The Significance of Rain, Water, Plum, Snow and Chrysanthemum in China's Ancient Poetry

I. Rain

1, Happy Rain

Happy rain is often associated with nourishing everything and stimulating vitality. "Light rain" is an accurate description of the drizzle in early spring. Spring grass grows under the nourishment of light rain. There is a vibrant spring atmosphere here, and there is also a poet's love for the faint spring rain at night. The poet's seclusion and happy mood can be seen. ?

Su Shi's word "Huanxisha": "Soft grass is fresh after the rain, and light sand is clean all the way (definition: soft grass and sedge grow together, and it looks green and fresh after the rain; Riding on the thin sand after rain won't raise dust. )"。 After a soaking rain, vilen is green, and the scenery is particularly fresh and lovely. Walking in Cao Fang, Pingsha, is spotless, with only green eyes and inner joy. ?

2. Bitter rain

The past is like smoke, and life is short. When the poet is sad because of spring, sad because of autumn, sad because of parting, not hating, lonely and helpless, the rain falls, which has become a natural image most suitable for literati's frustration and sadness, with specific emotional connotation.

Bai Juyi's Shang Yang White Haired Man: "I'm worried about the shadow on the wall behind the residual lamp, the rustling and the sound of dark rain hitting the window (definition: a residual lamp, the light is groggy, shining on my back and projecting on the wall; I only heard the rain, knocking on the doors and windows.

Bitter rain is usually associated with feelings such as sadness, resentment and sadness. The seasons are mostly spring and autumn, and the time is mainly dusk and night. Spring rain is continuous, and autumn rain is continuous. When countless red flowers have fallen, spring has gone in a hurry, hate Taiwan howls, yellow leaves fall, the day will die, the night is still, the rain seems to understand people's feelings, and it falls bit by bit, which also hits people's hearts one by one. It is heartbreaking to read. ?

3. Yayu

China literati have the elegance of loving rain, which is the need of emotional expression and the pursuit of elegant artistic conception of life. Take Wei's Xixi Chuzhou as an example:

Alone, grass grows by the stream, and orioles sing on the trees. ?

The spring tide brought the rain late and urgent, and there was no boat on the wild crossing. ?

Interpretation: I like the faint weeds growing by the stream, and I like the orioles singing deep in the treetops. The spring tide is rising and it is drizzling. There is no one at the wilderness ferry, only a small boat leisurely crosses the water.

The poet's love and appreciation for the natural existence of wild things embodies a leisurely and elegant attitude towards life and is fascinating. ?

4. Zen rain

Rain cleanses the space world and the human spiritual world. The poet's strength, heart and interest were washed away in the coolness of the rain, and the poet realized a certain philosophy of life in his meditation on the rain, thus making the rain a bit like a Zen master. ?

Please look at Ding Feng Bo by Su Shi, a great poet in the Song Dynasty.

Don't pay attention to the beating rain in the forest. Mei sings a long whistle and walks leisurely. Bamboo poles and sandals are more dexterous than riding horses. What's to be afraid of? A raincoat and hemp fiber, despite the wind and rain, still live my life. The cold spring breeze woke me up, and the weather was a little cold, but the mountains caught my eye with oblique photos. Looking back at the bleak land, there is no wind, no rain and no eyes. ?

Explanation:

Ignore the sound of rain beating on forests and leaves. You might as well take a leisurely walk while singing and whistling. Dragging sandals with bamboo poles is lighter than riding a horse. This is a trivial matter. What's to be afraid of? No matter the wind and rain, I will live in hemp fiber all my life.

The spring breeze is slightly cool, which makes me awake and makes me feel a little cold. I smiled when I saw the sunset on the mountain. Look back at the place where the wind and rain came and went back, whether it was rain or sunny.

This word was written when Su Shi was demoted to Huangzhou. The author used the ordinary experience of encountering rain to explain the extraordinary philosophy of life, which reflected the author's unique feelings in life: whether it is the ups and downs of nature or the ups and downs of honor and disgrace in real life, we can treat it casually and ignore it. Here, with the help of the concrete image of "rain", the poet introduced life into the Zen-like tranquility of forgetting gains and losses and being detached from things. ?

Second, water.

1, marked by water meter

Clear water is a metaphor for virtuous people, symbolizing truth, goodness and beauty, while turbid water is a metaphor for immoral people, symbolizing hypocrisy and ugliness. "Taifeng Gu Feng" is a metaphor for the clarity of water.

When the woman was mercilessly abandoned by the man and driven out of the house, she said, "Jinghe River is muddy and ends at the end. (Interpretation: Weihe River enters the Jinghe River, but the bottom of the Jinghe River is clear. ) "Water mirror was originally pure and transparent, but because Wei water became turbid, it showed a woman's firm stance and unfortunate experience, so when she left a man, she would return to a pure state.

Here, turbid water symbolizes evil and clear water symbolizes good. Show the ambition of abandoning your wife with the clarity of water.

2. Missing is blocked

In ancient times when traffic was underdeveloped, rivers formed a huge barrier for people, and people often had to wade through them, so they had the image of wading. These wading images in The Book of Songs are often used in farewell and parting to express the author's or characters' thoughts and the pain when they are blocked.

For example, "the flood is on the right and the spring is on the left (interpretation: the water swings right and the spring gurgles left." ) "and" Qishui Port, Songtao Boat "(Interpretation: Qishui flows day and night, and the cypress sculls the cypress boat. ) "(Feng Wei Bamboo Slips); ), seeing the bamboo pole thinking of parents, brothers and lovers who are only "separated by a water" in a foreign country, I can't help but feel sad and express my sadness and thoughts.

3. The feeling of wandering

Water is always associated with drift and turbulence, and the wanderer who walks through the water can't help worrying his family. There are a lot of water images symbolizing wandering in The Book of Songs. For example, "Peak, two sons and one boat": "Two sons and one boat are generally absent. I want to think of my son, but there are no defects or injuries. (Interpretation: You two left by boat, and the shadow of the boat gradually faded away. How I miss you! Stay out of trouble! )"。

Parents are worried about the safety of their children when they are far from home by boat. Although there are only two short chapters, they express parents' worries and their second son's sense of wandering. The vacillating boat on the vast surface of the water left unscrupulously, leaving her mother full of worries but helpless, and she could only pray silently.

4. Water and love

There are a large number of love poems in The Book of Songs, almost all of which are inseparable from the image of boiled water. Water in different states can be regarded as different love, and the length of water symbolizes the long-term love. The ups and downs of water symbolize the complex twists and turns of love; The depth of water symbolizes the depth of love; The choppy water symbolizes the ups and downs of love.

Nan Zhou Guanju is a hymn of free love. "Guan Guanluo dove, in Hezhou. My Fair Lady, My Gentleman) Guan's pheasant dove lives in a small continent by the river. A virtuous and beautiful woman is a good spouse of a gentleman. )"。

The man found his soul mate by the water, where water is not only the narrative clue of the story, but also the object of the author's emotion. Use water and shepherd's purse to compare their love, revealing the bright, cheerful, free and happy love view, unrestrained and passionate feelings of our ancestors.

Third, May.

1, Qingyun Xiang

Plum blossom, also known as "Primula", has four bright spots in its image: color, fragrance, posture and rhyme. Its color is white with green, Bai Mei is like snow, red plum is like chardonnay, and green plum is like jade; In addition, Chimonanthus praecox is yellow in color, rich in aroma, beautiful and elegant, and naturally carved. Its trees are vigorous and fragrant for a long time, and the fragrance is colder and brighter. The cold wind is proud and full of vitality, showing people that spring is coming.

2. Noble character

From the perspective of moral culture, plum blossom has been endowed with moral character since ancient times. She: perfect, clean inside and outside, pure and flawless, arousing the conscious awareness of the literati. Yongmei has become one of the eternal themes in literary works, and the poet endowed plum blossom with noble personality beauty and rich cultural connotation.

3. Messenger of Spring Letter

Plum is different from flowers and is known as the messenger of spring. Ancient poets often used plum to convey the news of spring.

Meihua Song: Chen Liang

The branches are thin and the calyx is pearl-shaped. A flower suddenly changes, and a hundred flowers blossom.

If you want to spread the message of spring, you are not afraid of snow burial. In di, take three fang, Dong Jun is advocated.

Explanation:

The scattered branches of plum trees are covered with snow as white as jade, which makes the plum calyx of the branches shine with little snow under the sunlight. Suddenly, a plum blossom bloomed first, leaving all kinds of flowers that want to compete for fragrance behind the plum blossom in spring.

If plum blossoms want to convey the message that spring is coming quietly, how can they be afraid of being buried deep in thick snow? Jade Emperor, please don't play that sad old song "Three Lanes of Plum Blossoms" again, let Dong Jun, who is in charge of spring, keep spring for plum blossoms, and don't let the plum blossoms in early spring wither prematurely because of a sad song.

The poem not only depicts the arrogant and cold character of plum blossom, but also depicts the graceful posture and abundant vitality of plum blossom that is still proudly tall and straight after the wind and frost.

Fourth, snow.

Use the crystallization of ice and snow to compare the loyalty of the soul and the nobility of character.

Breaking up with the New Tang Jian Dynasty at Furong Inn: Wang Changling

Misty rain enveloped Wu's day overnight; Send you in the morning, lonely and sad in Chushan!

Friends, if my friends in Luoyang invite me; Just say I'm still Bing Xin Okho, and stick to my faith!

Explanation:

The cold rain spread all over Wudi River overnight, and even the hazy distant mountains seemed lonely after seeing you off in the morning! When I arrive in Luoyang, if my relatives and friends in Luoyang call me, please tell them that my heart is still as crystal clear and pure as ice and snow in a jade pot!

Five, chrysanthemum

The nobility and purity of character. Although chrysanthemum can't be compared with peony or orchid, as the flower of Ao Shuang, it has always been favored by literati. Some people praise its strong character, while others appreciate its lofty temperament.

Qu Yuan's Lisao: "I drink the dew of Mulan in the morning and chrysanthemum in the evening (definition: I drink the dew on Mulan in the morning, and I use the residual petals of chrysanthemum to satisfy my hunger at night." The poet symbolizes the nobleness and purity of his behavior by drinking dew and eating flowers. Borrowing chrysanthemums to convey the poet's spiritual quality, the chrysanthemums here undoubtedly become a portrayal of the poet's personality.