Flowers bloom according to the day, and the full moon is born in the pool. Give five ancient poems. Let's talk about reading glasses.
This kind of flower itself looks quite unremarkable, small white flower, hidden between diamond-shaped leaves. However, relatively more fruits can be produced in water, which is called water chestnut fruit.
Ling Hua is a unique aquatic plant with four petals. The rhombic leaves spreading in all directions are like a huge sky for Ling Hua, dotted with bright stars and moonlight. Moreover, there is another feature of rhombohedral, that is, the rhombohedral we see during the day is often half-open. But at night, it is the small four-petal diamond that stretches the most beautifully, like snow in the moonlight.
Water chestnut, a kind of plant, has always been an important plant in Shui Ze, and it is inextricably linked with water chestnut. Is the ancient collection of lotus roots and fruits, will not miss the water chestnut.
"It's a shame to be a lotus." Qusao
The lotus in Qu Yuan's Lisao is interpreted by many people as the leaves and stems of lotus and lotus leaves. In ancient Shui Ze, people used local materials to make clothes. However, in the south, water chestnut is called water chestnut. This kind of water chestnut leaves are cool, but sticking to the body can reduce direct sunlight and body temperature more than lotus leaves.
"Chen Zhong according to the drum, make up new songs.
Shejiang, Cailing and Yanghe. "Chu song metaphor" evocation "
Shortly after Qu Yuan, Song Yu offered sacrifices to Qu Yuan to summon his soul, and talked about the custom of picking tombs in May in Chu and Jiangnan at that time.
In order to offer sacrifices to Qu Yuan, he displayed musical instruments by the river and sang new songs collected from the people at that time. Such as Shejiang, Cailing and Yanghe.
That is, in the pre-Qin period, midsummer and May were the time to collect the tender stems of water chestnut, water chestnut and lotus leaf, and this kind of water collection would last until autumn. Because water chestnut and lotus are fast-growing aquatic plants, young leaves, stems and flowers can be eaten.
This is also the reason why there are countless folk songs of picking ling and lotus in past dynasties.
Not only water chestnut and lotus, but also water chestnut leaves, tender stems, lotus leaves and lotus buds are collected. The ancients made maximum use of natural gifts to supplement the shortage of food.
On this premise, many people in Shui Ze Lake saw water chestnut and lotus, which are important parts of summer life. And the irregular square of rhombic leaves has also become the ancestor of rhombic.
Then some people say, what is the origin of rhombohedral and rhombohedral mirror? A beautiful and smooth mirror can be described as a bright moon or even a lotus flower. Why is it called rhombohedral, which has been circulated endlessly?
Let's look at the history of mirrors.
The earliest mirrors were water, river water and lake water. With the invention of containers, anything containing water can be used as a mirror. Of course, the ancients made huge water containers to observe the trajectory of the sun and the moon.
Therefore, in the Shang Dynasty, there were bronze containers to reflect the sky. This famous ritual vessel is called "Silver Sword". Later generations said that Yin Jian was not far away. In other words, the artifacts of the prosperous Shang Dynasty are still there, but they are also extinct.
It is because of the smelting of copper that mirrors appeared in Shang Dynasty, using polished copper surfaces.
However, copper products need to be melted, and fire and water are also easy to cause casualties. The smelting of copper products was accompanied by superstition from the beginning, that is, in ancient times, people thought that the five elements and May were the peaks of the sun, and bronze mirrors condensed the essence of the sun and water, so besides seeing people, bronze mirrors also played an important role in exorcising evil spirits, and the success rate of making May bronze mirrors was the highest. Mirrors, in particular, have the magic power to ward off evil spirits.
In the Han Dynasty, due to the massive smelting and mining of copper, bronze mirrors replaced water and became common mirrors in people's homes. However, the role of the mirror to ward off evil spirits has not disappeared, and it is deeply rooted in people's hearts. Legend has it that a mirror can reflect a person's soul, and holding a mirror in the moonlight can predict many things.
At the same time, the production process of bronze mirrors has been continuously improved, and mirrors that can see through have appeared. This kind of mirror was first discovered by accident in smelting. What strange state has appeared? Only some mirrors, after polishing, are placed in the sun, and the light can hit the wall through the back of the lens, and together with the pattern on the back of the mirror, form a diamond-like light and dark perspective point.
Why rhombohedron instead of lotus? Because Ling Hua is white, but it is small and half-opened, with beautiful and bright folds.
Why is it a diamond flower instead of a full moon? This is because due to the angle problem, the spot hitting the wall is not a perfect circle, but an irregular diamond.
Why rhombohedral and not other flowers? Because rhombohedra happens to be the flower in May and it blooms at night, compared with the sun, rhombohedra belongs to the same month, so this kind of mirror is called rhombohedra mirror.
In fact, the rhombic mirror is a minority product in Han Dynasty. Craftsmen who master forging technology can obtain some of these lenses by using special casting technology to supply the royal aristocrats.
"Zhao Chuan" says: "The flying swallow plays a big farewell, plays thirty-six congratulations, and has a seven-foot diamond mirror."
Zhao Chuan was written in the Han Dynasty and before the Tang Dynasty, that is to say, before the Tang Dynasty, the production and inheritance of diamond glasses seemed to still exist.
"The mirror is according to the bravery according to the heart, difficult to meet the difficult value.
Carve a five-color dragon and engrave thousands of ancient words.
Pheasants dance alone, seabirds sing alone.
The water is near, the moon rises in the pool, the sun shines, and the water grows on the wall. Excerpts from "Jingfu" Letters in the Southern and Northern Dynasties
This is a poem specially written about bronze mirrors. He said there was a mirror, which was handed down from the court of Wei Dynasty.
This is a rare mirror that can look at your heart with courage. Five-colored dragons are cast on the back, engraved with thousands of ancient words.
If the golden pheasant sees it, it will dance wildly in front of the mirror. If the seabird sees it, it will make the same kind of lonely cry.
Put it on the water, as bright as the bright moon. Put it in the sun, and you can see the beautiful peanuts on the wall.
What he said was looking through a bronze mirror. According to him, he thought he got Qin Jing from Wei court.
So it is a word with a history of thousands of years.
However, this mirror is probably the mirror of the Han Dynasty.
He also indirectly answered the origin of diamond-shaped glasses circulated among the people since the Han Dynasty.
Ling Hua is not the shape of a mirror, but a special point formed by a special mirror on the wall.
There is also the greatest possibility of this poem, that is, this craft has not been lost, it has always existed. Noble glasses still have high-grade diamond glasses.
It's just that ordinary people's mirrors are also called diamond mirrors.
"According to the sun, Ling Hua was born, and the full moon was born in Linchi.
Look at the scarf and hat, and I'll put on some makeup. "
In winter, the sun shines on the beam and the bed is full of resentment.
Curtain cold belt leaves, mirror diamond flowers.
No one will feel it, so why use morning red makeup? Don? Anonymous Tang Jingming?
This poem is not listed in the Tang poetry, but it is indeed a mirror topic of Sui and Tang Dynasties.
But also carries the beautiful words of Fu in the mirror.
The mirror is facing the sun, and the rhomboid blooms in the light and shadow.
The mirror is placed by the pool, like a full moon, and also shines on the full moon.
My officials use the mirror to tidy up my clothes and hats, while I use the mirror to make up my beautiful face.
In the winter morning, the sun shines on the beams and I start to get up.
The curtains are cold and the mirror is dark, so you can't see the beauty of Ling Hua and yourself.
Even if it is decorated, who will see it?
The Tang Dynasty entered the heyday of bronze mirror production, and almost all poems about mirrors were related to Linghua, but ordinary people may not be able to afford real Linghua glasses. But diamond mirror, as another name for mirror, has become popular.
But I believe that Tang Xuanzong should have a real rhombus. At that time, on May 5th in Yangzhou, the emperor made bronze mirrors on the river, which were handed down by auspicious ancient methods, not one side, but countless sides. Part of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty belonged to Liu Yong, and part of it was given to courtiers during the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is not difficult to make some exquisite diamond mirrors with the skill of mirror refiners in Tang Dynasty.
"You delusion coquetry smile. Diamonds are floating in the air.
After the Lantern Festival, it's time to put out the smoke. Cao Xueqin's Dream of Red Mansions
This is the description of He Jing in A Dream of Red Mansions, which of course implies the fate of Xiangling girl.
This beautiful girl was originally the daughter of a middle-class scholar since she was a child. She is spoiled and kind-hearted. As a result, she was trafficked and became the handmaiden and concubine of the Xue family.
Her own name is Lian Win, which means that she is a lotus in the water, but after a sale, she became a wandering Linghua, named "Xiangling", and was later changed to "Qiu Ling" by Xia Jingui, and finally died in the judgment.
Her life, ups and downs, is very sad.
Such a beautiful girl, beautiful face, like a diamond flower, and a bright mirror, is facing cold and nothingness.
The snow in the middle not only shows Baochai's indifference, but also shows the sadness of her fate.
This is sympathy for women trapped in boudoir in feudal times.
When people see this poem, it is easy to associate it with the shortness of Linghua and the coldness of the mirror.
In fact, the mirror after the Tang Dynasty is called Ling Hua, which has nothing to do with Ling Hua, because where can most people afford it? But rhombohedral rhombohedral leaves represent a continuous and endless life, and people prefer to call every mirror a rhombohedral mirror.
Then back to the original diamond mirror, let's look at the really lovely diamond flowers.
In midsummer and May, water chestnut thrives in the sun, and water chestnut flowers feel the breath of the sun. At night, the small flowers in the pond spread out like flowers in the moonlight. They bloom and fall with smiles, bearing a string of sweet fruits. That kind of smile, as holy as moonlight, falls in people's eyes and hearts.
It represents sacredness, aura and endless life.