Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Poetry: An Appreciation of Natural Beauty in Ancient Verses

Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Poetry: An Appreciation of Natural Beauty in Ancient Verses

Whenever we look back at history, those verses that have been passed down through the ages seem like a beautiful picture scroll unfolding in front of our eyes. Among them, the unique image of wind, flower, snow and moon has become an indispensable part of classical Chinese poetry. Today, let's go into the world of the ancients, analyze those verses depicting the beauty of nature, and feel the poetic charm of the wind, flowers, snow and moon.

In the ancient poets, the wind, is the kind of cheek, mesmerizing natural phenomena. For example, the Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai's "Night Mooring Niuzhu Huaigu" in the "Night Mooring Niuzhu Jiangkou Yuyi, the wind turned the river waves tao sand" line, depicting the spectacular scene of the wind and waves rolling on the river. In the Song Dynasty lyricist Xin Qiji's "The Case of Green Jade - Lantern Festival", "The east wind releases thousands of flowers at night, and even blows down the stars like rain", which vividly demonstrates the beauty of the spring breeze and the blossoms at the Lantern Festival.

Flowers, as a treasure of nature, have been the object of songs by literati and writers since ancient times. In the Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi's "Fugue Gu Yuan Grass Send-off", "The grass on the plains grows and wilts every year. Wildfire cannot be eliminated, but it grows again in the spring breeze", which expresses the tenacity of flowers and grasses and the rhythm of life. In "Raccoon River Sand" by the Song Dynasty poet Yan Shu, "Last Night's Stars and Last Night's Wind, West of the Painted Building, East of the Gui Hall" shows the serenity and romance in front of the flowers and under the moon.

Snow, with its white and pure image, has become the representative of natural scenery in winter. In Tang Dynasty poet Wang Zhilu's "Climbing to the Stork Tower", "The sun is over the mountains, and the Yellow River flows into the sea. The poet Wang Zhilu's "Climbing to the Stork Tower" depicts the magnificent view of climbing up to the top of the mountain after snowfall. In Song Dynasty lyricist Su Shi's "Jiang Cheng Zi - Hunting in Mizhou", "The old man is a young man with a wild hair, the left hand holds the yellow, the right hand holds the pale. In the song "Jiangchengzi - Hunting in Mizhou", Su Shi, a Song Dynasty poet, wrote, "The old man is in a state of youthful frenzy, holding the yellow on the left, the white on the right.

The moon is one of the most common images written by ancient poets in China. In the Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai's "Silent Night Thoughts", "The bright moonlight in front of the bed is suspected to be frost on the ground", which expresses the deep feeling of homesickness on a moonlit night. In Song Dynasty poet Su Shi's "Song of Water" (水调歌头-丙辰中秋), "When is the bright moon? Ask the blue sky with a glass of wine", expresses the feelings of longing for distant relatives.

In a word, the poems of wind and flowers are the praises and feelings of our ancient poets for the beauty of nature. By analyzing these verses, we can feel the rich emotional world of the ancients and their love for the beauty of nature. Let's inherit and carry forward this excellent cultural heritage together, discover more beautiful scenery in our daily life and feel the harmony between nature and life.