring breeze.
Appreciate and understand
Du Mu's Tomb-Sweeping Day is a beautiful poem, which not only depicts a scene in Tomb-Sweeping Day, but also shows people's inner feelings in such weather. It also shows Du Mu's outlook on life. He believes that life is short and should be enjoyed to the fullest.
In our life, we often encounter all kinds of difficulties and setbacks, but we can't be bound by these difficulties. We should face life positively and meet the challenges in the future. At the same time, we should cherish life, enjoy the beauty of life, and don't be bound by the triviality of life.