Qu Yuan's Li Sao
Qu Yuan's Lisao is a classic of China culture, and it is also considered as one of the best poems of the Dragon Boat Festival. Li Sao is a long narrative poem with 19 chapters, which tells the story of Qu Yuan's experience and mental journey after his exile. Among them, the fifth chapter "Jingwei Reclaiming the Sea" and the ninth chapter "Nine Songs" became the classics in China culture.
In this poem, Qu Yuan used a lot of metaphors and rhetorical devices to express his love for the motherland and his suffering. One of the most well-known stories is the story of "Jingwei filling the sea", which has also become one of the fables in China culture. During the Dragon Boat Festival, people will also find spiritual strength and courage in this story to face the difficulties and challenges in life.
Du Fu's "Final Residence"
Du Fu's Final Residence is a short and pithy poem with only four sentences, but it expresses profound philosophy and thinking. The main content of this poem is to describe Du Fu sitting alone at home on the Dragon Boat Festival, lamenting the brevity and impermanence of life, and at the same time expressing his love for the motherland and homesickness.
The first sentence of this poem, "String songs are in the spring breeze", expresses Du Fu's love and pursuit of life. The second sentence, "A hundred birds are still reluctant to part", expresses Du Fu's yearning for his hometown and his reluctance to leave. The third sentence, "Don't be sad for me", expresses the thinking about the shortness and impermanence of life. The last sentence, "I don't know when people will die", expresses helplessness in life and nostalgia for the past.
Operation steps of Dragon Boat Festival
Dragon Boat Festival is a very important traditional festival. People will carry out various activities on this day, the most important of which is to eat zongzi and race dragon boats. The following are the operation steps of the Dragon Boat Festival:
1. Eating Zongzi: Put Zongzi in a pot, add enough water and cook for 20-30 minutes. Take it out to cool. You can enjoy it.
2. Dragon Boat Race: Push the dragon boat into the water, and the team members paddle according to the commander's instructions to try their best to reach the finish line.
3. Hanging Folium Artemisiae Argyi: Hanging Folium Artemisiae Argyi on the door or bedside means to ward off evil spirits and avoid epidemics and protect family safety.
final result
Dragon Boat Festival is a very important traditional festival, which not only represents the essence of China culture, but also implies people's love for life and homesickness. In this festival, we can feel the charm of traditional culture and the power of life by eating zongzi, racing dragon boats and hanging mugwort leaves. On this festival, the poems that best represent the Dragon Boat Festival are Qu Yuan's Lisao and Du Fu's Duanju. These poems not only express their love for the motherland and their thinking about life, but also become classics in China culture. So, on this Dragon Boat Festival, let's feel the charm of traditional culture and the power of life together, and let's move towards a better future together.