Yanji has a profound traditional cultural heritage. To Confucianism, it has the conceptual meaning of moral and ethical advice; to Taoism, it has the lofty ideal of letting go of nature with the ambition of a swan; to Buddhism, it has the symbol of Buddha nature as the traces of wild geese in the cold pond. This fusion of the differences and unity of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism is reflected in the richness and profoundness of the meaning in wild goose paintings.
The most commonly used meanings of wild geese in ancient poetry are:
1. To express the poet’s longing for his hometown
For example: Fan Zhongyan’s "The Proud of the Fisherman", "Sai" The scenery is different when autumn comes, and the geese in Hengyang leave without noticing."
2. Express the poet's longing for his friends
For example: Du Fu's "Lone Wild Goose", "The lonely wild goose does not drink and peck, but flies away." The sound of the song reminds the group. Who cares about a shadow, but we miss each other in thousands of clouds."
3. The wanderer is homesick for his family and the sadness of traveling, so poets often use wild geese to express their emotions.
For example: in Li Qingzhao's "One Cut Plum", "When the wild goose returns, the moon is full on the west tower".
Anese is a genus of birds, shaped slightly like a goose, with long neck and wings, short feet and tail, lavender-brown feathers, and is good at swimming and flying.
The wild goose is also called Hong. Fly south in November and December, and go north in June and July. Breeds in the north. The ancients said that Hongyan passed down a message.
It can be divided into three types: gray goose, white goose and black goose.