Ancient Poetry for Begging for Skills

Begging for Skills

Tang Dynasty: Lin Jie

Look at the blue sky tonight on Chinese Valentine's Day, the morning glory and the Weaver Girl crossing the river bridge. ?

Every family begs for tricks and looks at the autumn moon, wearing tens of thousands of red silk threads.

Translation: On the evening of the Chinese Valentine's Day, looking at the blue sky, it is like seeing the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meeting each other on the Magpie Bridge across the "Tianhe". Every household is watching the autumn moon and begging for skill (threading a needle on the moon), and there are tens of thousands of red threads crossing it.

"Begging for Skills" is a poem by Lin Jie, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. The poet did not write down various wishes in detail in the poem, but left room for imagination to express people's begging for wisdom and wisdom. The desire to pursue happiness.

Extended information:

Creative background

When he was a child, Lin Jie was also very interested in the wonderful legends of begging for skill, and also talked with his mother or other women. Same. Looking up at the brilliant Milky Way in the far-reaching night sky, and the two dazzling stars on both sides of the river, I looked forward to seeing the two stars get together, so I wrote the poem "Begging for Skills".

This poem is concise and vivid. The poet did not write down various wishes in detail in the poem, but left room for imagination, which further reflects people's joy during the festival.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Qiqiao