What does Liangzhou Ci describe in geography

Wang Zhilian's poem writes about the nostalgia of the soldiers on the border. Written desolate and generous, sad but not losing its strength, although trying to exaggerate the grievances of the soldiers who could not return to their hometowns, but there is no slightest bit of depression and depression, fully showing the open-mindedness and broad-mindedness of the poets of the Tang Dynasty. The first sentence "The Yellow River is far above the white clouds" captures the characteristics of the distant view and paints a moving picture:

On the vast plateau, the Yellow River rushes away, looking far west, as if flowing into the white clouds. The second sentence "a lonely city and ten thousand mountains" is written on the lonely city. Surrounded by mountains and rivers, a lonely city on the edge of the city stands majestically.

These two sentences describe the majestic momentum of the mountains and rivers of the motherland, outline the geographical situation of this important national defense town, highlight the desolate situation of the soldiers on the border, and provide a typical environment for the latter two sentences to portray the psychology of the defenders. In this environment, I suddenly heard the sound of the Qiang flute, and the tune played happened to be "Folding Willows", which could not help but arouse the sorrow of the soldiers. The ancients had the custom of folding willows and giving them away.

"Willow" is homophonic with "stay", and giving willow means souvenir. The Northern Dynasty Yuefu "Drum Horn Horizontal Blowing Song" has "Folding Willow Branches", and the lyrics say: "Don't catch the whip when you get on the horse, but fight the willow branches."

Dismount and play the flute, worrying about killing travelers. The song mentions the folding of willows when pedestrians are leaving. This style of folding willows and giving away was extremely popular in the Tang Dynasty.

As a result, Yang Liu and parting have a close connection. Now, when the soldiers on the border hear the Qiang flute playing the sad tune of "Folding Willows", they will inevitably be touched by sorrow and hatred. So, the poet explained in an open-minded tone:

Why does the Qiang flute always play the mournful tune of "Folding Willows"? You must know that outside the Yumen Pass is a place where the spring breeze can't blow, how can there be willows to fold! Saying "why complain" is not that there is no complaint, nor is it to persuade the soldiers not to complain, but it is useless to complain.

The use of the word "why complain" makes the poetry more subtle and more profound. Three and four lines, Yang Shen of the Ming Dynasty thought that it contained irony, and his book "Sheng'an Poems" said: "This poem is not as graceful as the side stopper, and the so-called Junmen is far away from thousands of miles."

The author writes that there is no spring breeze there, which is a metaphor for the supreme ruler who lives in the prosperous imperial capital without sympathy for the people's feelings, and ignores the soldiers who are guarding the border far away from the Yumen Pass. Ancient Chinese poetry has always had a tradition of "Xingji", not to mention that "poetry has no mastery", we think that readers can not understand it in this way, but we cannot affirm that the author does have this intention. Explanation of these two sentences:

Since the spring breeze can't blow outside the Yumen Pass, the willows outside the pass will naturally not spit out leaves, so what's the use of just "resenting" it?

Liangzhou, the ancient place name, that is, Wuwei in the northwest of Gansu Province, is located at the east end of the Hexi Corridor, is an important town on the ancient Silk Road, and has the reputation of "Four Liang Ancient Capitals, Hexi Metropolis" in history, known as "Yinwuwei", since ancient times, it is a rich place of "populated mulberry and dense", a military strategic place of "a line through the desert, controlling the throat of the five counties" and an important commercial port town of "chariots and horses intertwined, singing and blowing the sun".

Wuwei in the northwest of Gansu Province – Wuwei in the northwest of Gansu Province.

It depicts a special perspective to depict the special feeling of the Yellow River overlook, and also shows the magnificent and desolate scenery of the border area, tragic and desolate, flowing out of a generous atmosphere, and the cold of the border is a reflection of the grievance that the people who are guarding the border cannot return to their hometown, this kind of grievance is not depressed, but a magnificent and broad picture.

"Liangzhou Ci" is a group of poems by the Tang Dynasty poet Wang Zhilian.

Full text: The Yellow River is far above the white clouds, a lonely city and ten thousand mountains. Why should Qiang Di complain about the willows, the spring breeze does not pass the jade gate.

Translation: Looking at it, the Yellow River is gradually moving away, as if it is flowing in the middle of the swirling white clouds, just in the middle of the high mountains in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, a lonely city of Yumen Pass towers there, looking lonely and lonely. Why use the Qiang flute to blow the mournful willow song to complain about the delay in spring, it turns out that the spring breeze in the Yumen Pass area can't blow!

I experienced the openness and unrestrainedness of the soldiers who put life and death aside.

1. The original book is blind.

Grape wine luminous glass, want to drink the pipa immediately urge.

Drunk and lying on the battlefield, Jun Mo smiled, and a few people came back to fight in ancient times.

2. Translation. The sweet wine of the wine feast was filled in the exquisite luminous glasses, and the singers played the rapid and cheerful sound of the lute to cheer them up, and the soldiers were full of pride at the thought of rushing to the battlefield to kill the enemy and serve the country. You must get drunk today, even if you are drunk and on the battlefield, why not?

This expedition to serve the country, originally planned to be wrapped in horse leather, and was not prepared to come back alive.

Background of creation. This is a group of side poems, the exact date of their creation has not been confirmed. "Liangzhou Ci" is the lyrics of Yuefu, which is sung according to the local music of Liangzhou (now Hexi, Longyou, Gansu Province).

Jian Ziheng's "New Tang Dynasty Book and Music Zhi" said: "The music of Tianbao is named after the border land, such as Liangzhou, Yizhou, Ganzhou and the like. ”

This poem is very local. Judging from the title, Liangzhou belongs to the northwest borderland; Judging from the content, wine was a specialty of the Western Regions at that time, the luminous cup was imported from the Western Regions, the pipa was produced in the Western Regions, and the Hu Ji was a popular musical instrument in the Northwest. All of these are related to the northwest border style.