Poems about the moon occupy a unique position in classical Chinese poetry. The moon can be said to be the most favorite image of ancient poets. The "moon" in ancient poetry is represented by the following symbols: First, it symbolizes reunion. The full moon is used as a metaphor for people's reunion, and the waning moon is used as a metaphor for people's separation. The more representative one is Su Shi's "Shui Diao Ge Tou": " People have joys and sorrows, and the moon waxes and wanes. This is something that is difficult to accomplish in ancient times. I hope people will live long and love the beauty of the moon." Secondly, it symbolizes longing, including missing family and hometown. The representative one is Li Bai's "bed". The bright moonlight in front is suspected to be frost on the ground. Look up at the bright moon and lower your head to think about your hometown. "The third is to regard the moon as a symbol of beauty and love, such as Zhang Ruoxu's "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night": "The tide of the Spring River is even with the sea, and the moon is bright on the sea. The tide is rising. The waves are flowing for thousands of miles, but where is the moon on the river bank? "Who first sees the moon on the river bank, and when does the moon on the river shine on people?" I don’t know who the moon in the river is waiting for, but I see the Yangtze River sending flowing water.” According to Wen Yiduo’s explanation, the “moon” here represents the transmission of love; the fourth is to use the moon as a symbol of purity and purity, without any pollution, and then extend it to The crystal clear realm corresponds to the purity of human soul with the purity of nature, such as Li Bai's "Jade Steps Resentment": "White dew grows on the jade steps, which invades the stockings for a long time at night. But under the curtain of water, I look at the autumn moon exquisitely." The moon is used here as the moon. The most beautiful and pure symbol.
The ancients often used the moon-shaped scenery to describe the vastness, such as Du Fu's "The stars hang down on the plains and the fields are vast, and the moon surges into the rivers", Meng Haoran's "The fields are open and the sky is low, the trees are low, the river is clear and the moon is close to people" and Wang Haoran's Wei's "The bright moon shines among the pines, and the clear spring flows over the rocks." These beautiful lines of chanting the moon are full of poetry and painting. They have been popular among people and can be recited by women and children for thousands of years.
Why did the ancients have a special liking for the "moon"? Professor Zhao believes that the ancients believed that the moon seen in different places was the same, so they believed that the moon could transcend space. It is the so-called "end of the world***" at this time". Therefore, whether they are romantic or realist poets, whether they are graceful or bold, whether they are poems or lyrics, they all like to express their feelings through the moon. Facing the same bright moon, the emotions expressed are different: some lament how difficult the world is and how fleeting time is; some lament the lack of talents and lament the ups and downs of the officialdom; some express the pursuit of ideals: "We all have a sense of ease and prosperity, and our thoughts fly." , I want to go up to the blue sky and see the bright moon.”
Among the ancient poets, Li Bai was undoubtedly the best at writing poems about the moon. He wrote more than 320 poems related to the moon in his life. "Plate", later in "The Wine Is About to Run Out", "If you are proud of life, you must enjoy it to the fullest, don't let the golden bottle stand empty against the moon" and in "Drinking Alone Under the Moon", "A pot of wine among the flowers, drinking alone without raising a glass to invite the bright moon. "Three persons formed by each other's reflections." He devoted his life's talents to the landscape and the moonlight, and wrote many famous lines and poems that will be remembered throughout the ages. In "Wine to Ask the Moon", Li Bai expresses his emotion that "the moon is always there, and life is like a gift" by saying "Today's people cannot see the moon in ancient times, but today's moon once illuminated the ancients. People in ancient times and today are like running water, and everyone sees the bright moon like this".
Chinese classical poetry is one of the most precious spiritual treasures of the Chinese nation. The beautiful artistic conception created by our ancestors has left a vast space for future generations to revisit spiritually. Professor Zhao said that reading poems about the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival is not only a spiritual enjoyment, but also a review and re-understanding of traditional culture for young people.