For literature, Zhongnan Mountain is not only a physical and geographical existence, but more importantly, the rich cultural connotation behind it.
As a natural landscape, Zhongnan Mountain occupies a special position in the history of ancient literature. It gradually entered people's aesthetic sight from a natural object, became an aesthetic object, and finally transformed into an image in the Tang Dynasty that entrusted the poet's ideals and aspirations in life and other emotions. It went through three steps, namely "Looking at the South - Appreciation" Zhongnan—Le Zhongnan”.
The trend of thought in the poetry world of the Tang Dynasty is related to Zhongnan Mountain. The emergence of landscape poetry. After the natural landscape was vigorously sung by Tao Qian, Wang Wei and others, people's understanding of natural landscapes tended to deepen, and it was no longer a simple appreciation. Instead of tracing, they try to embody the feelings of life in the mountains and rivers, discover the beauty of nature, and place the perfection of human inner life in the natural beauty.
Introduction to Tang poems related to Zhongnan Mountain:
1. Bai Juyi’s "Zhongyin": "The big Yin lives in Chaoshi, and the Xiaoyin lives in Qiufan. Qiufan is too neglected, and Chaoshi is too cold." Noisy. It is better to stay in seclusion than to stay in the official position. It is neither busy nor idle, and it avoids hunger and cold all year round. It is good for you to have salary every month. Come to the city, there is Qiu Mountain. If you like to wander, there is Spring Garden in the east of the city. If you want to get drunk, you will go out to a banquet. There are many gentlemen in Luo, you can talk freely, but you can stay in seclusion. There are no cars or horses coming to the door. "
2. Wang Wei's "Zhongnan Mountain": "Taiyi is close to the capital of heaven, with mountains and sea facing each other. When I entered, I saw nothing. The peaks in the field changed, and there were many valleys. If I wanted to stay somewhere, I asked the woodcutter across the water.
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The above content refers to the Literary Encyclopedia—Poetry of the Tang Dynasty and Zhongnan Mountain