The meaning of "folding willow" in ancient times
First, the love of "folding willows"
Folding willows at parting is a very popular folk custom in ancient times, especially among scholars, which has become a fashion.
Zhang Ji's "Ji Bei Lu Si": "The willow outside the guest pavilion turns south." Zhou Bangyan's Brave Lanling: "The willow shade is straight and the smoke is beautiful. On the Sui Dyke, I have seen it several times, and the water fluttered and the cotton was sent away. ... Changting Road, in the coming year, it should be thousands of feet Cross. " The universality of this custom and fashion can be seen from the words "all the way to the south branch" and "soft crossing thousands of feet".
Farewell places are mostly pavilions, bridge heads or levees, such as "Sui Dike" mentioned in Zhou Bangyan's ci, and "Baling" below (there is Baqiao nearby). Not only do you fold your willows when you bid farewell, but drinking alcohol when you bid farewell is naturally indispensable; Sometimes you have to play the flute to sing, and the music is ready-made. At that time, people with almost a little culture could sing casually. Of course, poets should recite poems and give each other words. In ancient poems, we can read many works related to the cultural custom of "breaking willows to bid farewell", which can be said to be a very important cultural landscape in the history of China literature. For example:
Li Bai's "Smelling the Flute in Los Angeles on a Spring Night": "Whose flute flies in the dark and the spring breeze fills Los Angeles. In this serenade, I heard the willows, and no one can stand the nostalgia. " This poem was put forward in the appreciation of ancient poetry in the college entrance examination in 2003. )
Li Bai recalled Qin E: "Xiao Shengyan, the dream is broken. Qin Louyue, Liuse every year, Fuling is injured. "
Li Bai's "Nanjing Hotel Parting": "A gust of wind came, catkins were fragrant, and a girl from Wu poured wine and advised me to drink with her. Comrades from my city came to see me off. When each of them drank his glass, I said to him. "
Zheng Gu's "Farewell to Friends in Huai": "The Yangtze River is the head of the Yangtze River, crossing the river with worry and murder. Some bagpipes leave the pavilion late. You go to Xiaoxiang and I will go to Qin. " "Huayang" is catkin. Su Shi has "Huayang Ci")
Wu Wenying's Wind Into the Pine: "The dark green in front of the building leads the way, with a touch of willow and an inch of tenderness."
Poetry should not only write the action of "folding willows to bid farewell", but also all words related to willows should be used to express the kindness between friends and parting. Such as willow, willow branch, Liu Yin, willow color, tobacco willow, willow cotton (also known as willow flower, Yang Shuhua, catkin), willow, folding willow, willow spring, willow and so on.
There is also a very touching story in the poem "Folding Willow".
Li Zhiwen, an official in Song Dynasty, fell in love with Nie Shengqiong, a famous prostitute in Beijing. When Li was about to return to his hometown, Nie Shengqiong bid him farewell, drank wine and sang a song in the Lotus Building. The last sentence is: "I have no intention of staying in spring, but I have no intention of going with you." Therefore, Li Zhiwen stayed and lived for more than a month. Later, because his wife urged him too hard, Li had to leave disappointed. In less than ten days, Nie Shengqiong wrote a poem "Partridge Day" and sent it to Li Zhiwen. Li came halfway, hid in a box and was found by his wife when he came home. Li had to tell the truth. Li Furen read The Partridge Sky and was glad to see its clear sentences. Instead of stopping Nie Li's love affair, he took out his own private money and asked Li Zhiwen to go to the capital to marry Nie Shengqiong.
Nie Shengqiong's Partridge Sky: Jade Flower is sad out of Fengcheng, and Liu Qingqing is downstairs, singing the fifth journey after Yangguan. Looking for a beautiful dream, the dream is difficult to realize, who knows my mood at this time. Tears in front of the pillow and rain in front of the curtain drop through a window.
Second, the reason for "folding willow"
Why do you want to fold the willows when you leave?
The common explanation is that "Liu" and "Don't" are homophonic. One is reluctant to give Liu a souvenir, and the other is unforgettable. However, we feel that this explanation is too thin to be completely convincing. As a very common cultural custom, I'm afraid it can't be explained clearly by a homonym. Therefore, some people in ancient times explored the reasons from another angle. For example, the Chu people in the Qing Dynasty put forward in Volume IV of Jian Xuan Guang Ji: "Those who bid farewell have nothing to fold but must be in the willow. It is not convenient for Jinting, and it is not convenient for people to go to their hometown like a tree leaving the soil. I hope they are safe everywhere, just like a willow tree is alive and well. " This explanation makes sense. Compared with other trees, willow is characterized by "no fixed place to live", which can be used to wish people far away will be very happy when they arrive in a different place, and they can quickly integrate into the local people and everything will go well. This sentence has profound philosophy and higher cultural taste.
But in my opinion, this is not the original reason for the cultural custom of "folding willows to bid farewell". The earliest origin should be "I am dead, and the willows are reluctant; Today, I will think about these ancient poems, "Rain and snow are raining". There are three reasons: first, this poem comes from the Book of Songs, which is a well-known sentence; Secondly, "Willow Yiyi" expresses the parting feelings of soldiers before going out to war, which lays the cultural tone for later farewell poems; Thirdly, The Book of Songs, as one of the Five Classics, has a profound and extensive cultural background. The ancients paid attention to "no words and no place" in their poems, which of course came from classics. In this sense, I think it is wrong for someone to change "guest house is like willow spring" in Weicheng Qu to "guest house is green and willow is new in color".
In a word, there should be three reasons for "farewell": homophonic feeling, philosophical enlightenment and cultural inheritance.
Third, the music of "Folding Willow"
When "folding willows to see you off", you should play the flute and sometimes sing aloud. Therefore, in ancient poetry, folding willow and playing flute (singing) are often linked to express your deep affection for parting. There are three pieces of music related to it:
The first is "Folding Yang Liuzhi" in Northern Dynasties Yuefu. There is a song that says, "If you don't catch the whip when you get on the horse, you will rebel against Yang Liuzhi. Dismount and play the flute, worrying about killing travelers. " Li Bai's Xia Sai Qu: "I heard the willows in the flute, but I didn't see the spring scenery." There is also the "Whispering Flute in Los Angeles on a Spring Night" mentioned earlier, and the "Smelling Willow" mentioned in these two poems should be the song "Folding Yang Liuzhi".
The second is the song of the Tang Dynasty, also known as the three layers of Yangguan. In fact, it turned out to be not a song, but a poem from Wang Wei's "Sending Ruan's Second Envoy to Anxi": "Weicheng is rainy and dusty, and the guest house is green and willow-colored. I advise you to have another glass of wine. There is no reason to go out. " Later, the musicians went to Yuefu to make a farewell song, and the last sentence, "People who went out of Yangguan in the Western Heaven for no reason", was repeatedly sung, so it was called "Three Levels of Yangguan". This is a very popular farewell song in the Tang Dynasty.
Third, Yang Liuzhi's Ci in Tang Dynasty. This is the name of Tang, and the author often uses this name to chant willow to express the meaning of parting. Liu Yuxi has nine "Yang Liuzhi Ci", one of which reads: "The spring breeze outside the city blows the wine flag, and pedestrians wave to the west. Chang 'an is a stranger to infinite trees, and only weeping willows will leave. According to scholar Wang Xianqian, "willow" is a kind of willow, and weeping willow is weeping willow. For example, Li Shangyin's "Sui Palace": "There is no fire in this rotten grass, and crows are still perched in weeping willows at dusk. "The weeping willow in this sentence refers to the willow in Sui Dynasty. (In ancient poetry, there seems to be a clear division of labor between Liu Yuhe and foreign countries. For example, Bai Juyi's "Gift to Lu": "I heard that the trees on Xianyang's grave have smoked three poplar branches. "Let's talk about it.
The meaning of ancient scholars is the aristocratic rank since the Zhou Dynasty, and it is the lowest aristocrat.
The feudal system of the Zhou Dynasty stipulated that there were four classes of nobles: emperor, vassal, doctor and scholar.
The above three grades all have certain land attributes. All the land in the country belongs to the son of heaven. The son of heaven gave the vassal state to the vassal, and the vassal gave the city to the doctor, but the scholar could not possess the land. This is what Mencius said.
However, the gentry class also has its own noble dignity, and the sword is a symbol of nobility, so no matter how poor a taxi is, he should wear a sword, because it represents his noble dignity, which is what Mencius called "perseverance."
By the Warring States period, the status of the scholar class had improved. During the Spring and Autumn Period, some doctors and ministers living in the gentry class held heavy power, such as yang hu in the Confucius era. Scholars in the Warring States period are mainly divided into literati, warriors, debaters and counselors, and their expertise can be guessed by their names.
These scholars are attached to doctors and princes and give them advice, which is what we call public guests. If the host provides them with accommodation, they will be loyal to the host, but they are definitely not slaves because they enjoy personal freedom. If the master loses power or treats him badly, he can choose to leave.
During the Warring States period, Sizi had the habit of staying in public, and there were often 3,000 diners. In Xinling County, thieves who steal from Zhao are all scholars, as long as they have a skill.
Scholars later developed into farmers and small landlords.
In Confucius' theory, scholars are entrusted with the important task of managing the country. Confucius believed that taxis were the hope of the Zhou Dynasty at that time.
The gentry who appeared after the Eastern Han Dynasty were very different from the taxis of the Zhou Dynasty.
Scholars have been maintained until the Western Han Dynasty, and Kuai Tong, Han Xin's counselor, was a scholar.
Cheat. cheat.
cheat
zhà
[moving]
(1) (pictophonetic characters. From the word, in the first sound. From the perspective of speech, interpretation is related to speech. Original meaning: deception)
(2) with the original meaning [blackmail; Cheating; Fraud]
Cheating, cheating. -"Shuo Wen"
Cheat, fake. -"Erya"
Stealing is cheating. -"Xunzi, cultivate one's morality"
There is cheating. -"Xunzi Guo Fu"
The king of wars is not enough to bully. -"Lu Chunqiu Shang Yi"
Getting something for nothing is cheating. -"Five Books of Lu Chunqiu"
Zhao Cheng can't be deceived by the king of Qin. -"Historical Records Biography of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru"
Turn animals into liars. -"Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio, Three Wolves"
(3) another example: fraud (the reason for extortion); Fraud (extortion); Cheating (cheating); Cheating (cheating); Deception (deception and violence); Liar (person who specializes in fraud and forgery)
(4) pretending; Pretend [pretend; Pretend]
Deceive oneself as a son. -"Historical Records Chen She Family"
It's a lie, son.
Dark clouds are about to fall. -"Purple Tongzhi Sword"
(5) Another example: cheating and getting drunk for three points (pretending to be drunk after drinking a little); Cheat group (if the festival; Special envoy in disguise); Cheat (pretend to promise); Liar (pretending to be crazy); Feign death (feign death); Deception (pretending to be dementia)
(6) Use language to tempt the other party to tell their true feelings [probing]
Who doesn't know that grandpa Li is capable! If you lie to me, you will be afraid! -A Dream of Red Mansions
He deceived me with words.
The meaning of ancient palace lantern, also known as palace lantern, is one of the most distinctive traditional handicrafts in China. Palace lanterns began in the Eastern Han Dynasty and flourished in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. They have strong local characteristics. As the name implies, palace lanterns are used in palaces, mainly with fine wood as the skeleton, silk yarn and glass as materials, and painted with various patterns of colored lanterns. They are famous for their elegance and court style.
Because it has been used by the court for a long time, in addition to lighting, it must be accompanied by elaborate and complicated decoration to show the wealth and luxury of the emperor. Orthodox palace lanterns are octagonal, hexagonal and quadrilateral, and the contents painted on each side are mostly auspicious dragons, phoenixes and longevity.
The meaning of jing xing in ancient jing xing: big star; Dexing; Rise. In ancient times, it was said that we are now in a well-known country.
Jing xing, like a half-moon, was born in Huishuo, helping the moon to shine. In other words, the stars are big and hollow. In other words, there are three stars in the red gas, which are connected with the green gas, and the yellow star is in the red gas, also known as Dexing. "
Ni Ming Luyuan's "Yuan Jiehuan (Yuan Keli) Fu Xiang Zan": "Relying on the Great Wall, looking at Jingxing. Men with eyebrows are men, and their clothes are elegant. " The goodness of one thought, Jingxing Qingyun; The evil of one thought, the storm!
The meaning of "Shang" in ancient times, the ancients called the horns and feathers of palace merchants five tones. Later, with the changes of the palace and signs, seven scales were formed. Historical records? Law Book: LawNo.: 998 1 Zhigong (Meng Kang:' Huang Zhongfa is nine inches long and nine points in circumference. If you multiply the circumference by the length, you will get 8 1 inch. " ); One-third to one (MINUS one-third of the number of uterine rhythms), fifty-four is a sign; One third gets one (increasing the number of tones by one third), and seventy-two is quotient; Three-thirds is divided into one (MINUS one-third of the quotient temperament number), and forty-eight is a feather; One-third benefits one (the number of feathers increases by one-third), and sixty-four is the angle. "These seven grades are:
Palace quotient angle change sign feather change palace
1 23 4 5 6 7
A long-debated topic is whether twelve tones and seven tones developed independently in China or were introduced into China from the west. The so-called "Twelve Laws" refers to the ancient music system of China. Rhythm refers to tone. For example, twelve bamboo tubes of different lengths are used to blow out twelve standard sounds of different tones to determine the level of music. These twelve standard sounds are called twelve rhythms, which are equivalent to the twelve sounds of modern music. In a piece of music, we usually use only seven of them to form a scale, which is called a seven-tone scale. In A.D. 1780, the missionary Joseph Marie Amiot published a paper that the seven tones invented by Pythagoras in ancient Greece were copied from China. Joseph Marie amit's view was immediately rejected by European scholars. Shawan, a Frenchman, 1898 said that China's temperament was introduced by the Crusaders of Alexandria in the 4th century BC.
1962, Joseph Needham said in his book that knowledge about temperament originated in ancient Babylon, and then spread to the east and west, and then to ancient China and ancient Greece in the west. In the absence of archaeological evidence, people seem to acquiesce in this statement. 1978, a large chime was unearthed from the tomb of Zeng Houyi, and this debate about the origin of temperament was once again heated. Because Ceng Houyi's two-tone chime (that is, two tones that constitute a three-dimensional harmonious relationship can be struck on one bell, supported by mature music theory and exquisite production technology), it is confirmed that in the 5th century BC, China's understanding of melody has far surpassed that of ancient Greece at the same time. This achievement, which could not be achieved in a short time, made people begin to doubt the possibility of melody being introduced from Babylon. Interestingly, we can compare the achievements of two ancient civilizations in melody.
From the pottery fragments unearthed in Sumir, Babylon, Cuba, we can see the pictures of harps and pianists plucking. The age of these cultural relics is about 2500 BC to 2000 BC, and it is obvious that the strings at that time have developed considerably. Most historians of science and technology believe that the understanding of harmonious melody probably comes from strings. At the same time, musical instruments appeared in China, including flute, pottery clock and pottery urn. The types of musical instruments unearthed in Shang Dynasty began to increase, but there were no stringed instruments. The earliest stringed instruments were unearthed in the tomb of Zeng Houyi, with 25 pieces, 10 and 5 pieces. These advanced stringed instruments can't be formed in a short time, that is to say, the origin of China stringed instruments may be earlier, and those multi-tone instruments from Shang Dynasty can be measured and analyzed. Mr. Li Chunyi made a systematic study on chimes, chimes and chimes in different areas of Shang Dynasty. The conclusion is that the concept of standard sound may have existed at that time, that is, the twelve-tone music system.
China's ancient temperament is closely related to his astronomical knowledge. Twelve laws correspond to twelve months. In China in the 4th century BC/KLOC-0, there was a preliminary system for making leap months. Astronomers in Shang dynasty knew that the moon and the moon were used to coordinate the relationship between the moon phase and the moon order. Before the 6th century BC, China had invented the 19 seven-leap system and applied it systematically. Babylonians mastered the rule of 19 in the 5th century BC, a century later than China. To some extent, this negates the claim that China learned twelve musical systems from Babylon.
In addition, in ancient China, twenty-eight lodgings were divided into four groups, with seven lodgings in each group, with four directions in the southeast and northwest, four colors of green, red, white and black, and several animal images such as dragons, turtles and snakes, which were called four elephants or four laws and four palaces. The 28 names on Ceng Houyi's suitcase revolve clockwise around a bucket representing the Big Dipper. In the west, the plane spherical map of Babylon appeared in about 1200 BC. 1900, Professor Panchess used some fragments collected by the British Museum to restore the plane spherical star map. There is no direct correspondence between the plan of Babylon and the Twenty-eight Nights in China, which shows that the formation and development of the ancient astronomical system in China were independently generated, which is instructive for the origin of twelve tones and seven tones.
The meaning of peach in ancient times
1. From wood, mega sound. Original meaning: fruit name)
2.[ Peach]
Peach, peach fruit also. -"Shuo Wen"
The peach flew away. -Poetic Nan Zhou Yao Tao
There are peaches in the garden. -"Poetry, Feng Wei, Peach Blossoms in the Garden"
3. Wood name. Small deciduous tree of Rosaceae. It has red, pink or white flowers in spring. The fruit is slightly spherical with fluff on the surface. A broom made of peach branches. Superstition holds that ghosts are afraid of peach trees sweeping away. Peach three and plum four (peach trees bear fruit in three years, plum trees bear fruit in four years); Peach bow and reed arrow (peach bamboo bow, reed arrow) Old customs are used to ward off evil spirits); Peach seal (carved with peach wood to ward off evil spirits); Taolin (Peach Blossom Garden)
4.[ Peach]
Give me a peach. -"Poetry is elegant and restrained"
Simple peach kernel trimmer. -Wei Ming Yi Xue's "nuclear ship"
5. Another example is: Tao Lai Li Answer (mutual gift); Eat peaches and plums (gifts, bribes)
6. refers to peach blossom [peach blossom]
Hua Ru Tao Li-"Poetry, calling South, what is it?"
7. Another example: peach blossom steamed dumplings (a kind of pasta with an opening like peach blossom, similar to the opening of steamed buns); The son of Yao Tao (figuratively speaking, a talented woman like a peach blossom); Peach paper (peach paper. A paper name in the past); Peach blossom (also describes female appearance); Peach slices (peach petals) It also refers to the color like peach blossoms-mostly used to describe women's faces. Such as: Yao Tao (pretty girl); Peach blossom face (describing women and flowers as beautiful); Yao Tao Liu Mei (describing women as young and beautiful); Yao Tao bride (a beautiful young newlywed); Peach blossom makeup (one of ancient women's makeup. Wipe your cheeks lightly with rouge); Peach blossom face (the face of a woman as beautiful as a peach blossom); Peach cheeks (peach cheeks pink face. Describe a woman's pink cheeks)
8. Refers to other peach-shaped fruits [a peach-shaped thing]. Such as: cotton peach
9. Peach blossom season [spring blossoms]. Such as: Yao Tao Li Yan (peaches and plums are in full bloom. Generally refers to the beauty of spring); Peach blossom flooding (peach blossom season flood)
10. Place name. Lu Yi [Taozhen] in the Spring and Autumn Period. So the address is in the north of Wenshang County, Shandong Province today.
The meaning of the ancient word Zhao Zhao, one of the six ministers of the State of Jin, was born in Shanxi today. In Zhou Muwang, Zhao is the ancestor of Han Zhao, and all other Zhao surnames are from foreign countries.
Zhao is a multi-ethnic, multi-source and ancient surname group, ranking 8th in the surname list and 43rd in Taiwan Province Province, with a total population of about 27 million, accounting for 2% of the total population in China [1].
The famous counties named after Zhao are 1 1, including Tianshui, Xiapi, Nanyang, Jincheng, Yingchuan, Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Fufeng, Xin 'an and Pingyuan. In addition to the same name as the county name, the hall names mainly include Banbu, Qinhe, Xiaosi, Cuihuan, Jingyi and Chuangji. [2]
The origin of surnames
Origin one
How to write "Zhao"
The Zhao surname of the Han nationality originated from the Won surname, which appeared because (Yao surname, later generations took Yao as their surname) gave the word "Won" to the son-in-law Boyi (the grandson of Zhuan Xu) and married his daughter named Yao. Although the ancestor who used the won surname was Boyi, the specific ancestor of Zhao surname was Zhao Fu.
Zhao Fu, the ninth grandson of Boyi, was a famous horse-riding expert in the Western Zhou Dynasty. He bought eight horses in Taolin area, trained them and gave them to Zhou Muwang. Zhou Muwang is equipped with a good car, let the cook drive for him. He often goes out hunting and playing. Once he went west to Kunlun Mountain and met the Queen Mother of the West, but he forgot to come back. At this time, Zhou Muwang was very worried when he heard the news of Xu Xu Rebecca's rebellion. At this critical moment, Zhao Fu drove thousands of miles, which enabled Zhou Muwang to quickly return to Haojiang, sent his troops in time to defeat Xu Yanwang and put down the rebellion. Because Zhao Fuli made great contributions, Zhou Muwang named him Zhao Cheng. From then on, people in Zaofu were called Scott.
When Zhou Chuan arrived, the seven grandchildren of Zaofu were taken away from Zhou because of Wang's helplessness. Since then, Zhao's descendants have been doctors of the State of Jin for generations, holding the power of the State of Jin. In the early years of the Warring States, Zhao defeated Zhizhi with Han and Wei, and carved up Zhizhi's fief. Then Zhao, Zhao, Zhao, Zhao, Zhao, Zhao, Zhao, Zhao, Zhao, Zhao. By the time his grandson was born in Zhao, he was officially recognized by King Wei Lie of Zhou and ranked as a vassal with Han and Wei Dynasties. In 222 BC, Zhao was destroyed by Qin, and the royal family of Zhao was scattered among the people. Because Zhao Fu is the ancestor of Qin people and Zhao people, and since Zhao Fu, his surname is Zhao, so the Duke of Qin is also named Zhao, such as Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng, also known as Zhao. Qin Gong also takes Zhao as his surname, and has the saying of "all Zhao". [2]
Liu Yuan 2
From the change of the emperor's given surname or foreign surname. Historical figures with surnames such as Li, Mu, Long, Yuwen and Tuoba were Xiongnu, Nvzhen, Tangut, Xianbei, etc. They all took Zhao as their surnames, such as Zhao Anji (Xiongnu) in Han Dynasty, Zhao Tufu (Na Man) and Zhao Town (descendant of the county king) in the Five Dynasties. Another descendant of Genghis Khan's third brother Ha Chiwen, the Mongolian, fled the chaos in Gansu and Shaanxi and changed his surname to Zhao. [2]
Liu Yuan 3
Start with the surname. In history, there are many cases of changing surnames for reasons such as avoiding disasters, in-laws, adoption, adoption, etc., which are called "taking surnames" in surnames. There are still many such scenes in the Zhao family. Most of them are: after the collapse of the Qing Dynasty, Qing officials and their children were in danger. For fear of retaliation from other nationalities who have been oppressed for many years, people with full surnames such as Ilgen Jueluo and Aisin Gioro were forced to change their names, and many people changed their surnames to "Zhao". [2]
The meaning of "friend" in ancient times.
(1) I know. Oracle Bone Inscriptions, like two hands pointing in one direction, means helping each other with their hands. Original intention: friends)
(2) the original meaning is the same [friend]
Friends, comrades are friends. -"Shuo Wen"
A gentleman teaches with his friends. -"a pair". Shu: "Friends are friends of the same family, and comrades are friends."
(3) Another example: a close friend (close friend); Yousheng (friend)
(4) the name of the official. The closest minister to the crown [professional officer]
The king has a teacher, a friend and a literature ... This friend is called the king of literature and four friends of Zhong Ni. -The Book of Jin
(5) Another example: study tour (official name. "Friends" and "literature" are collectively referred to. As an assistant, a formal attendant)
(6) Borrow a brother. Such as: friendship between friends (friendship between brothers); Friends (only filial friends are brothers; Brotherhood; Borrow brothers); Youdi (Youdi). Brothers love each other. The teacher claims to be polite to his students.
(7) companion, a person who often plays together [panion]. Such as: drinking friends; Gambling partner
(8) Members of the same church, school, class or occupation [members of guild, class, school or occupation]. Such as: members; Alumni; Workers, etc
Part of speech change
◎ Friends [moving]
(1) Cooperate with each other
Friends, too, and they stay with each other. -"Shi Ming"
Make friends with ...
Shenjun became friends with his late master. -"The History of the Three Kingdoms, Ancestral Descendants"
The nobles in ancient times did not make friends with emperors.
(3) Another example: friends; Friendship (making friends); Friendship (making friends with honest people); Friendship (making friends with kind people)
(4) give help or support [help]
Make friends with others. -"Mencius Teng Wengong"
The story of the ancient West Chamber means that the bright moon is like a hook, and the lonely sycamore deep courtyard locks the clear autumn. (< > Li Yu) Who sent the brocade book, the wild goose returned, and the moon filled the west wing. ("Pruning Plums" Li Qingzhao) In the poor autumn, a curtain hides the rain and darkens the west wing. (< > (Xu Hun) The book explains that the West Wing is just a symbolic concept, or refers to a boudoir, a place where people used to get together, a lonely place to live, or a place where people climb high to look at the moon and think far away. Poetry generally refers to the West Building, and often refers to sadness. It is a place to bid farewell to sadness or look at the old country, lover and friends. However, I feel that orientation refers to the real thing, but it must be western, but it is not the same thing. It should be a general term. According to the traditional house naming principle in China, the West Building should be a small building with the stairs facing east. In ancient literature, the West Building is often associated with the image of the moon, because it is more convenient to see the moon in the west, especially when the moon sinks, that is, the moon in the middle of the night. So is the owner of the West Building. This is because, in the Zhouyi culture, the west is a girl, so the ancients often lived in the west wing according to the principle of geomantic omen, that is, the unity of man and nature. The moon is the image of lovesickness in China literature, so the west wing is mostly related to boudoir thinking, and it is convenient to see the moon in the middle of the night in the west wing, which shows that people who see the moon miss it deeply and can't sleep. The west is in the five elements. In autumn, people are worried. (Search for related words to watch the moon in the middle of the night. So "West Building" is used to write about thinking about people on a moonlit night or being melancholy in the middle of the night. Gradually, the "West Building" evolved into a synonym for lovesickness and melancholy in ancient poetry, just like the "willow branch" in ancient poetry represents the feeling of parting. four