It is generally believed that Mrs. Xiang is the goddess of women, while Xiang Jun is the goddess of men and spouses. Xiangshui is the largest river in Chu. This pair of gods and Mrs. Xiang reflects the primitive people's idea of worshipping natural gods and the concept of "love between god and man" Chu's folk literature and art have a strong religious flavor, and the altar is actually a "theater" or "literary world".
Take Mrs. Hexiang as an example: when people offer sacrifices to her, female singers or worshippers play the role of greeting; When offering sacrifices to Mrs. Xiang, male singers or admirers play the role of welcoming Mrs. Xiang and express their deep feelings. They take God as the object and place their simple and sincere love for the world. At the same time, it also embodies the harmony between Chu people and nature.
Because of the flesh-and-blood relationship between Xiang Shui in southern Chu and Chu people, Chu people have placed deep love on Xiang Shui, regarded Xiang Shui as a river of love and happiness, and then described it personally. The image of God also shows the story of joys and sorrows like people, and the God in people's minds is also specifically covered with the shadow of historical legends.
Xiang Jun and Mrs Xiang are based on the legends of Shun and his second concubines (E Huang and Nv Ying). In this way, the image of God is not only richer and more vivid, but also closer to people in real life emotionally, full of human feelings.
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"Mrs. Xiang" shows the nostalgia of Xiang Shui male god for Mrs. Xiang in the tone of Xiang Jun and his loyalty to love.
The first section describes the longing to meet Mrs. Xiang and the inner melancholy after the failure of meeting. The second section describes Xiang Jun's infatuation with Mrs. Xiang and his desire for a happy life. The third part describes the feeling and hope that Xiang Jun was rejected. Through the description of realistic scenery, imaginary scenery and fantasy realm, the poet forms various forms of scene blending realm, which sets off the ups and downs of characters' emotions in many ways.
The whole poem is lovesick, lyrical and touching; In addition, the works absorbed the straightforward lyrical way of folk love songs and used the traditional method of comparison, which strengthened its artistic appeal and had a great influence on later literary creation.
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