Loulan is a special image in Tang poetry. On the one hand, it represents a small country with mysticism in western China in the Han Dynasty, on the other hand, it represents the courage and determination of the poets in the Tang Dynasty. Frontier poems in Tang Dynasty are shocking literature. All poets are passionate and enthusiastic about the world. They are all activists, ready to take the lead.
Especially the poets in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, they dare to take responsibility and pay attention to the reality of people's livelihood. Loulan is a sacred image in the hearts of poets in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, such as Li Bai's beheading Loulan, bending a bow to shoot the holy king, Wang Changling's yellow sand wearing golden armor in hundreds of battles, and Loulan will never return (to join the army), and Yu Ming's stars sealed the sword to say that you won Loulan overnight. ("Hu Qisong sent Yan Zhenqing to He Long"), we can see the verve of boiling blood. Here, Loulan is not only an image, but also a historical Loulan, representing the weather and expressing the heroic mood of construction.
Loulan is a small country in the history of the Western Han Dynasty, which represents the rise and fall of a dynasty, but this small country has flourished after several dynasties in Tang poetry. I think there are several main reasons.
Why is the image of "Loulan" in Tang poetry so popular?
1, Korea's respect for the prosperous times
Han Dynasty and Tang Dynasty are two very powerful dynasties in Chinese history. As a dynasty that appeared after the Han Dynasty, the recollection of the Han Dynasty is not a personal complex, but a rational reflection of the poets of the whole era. In the sincere worship of the Han Dynasty, all Tang poems are full of courage. Poets in the Tang Dynasty are not only looking for material, but also looking for historical spirit when writing characters in the Han Dynasty.
For example, "the yellow sand wears golden armor in hundreds of battles, and the broken loulan is not returned." Loulan (Wang Changling's "Sending Su Shi to Cao Zhou at the end of winter") has been perfectly integrated, and we can feel the thin breath, incomparable fighting spirit and generous mood of the Han family. "I want to straighten the sword below the waist, so as to cut Loulan. (Li Bai's Seven Songs for Military Service? Fourth, the poet sleeps with a jade saddle in his arms at night, ready to fight at any time, and enters Loulan, the border, where he can feel the rainbow spirit in his heart! It can be said that the frontier fortress poets showed a strong Han complex when writing poems, regarded the Han Dynasty as a treasure house to draw spiritual wealth, and expressed their inner heroism with the great spirit of the Han family!
2. Desire for success
Loulan achieved the success of the poet and expressed his desire to get something in return. It is the tradition of ancient literati in China, especially in the Tang Dynasty. The heroes of the enfeoffment system in the early days of the founding of the Tang Dynasty made many poor people enter the official career for the first time. They strongly hope to rise to the top and start working, eager to become the thigh minister of the country. The poet Li Bai often expresses his desire to join the army in his poems. His poems show his ambition to contribute to the rejuvenation of the country through bloody wars.
"Bend your bow and turn to the bright moon, and the white goose falls into the clouds. Both of them dropped their whips and swam to Loulan. Li Bai saw Ma Libing in the Anshi Rebellion with his own eyes. Although the situation is already critical, there is nothing he can do. He is eager to make a career quickly by poetry! " The perspective is sad, and the clothes are frosty. Cut Loulan with a knife and shoot Wang Xian with a bow. Li Bai's poem "From Jibei to the North Gate" is magnificent, bold and imaginative. I want to do things by myself and show my courage to make a career with the power of cutting Loulan!
3. Towards a War Assessment
Loulan mostly represents war in the poems of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Poets in the Tang Dynasty have a clear understanding of the attribution of meritorious military service. They can consider the interests of all parties when evaluating the war, and they can also look at the defeated in the war with pity. Many poets can learn from the wars of their predecessors and make up for their own shortcomings. "Hu bottle shoulder purple fine sweat, broken leaves west month group.
Xing Chi sealed the sword and ordered you to take Loulan overnight. (Wang Changling's "Six Poems of Seven Unique Poems"), the poet wants to praise the bravery of Loulan soldiers overnight, showing his ambition to surpass the achievements of the ancients who "cut Loulan with their swords". "Yang birds fly south, mountain cold north. The Han family recruited Ke Rong when he was Loulan. The poet saw the cruelty of reality in cold areas and the hardships of frontier life. These are all poets in the prosperous Tang Dynasty weighing the value of war with their broad vision, and on this basis, making a comprehensive evaluation of war in many aspects.