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-the humanistic tradition in China's classical poems.
Li Guowen, a writer, put it well: "In ancient China, there were many talented people in the field of poetry, and excellent works emerged one after another. One of the most important reasons is that when poets face the contradiction between their huge personal ambitions and the reality of feudal dark officialdom, their conscience often makes them stand on the side of the majority. " Indeed, the poet's "return to the masses" injected too much vitality and spirit into China's poetry culture. These great poets made the right choice in the contradiction and unconsciously raised their feelings of "caring for farmers" to the height of "humanistic tradition". We still benefit from the spiritual wealth they brought.
"Compassion for farmers", in layman's terms, means caring for and sympathizing with the working people who are living a poor life under the oppression of feudal forces. Its connotation has been branded in our thinking consciousness through concise and beautiful poems. In China, children who have just learned to speak will definitely recite the poem "mow the grass at noon and sweat drips down the soil" in a tender voice. A little longer, we learned Bai Juyi's "Watching the Wheat Cut". Up to now, the last sentence of the poem, "I am ashamed to read this, and I can't forget it every day", is still clearly printed in my mind. China's poets are also particularly good at using various expressive techniques. For example, the old cow described in Sick Cow, lying alone in the sunset, symbolizes that the poor working people have dedicated their lives and worked all their lives. Clever authors use this typical image to express their feelings of "sympathy for farmers" incisively and vividly. When readers read this poem, they are often deeply moved by the author's praise and sympathy for the people. It can be said that poetry has made great contributions to the inheritance of the feeling of "caring for farmers".
On the other hand, "compassionate peasants" boldly accused feudal rulers of exploitation and oppression of working people, which played a role in promoting people's awakening and social progress to a certain extent. The poet used the characteristics of exquisite and concise poetry, neat antithesis and catchy words to expose the dark and unfair social reality for people at that time with simple language. There are too many such poems! "The wine and meat in Zhumen stink, and the bones on the road freeze to death", "Fingers don't touch mud, but scales live in the building", "The farmer's heart is like soup, and the prince's grandson shakes the fan", "Luo Qi is not a sericulture farmer" and "making a wedding dress for others". We are familiar with these poems, and some of them have even become part of our daily language. Many scholars have pointed out that the most prominent feature of China's ancient poems is conciseness and easy to recite. In the process of reciting these poems, it is easy to spread their ideological connotation to ordinary people, thus inspiring their enthusiasm and spirit of struggle. This is very valuable.
"Compassion for farmers" is just one of the humanistic traditions embodied in China's classical poems. Even in today's increasingly accelerated pace of modernization, "caring for farmers" is of extraordinary significance. I believe that when we recite "mowing the grass at noon", our hearts will be filled with feelings of caring for the working people, and we sincerely hope that their lives will get better and better.
China people have always been loyal to honesty, which is often manifested in their loyalty to the country and the nation. We can find evidence of this profound humanistic tradition in China's classical poems.
When it comes to loyalty to the country and the nation, we have to mention Wen Tianxiang's poems. "My heart is a magnet, which does not mean that the South will never stop swearing", which is his unswerving love for the Southern Song Dynasty; "Now don't turn to Jiangnan Road and become a bloody crow!" It is his grief and yearning for love after his homeland was occupied by Tatars. "Think about public holidays, how generous death. Jianghuai divides my land, and I want to cast waves. " , "Nie Zheng heartbroken, Liu Ling drunk. Ask if you should eat it every day, and it hurts to eat it every day. " "Look south and worship, blood and tears to write this article.
After a hundred years of mourning, I dare to say that things are different. I am displaced and sick, but I am still heartbroken for my country. "When Yuan soldiers attacked Lin 'an, Wen Tianyang was captured and imprisoned in the enemy camp. He was humiliated and still sang" Who has never died since ancient times, keep his heart. "
At the end of his life, he still dedicated his loudest call to the country, shouting at the top of his lungs that "heaven and earth are righteous." Wen Tianxiang's poems are full of deep affection and unswerving loyalty to the country and the nation, and his blood carrying national integrity and spirit is passed down.
Throughout history, the eternal sigh has implanted loyalty and love for the country and the nation into the blood of China people who have been flowing for thousands of years, becoming our culture and our humanistic tradition. From Qu Yuan's "long gas reservoir tears, mourning for the people's lives" in the Warring States Period to Cao Zhi's "sudden death due to national disaster" in the Three Kingdoms Period; From the Tang Dynasty's "Although the country has broken mountains and rivers, the plants and trees are green in spring, the petals have shed tears, and the lonely birds are sad", to the Song Dynasty's "But make the Dragon City fly, don't teach Hu to twist the mountains", to the Song Dynasty's "Hungry pork, laughing at the blood of Huns", and then to "Hu is still alive, his temples are autumn first, and his tears are empty"; From Yu Qian in Ming Dynasty to Lin Zexu in late Qing Dynasty, "It is selfish to live and die, so why not avoid every cloud has a silver lining". These poems are full of the most tragic cries, the most magnificent emotions, the deepest national spirit and the proudest national integrity of the people of China. No matter where you are, loyalty to the country and the nation will always be a lingering complex of China people.
Today, this humanistic tradition has followed us to a new era, an era of peace and development. But we can't forget or ignore this tradition, because for a country and a nation, the unity of the people and the national spirit are the driving force to push it forward. If a nation loses its love and faith in itself, any weak blow will make it hard to resist. Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the country, remember!