As we all know, in classical poetry, whether it is a scene or a lyrical expression, it is inseparable from imagery. Among the various imagery, the number of "flowers" is the most common and the most abundant. Plum blossoms are proud of their bones, lotus flowers are noble, peonies are rich, and different flowers have been given different meanings by poets.
In addition to the rich imagery, flowers also have the most basic definition and can give people visual beauty. Therefore, many poets often put flowers and beauties together to write, such as Wang Changling's "Lotus Picking Song", "The lotus leaf luo skirt is cut in one color, and the hibiscus opens to both sides of the face." When you enter the pool, you can't see it, and when you hear the song, you feel that someone is coming", which is the contrast between the lotus flower and the beauty of the person.
Another example is Li Bai's timeless masterpiece "Qingping Tune No. 1", "Clouds want to dress and flowers, spring breeze blows Revlon", which integrates the beautiful appearance of peony flowers with Yang Guifei's pouring country and city, "famous flowers pouring into the country and two happy", which is amazing.
"Qing Ping Tune No. 1"
The clouds want to dress and flowers, and the spring breeze blows Revlon.
If it were not for the jade mountain head, it would meet the Yaotai Moon.
The first sentence of the poem, "The cloud wants to dress and the flower thinks of the appearance", is to use the cloud to symbolize the clothes, and the flower to symbolize the person. This means that when you see brilliant clouds, you will think of Yang Guifei's gorgeous clothes, and when you see gorgeous peony flowers, you will think of Yang Guifei's beautiful face. On the contrary, it can also be said that when you see gorgeous clothes, you will think of brilliant clouds, and when you see a beautiful face, you will think of gorgeous peony flowers.
The second sentence, "Spring Breeze Blows Revlon", is a further rendering of the gorgeous and moving peony flowers, and also a further depiction of Yang Guifei's appearance. The former is because it is nourished by the dew of the spring wind and rain, and the latter is because it is blessed by the king.
The three or four sentences of the poem" "If it is not the head of the Qunyu Mountain, it will meet the Yaotai Moon", a beautiful face like Yang Guifei, if it is not the fluttering fairy seen by the Qunyu Mountain, it must be the goddess encountered under the Moon of Yaotai. It can be seen that Li Bai here compares Yang Guifei to the heavenly goddess, thus echoing the flower face described above, which is really exquisite.
From flowers to think of beauty, from beauty to think of flowers. This is not Li Bai's original creation, but Li Bai's "Cloud wants to dress and flowers to think of appearance" is definitely a stroke of heavy ink, because the flower is a peony known as the "king of flowers", and the beauty is Yang Guifei, one of the four beauties of ancient China. Of course, li bai's superb artistic skills are indispensable, which integrates flowers and beauties into one, depicting a special scene of people and flowers reflecting each other.
Looking at Li Bai's "Qingping Tone, Part I", although it only highlights the visual beauty of peony flowers, and does not attach importance to the rich meaning brought by scenery and borrowing lyrics, its pleasing artistic effects have obviously been favored. In short, "flower", as an important theme of classical poetry, has always been respected and loved by poets.
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