"Janggar" is the best one among hundreds of Mongolian heroic epics, and also the most representative work in the entire Mongolian folk poetry art. It was created by the Mongolian people and is the embodiment of collective aesthetic consciousness.
Mongolian herdsmen and hunters who have lived in the prairie and mountain forests for generations have continuously created and processed "Janggar" according to their own aesthetic methods, making it absorb the Mongolian traditional culture passed down from generation to generation. The artistic essence of ancient Mongolian poetry has reached the highest peak of Mongolian folk poetry art.
The protagonist in the Mongolian epic "Janggar"
Gong Jianggar is an upright hero.
He has been riding horses to conquer demons since he was 3 years old, and captured the territories of 42 khans when he was a teenager. Throughout his life, he led his heroic subordinates to fight tenaciously against the foreign invaders, defended Baomuba country, and made the people happy and healthy.
The image of the horse in "Jiang Geer" is created to be brave, tall, vigorous, plump and brave, with idealized characteristics. The horses of warriors are also tall, beautiful, agile, fearless, and have the same courage, strength and courage as the warriors. They embody the Mongolian people's love for horses.
Hungul’s only companion on the way to marrying a wife is the chrysanthemum green horse. The epic has this description:
The four hooves of the horse are as hard as steel; the mane of the horse is as hard as wings. fan. The long and shiny mane brings out the clanking sound of the piano; the thick and long tail produces the moving sound of the flute.
The horse not only fulfills all the functions of a mount, but is also a personified horse, with the same consciousness and language as a human being. For example, when Hungul was on his way to marry his wife, he ate and drank so much that he fell asleep soundly. His mount Juhuaqing reminded Honggur:
How can you sleep so calmly like you are in your father's house! Don't say that you are an omnipotent person. Even I, a idiot, miss my homeland in the north to the point where it is difficult to restrain myself. How can I stay here for a long time?
So, Honggur woke up, cheered up, and galloped across the grassland and across the snow-capped mountains, flying towards his destination. For a warrior who is on his way to marrying a wife alone, the horse is his only assistant and partner at this time. The horse can give the warrior courage and wisdom. It can be seen that the horse can increase courage and inspire fighting spirit for the warrior.
In addition to being good at riding, warriors who marry wives must also prove their bravery and courage through wrestling and archery, regardless of whether they encounter obstruction or rejection. Like Haoshun, the son of Honggul? When Ulan got married, the first competition he had with other warriors was horse racing, and Haoshun was far away from him.
The second archery competition has very high requirements. The arrow must hit the knot of the reed, pass through the hole in the hip bone of the fox, split the white snow peaks, reach the source of 7 rivers, and ignite the place where 7 wildfires are ignited. The arrow must not wait for the arrow to hit the ground. Only when you arrive and hold the arrow in your mouth can you win the game.
The standards of the competition were so high, which shows that archery was a necessary skill for Mongolian warriors at that time, and it was also a basic skill that could be easily captured.
The description of bows and arrows in the epic is also very detailed and specific. Bows and arrows are indispensable practical weapons for warriors, and they are also decorative items, just like wearing a sword. This aesthetic form can give people a sense of majestic and vigorous beauty.
The third event between Haoshun and his opponent is wrestling. This is not only a confrontation of strength, but also a contest of wisdom and skill. Haoshun "used the strategies given by his mother, the whipping skills passed down by his father, and various kinds of stumbling blocks" to subdue his opponent. It can be seen that the Mongolian people not only admire bravery and bravery, but also appreciate the combination of courage and strategy, wisdom and strength.
Only when warriors have these characteristics can their people associate them with the aesthetic values ??attributed to heroes such as bravery, vigor, high spirits, effort, unrestrainedness, gracefulness, loyalty, and sincerity. Horse racing, riding and shooting, and wrestling can be said to be concentrated expressions of national aesthetic consciousness and the materialized form of national aesthetics.
In addition, "Janggar" also reflects the Mongolian people's aesthetic view of deep sleep. Sailihan Tabuk was a warrior under Jiang Geer. There is a description in the epic of him sleeping soundly on his way to invite Hong Gur, and what woke him up was his white dragon horse.