Dynasty: Tang Dynasty Author: Li Shangyin
The mica screen was dyed red by thick candles, and the Milky Way gradually tilted towards the morning star.
Chang 'e, I must regret eating the elixir, and now I am alone, in the blue sky, singing every night.
Creation background
The author has been in the struggle between Niu Party and Li Party all his life, and his life is bumpy. The essence of the party struggle between Niu and Li is that eunuchs are in power. This poem satirizes the power of eunuchs and the darkness of the imperial power of Xianzong. Confucius said: "If the country has a way, it will be an official; If the country has no way, it can be rolled up. " Chang 'e is a typical poem "If the country has no way, it can be cherished".
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Through the screen decorated with mica, the shadow of the candle gradually faded. The Milky Way is also quietly disappearing, and the morning star sinks into the dawn. Chang 'e in the Moon Palace may regret stealing Houyi's elixir of life. Now only the blue sky and blue sea accompany her with a lonely heart every night.
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1. Chang 'e: the fairy on the moon in ancient mythology, from Jiangsu. "Huainanzi Lan Mingxun": "Iraq invited the fairy medicine Queen Mother to steal it to the moon." Keep working.
2. Mica screen: a screen embedded with mica. Chang 'e is alone in the moon palace, and only the candle shadow and screen accompany her at night.
3. Long River Sentence: The Milky Way is drifting westward, the morning star will disappear, and another lonely night has passed.
4. Blue Sea: "Ten Kingdoms": "Fusang is on the east coast of the East China Sea, and the shore is straight. Landed in Wan Li, with blue sea in the east. The sea is wide, narrow and sweaty, and it is as blue as the East China Sea. "