The Great Plains (230) | poetic spring

"The cold goes with the night, and the spring comes more than five."

February 4, 2022 is the first of the twenty-four solar terms on the mainland, Lichun. Lichun, also known as "fighting spring", "biting spring" and "primrose spring", is the beginning of a spring and the beginning of a year. Since the Qin Dynasty, the mainland has always taken Lichun as the beginning of spring, and Lichun is also one of the important traditional festivals of the people. In ancient times, on this day, Tianzi personally led the three dukes and nine secretaries and princes to the eastern suburbs to welcome the spring, pray for a good harvest, and benefit the people.

In the spring season, it is warm and cold, "Spring has returned, look at the beautiful people's heads, and look at the spring flags." Unprovoked wind and rain, refusing to collect the remaining cold. The Southern Song Dynasty Xin Renjie, who is known as the "Dragon in the Word", this poem "Han Palace Spring And Li Chun Ri" describes the characteristics of Li Chun.

As the saying goes, "One day in the spring, a hundred grasses sprout back." "In the south, during the spring, the ice melts and the grass and trees grow, and the information of spring begins to be revealed. Zhang Shi, a famous theorist and educator of the Southern Song Dynasty, wrote well in "Li Chun Even Cheng": "The law returns to the late years and there is less frost, and the grass and trees in the spring are known to the world." I felt that the business in front of me was full, and the east wind was blowing green and uneven. From "knowing the grass and trees" to "full of business", the poet depicts the moving scene of spring to the human world, full of full passion for life.

In the north, during the spring season, the weather is still cold in spring and slow in spring. The famous poet Wang Zhizhuo of the Tang Dynasty described it well in his sentence "Liangzhou Words": "The Yellow River is far above the white clouds, a lonely city of Wanlingshan." Qiang Di why should he complain about Yang Liu, the spring wind does not pass the jade door. Han Yu, a Tang Dynasty poet who is 80 years younger than Wang Zhizhuo, the first of the "Eight Greats of the Tang and Song Dynasties", wrote in "Spring Snow": "The New Year has not had Fanghua, and in early February, I was surprised to see grass buds." The snow is too late in spring, so it wears the garden tree as a flying flower. "For southerners, it is normal to see blooming flowers in the Spring Festival before and after the Spring Festival. Han Yue, who had been to Lingnan, felt that the spring in the north was late, and it was not until February that grass buds grew, so the poet borrowed from the Tang Dynasty's Border Plug poet Cen San, "The northern wind rolls the white grass folds, and Hu Tian is flying snow in August." Suddenly like a spring breeze in the night, a thousand trees and pear blossoms" means that this poem was created. In the cold spring, the tender and watery grass sprouts new shoots, symbolizing the spring return of the earth and the renewal of Vientiane' happy business, how joyful. Is it any wonder that the Tang Dynasty poet Qian Qi would say that "the east wind is good for the yang and the messenger, and every grass and flower report happens"?

"Yangchun Budze, all things are born of brilliance". Spring is the season of growth. Bai Juyi has a poem "Endowed with Ancient Grass Farewell" that says: "Away from the grass on the plain, one year old and one year old." Wildfires burn endlessly, and spring winds blow again. Yuanfang invaded the ancient road, and Qingcui took over the deserted city. He sent Wang Sun away again, miserable and full of affection. "There is no flower fragrance, no tree height of the weeds, no matter how the merciless wildfires burn, as long as the spring wind blows, it will flourish again, which vividly shows the tenacious vitality of the weeds." Anything full of vitality cannot be stifled by any force. As a result, "wildfires burn endlessly, and spring winds blow and grow again" has become a song that has been passed down through the ages.

"Red beans are born in the southern country, and a few branches are sent in the spring." May the king pick up more, this thing is the most acacia. "The red beans in the famous Tang Dynasty poet Wang Wei's "Acacia" also grow in the spring. Red beans, also known as "acacia seeds", legend has it that in ancient times, there was a woman who died because her husband died in the border land and cried under the tree, turning into red beans. Lovesickness, shared by everyone, is not limited to the scope of love between men and women, and friends can also miss each other. This "Acacia" is also composed of "The Year of Li Gui on the River", which can be seen that the lyrics in the poem are Wang Wei's remembrance of the famous singer Li Guinian. The spring breeze sways and lingers, wanting to send red beans to send love. The whole poem is well-built and elegant, full of nostalgia, simple and unpretentious language, harmonious and feminine rhythm, which can be described as a superior product of absolute sentences. It is said that after the "Anshi Rebellion", Li Guinian went to Jiangnan and often sang "Acacia" for people, and the listeners were all moved.

Spring is the season for ploughing and sowing. Since ancient times, the mainland has been a big agricultural country, and the key to spring planting and autumn harvest is in spring. In ancient times, the whipping ceremony was held on the day of Lichun, which was intended to encourage farming and develop production. The popular "Spring Character Song" of "Spring Spring Wind, Spring River Spring Water Flow, Spring People DrinkIng Spring Wine, Spring Officials Whip Spring Cow" in Shanxi folk is about the grand situation of beating spring cattle. The agricultural proverb says it well: "At the end of the spring year, the planting land is calculated early", and the Tang Dynasty poet Li Shen said more intuitively: "Plant a grain of millet in the spring, and harvest ten thousand seeds in the autumn." ”

After the spring, everything recovered, and the four seasons of the year began. In Wudi, Lubei, industrious farmers repair and repair plows, rakes, and rakes that have been idle for a winter, as well as tools used in agricultural production such as loads, baskets, and packing tools, in preparation for spring ploughing production. Coastal fishermen began to mend their nets and prepare to go out to sea to catch fish.

The plan of the year is spring. Zhu Ziqing wrote well in his essay "Spring": "At the beginning, some are kung fu, and some are hope. ”

About author:Zhang Haiying, screen name "Ying Xiang Di Zhou", BeidaHuangren, journalist, currently works at Wudi County Rong Media Center. Editor-in-Charge: Zhang Ziqiang