Moon-chanting poems occupy a unique position in China's poems, and the moon can be said to be the favorite image of ancient poets. First of all, it symbolizes reunion. The full moon is a metaphor for people's reunion, and the lack of the moon is a metaphor for people's departure. The most classic is Su Shi's "Water Melody": people have joys and sorrows, and the moon has a full moon, which is difficult to be complete. I hope people will live for a long time and have a good scenery thousands of miles away.
Secondly, it symbolizes missing, including missing family and hometown. The most representative is Li Bai's "Thinking about a Quiet Night": My bed feet are so bright, will there be frost already? Looking up, I found that it was moonlight and sank again, and I suddenly remembered home. The third is to regard the moon as a symbol of love and beauty. For example, Zhang's Autumn Night in Spring Flowers:
The spring tide is in Lian Haiping, and the bright moon is rising on the sea. Going with the tide for thousands of miles, where is there no bright moon by the river? "The river who sees the moon first, the river who takes photos at the beginning of the year, endless life after life, and the river is only similar year after year. I don't know who Jiang will treat. But see the Yangtze River send water.
The fourth is to regard the moon as a symbol of purity, without any pollution, and then extend it to a crystal clear state, and the purity of nature is pure to the soul. For example, Li Bai's Yumenguan, the jade steps are cold and dew, and the silk bottom is wet, lingering for a long time.
The ancients often borrowed the scenery of the moon. The description is vast, such as "The stars descend from the open space and flow with the moon to the river" in Du Fu's One Night in a Foreign Country, which is full of poetry and painting, and has been well-known for thousands of years. [Song] Su Shi's Spring Night: A spring night is worth a thousand dollars, and the flowers are fragrant and the moon is cloudy. [Tang] Li Bai's Drinking asking for the moon: Today people don't see Gu Yue, but this month they are used to taking photos of the ancients.