"Chang'an 30,000 Li": Gao Shi Li Bai mutual learning
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In July 2023, the circle of friends is talking about a beautifully made and rich cartoon - "Chang'an 30,000 Li". In the film, there are Confucian temples that are high, Taoist rivers and lakes far away, small farmers' leisurely pastoral, and the sad songs of war; There is the poetic and frustrated Yellow Crane Tower, there is Yangzhou where Yingying sings and swallows dance, and there is Chang'an where everything is ambitious and beautiful.
I once saw the restoration of Chang'an in Xi'an, which is a miracle. Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty was already a metropolis of the significance of the world economic and cultural center, a Chang'an City east, west, south and north, three gates in the east, three gates in the west, three gates in the south, six gates in the north facing south, a total of fifteen gates.
Chang'an City has a total of one hundred and eight neighborhoods, inheriting the tradition of the capital city system of the Northern Dynasty, the Lifang is strict, each Lifang is equivalent to today's small community, arranged as a whole, the layout is reasonable, each Lifang has a name in the sense of Confucian culture: Mingde, close to the people, supreme good...
Very Tang Dynasty, very Chinese, and very beautiful.
Tang poetry and Song poetry, this is the spiritual home of every Chinese, and Chang'an is also a yearning destination for every foreigner. The poets of the Tang Dynasty in the film, like bright stars, gathered in Chang'an, singing poems, singing poems and walking, joyful when they came, and broken dreams when they left.
All poets always live within the framework of dreams constructed by Confucianism and Taoist culture, where Confucianism enters the utilitarian real world, Buddhism enters the void world of liberation, and Taoism forgets the world into the transcendent surreal world. Chang'an's 30,000 li is the distance between ideal and reality. 30,000 li is not only the breadth of magnificent rivers and mountains, but also the thickness of thousands of years of history, which is the splendid Chinese civilization that accompanies us every day.
"Chang'an 30,000 Li" is based on Gao Shi and Li Bai as two opposing clues, aiming to string together a great Tang style from the early Tang, Sheng Tang and Middle Tang through the 48 Tang poems of the 16 Tang Dynasty poets who have come to Chang'an well-known. From Wang Bo in the early Tang Dynasty to Meng Jiao in the Middle Tang Dynasty, it covers almost all of the classics of Tang poetry. These works are among the most catchy poems in ancient poetry from elementary school to high school.
Whether it is Wang Bo's "Confidant in the sea, the end of the world is like a neighbor", or Gao Shi's "No one knows himself in the future, no one in the world knows the king";
Whether it is Li Bai's "Dapeng rises with the wind in one day and soars to 90,000 li", or Wang Zhixiao's "want to be poor and go to a higher level";
Whether it is Cui Hao's "the people of the past have gone by the yellow crane, and the yellow crane tower is empty here", or Li Bai's "the old man left the yellow crane tower in the west, and the fireworks went down to Yangzhou in March";
Whether it is Wang Wei's "May the Jun pick more, this thing is the most lovesick", or Du Mu's "A red dust concubine laughs, no one knows that it is a lychee" narrated love;
Whether it is Li Bai's hometown sentiment of "looking up at the bright moon and looking down at his hometown", or Meng Haoran's "the sound of wind and rain at night, how much flowers fall"...
All ancient poems speak of one love, that is, human passion, pathos and tenderness; One reason, that is, the heavenly reason, the reason and the reason in the world.
There are 21 poems by Li Bai in "Chang'an 30,000 Li", which account for a large proportion in the entire movie, accounting for nearly half of the proportion. First, 2022 is the 1260th anniversary of Li Bai's death, which may have some relationship, and second, the increasingly strong sense of identity of Taoist cultural spirit. Li Bai is a representative of the wine fairy who advocates that "literati do not drink, and walk in the world in vain", likes to make friends, and his poems are basically given to friends after drinking and sing about friendship.
There are 5 poems by Gao Shi, and the proportion of the entire movie, except for Li Bai, is him. Both of them wrote more than half of their poems. One is that Gao Shi's poems are basically Bian Sai poems, representing the spirit of self-improvement in Confucian culture, and the second is that 2022 is the 1320th anniversary of Gao Shi's birth, and he and Li Bai are both an integer.
Such a choice is in line with the common feelings of people, the common sense of things, and the normal state of life.
Chinese culture has a pattern of Confucianism and complementarity. The paths of Confucius and Lao Tzu are fundamentally different. If we look at the concept of "birth" culture and "bearing" culture, Confucius and Laozi can be expressed in terms of "Konglao same origin" or "Konglao with the same root".
On the one hand, "Confucianism complements each other", on the other hand, "Kong and Lao have the same root", in this sense, the philosophies of Confucius and Lao Tzu have something in common in their fundamental temperament; There are the same sources in culture and thought. Their most fundamental character and most fundamental vision of the world are actually common.
In the hearts of almost every ancient scholar in history, there is Confucianism hidden on the one hand, Taoism on the other, when he was developed, he was Confucian, and when he was lonely, he transformed into Taoism, Su Dongpo, Bai Juyi are very typical. Confucianism has one thing in common, that is, the "this life" character that is fundamental to our civilization.
Gao Shi (702-765) and Li Bai (701-762) in "Chang'an 30,000 Li" represent the spirit of heaven and earth created by Confucius Laozi, and our culture must not escape the pattern of heaven and earth created by Confucius Laozi. Li Bai, who has entered the world, wants to "be good to the world" and the other wants to "be good to himself"; whether it is "both good" and "unique goodness", they are both the two sides of a person, a person's different states and different mentalities.
Gao Shi and Li Bai are both the same frustrated people, with different personalities and attitudes to life, one is a little stupid, follows the rules, but has a firm goal; A smart, nimble and jumpy, but cynical and easily untargeted.
Gao Shi is not accustomed to Li Bai's drunken gold fans, and Li Bai is not used to Gao Shi's stubborn opinions. Confucianism is the same origin, Confucianism is complementary, in fact, what is not used to looking at themselves is in the eyes of the other party.
Gao Shi has a firm life, family and country feelings, young self-esteem and diligence, step by step, slowly climbing to the peak of power, which is a typical late bloomer. At that time, wherever Li Bai went, it was a dazzling existence, he had a romantic life, lived in his own world, he had amazing talent, that is, he did not have the talent to be an official. Otherwise, how can I shout "An can destroy the brow and bend the waist, so that I am not happy?" "Looking up to the sky and laughing out the door, how can I be a basil person?"
This is a reliable friend in history and life - Li Bai - "Will enter the wine, the glass will not stop!" ”
The difference between Gao Shi and Li Bai is heaven and earth, Tianxingjian, and gentlemen are self-improving; The terrain is kun, and the gentleman carries things with great virtue. Li Bai's talent and talent, Gao Shi's foolishness, Li Bai's Taoist forgetfulness, Gao Shi's Confucianism entering the world, Li Bai's literati style, Gao Shi's martial generals Tao strategy, different light and dark, different brilliant, reflect each other and influence each other.
Their lifelong friendship encapsulates all aspects of Chinese culture, including the complementarity of Confucianism and the unity of Confucianism.
Gao Shi and Li Bai are both true temperaments, one introverted and one flying, both have the ideal of serving the country, and they have never met talent. Li Bai's forgetfulness, Gao Shi's entry into the world, their poetry, their frustration, their court, their landscapes, their responsibilities, their ideals, their circumstances, are like the existence of Taiji Yin and Yang, one is everywhere in the highlights but often leaves regrets, and one can be transformed into luck in every difficult situation.
Li Bai, the poet immortal living in the sky, is a life choice, and living in the world is also a life choice. Life is just a few dozen spring and autumn seasons, the choice itself is not right or wrong, self-cultivation, along the way, so there is a choice in the heart: "Long winds and breaking waves will sometimes hang directly on the clouds and sails to the sea." ”
"Chang'an 30,000 Li" is both beautiful and tragic, like beautiful fireworks, dead silence after the brilliance, the prosperity of Chang'an is not the true ideal carrier of the poets' hearts.
"The smoke and dust of the Han family are in the northeast, and the Han family will be broken thieves; The warrior army is half dead and alive, and the beauty is singing and dancing under the tent", this is the sad song of Gao Shi's "Yan Ge Xing";
"Life must be proud, do not make the golden bottle empty against the moon, born with my material will be useful, thousands of gold scattered and returned", this is Li Bai's "Will Enter the Wine" forgetting chanting.
Whether it is Gao Shi's unsatisfactory or Li Bai's pretending to be wishful, in fact, it is the body of life that cannot help itself, and it is the helplessness of life.
Immortal Li Bai uses his poems to let us go straight to the nine skies, eagles strike the sky, fish soar to the bottom of the sea, hearty, swinging, I don't know how many Chinese touched, how many Chinese accompanied through countless difficult life sufferings. This is the power of poetry, this is the power of literature, this is the power of art! This power transcends time and space and strikes the soul.
As someone wrote this touching sentence to a child: "Remember, child, this is our Chinese!" "Such a gorgeous civilization, even if it is still alive, can you feel its temperature and power? Do you know what Zhang Zai said about "absolute learning" for the sake of the saints? Without this "absolute learning", it is full of holes, it can not bear the dream of genius, and it is sorry for the ambition of Zhongliang, the only way out for these Chinese saints is poetry, let them empty their enthusiasm between the mountains and rivers, wandering in the "red candle dim tent" and the "drunken gold fan" of the willow lane, staggering in the remote countryside of their hometown and the bitter cold desert Seibei, the magnificent rivers and mountains of the Tang Dynasty record precisely their frustrated wandering hurried footprints and once poetic distances.
"Chang'an 30,000 Li" uses exquisite pictures and connotative plots to show the essence of ancient Chinese culture in front of the audience. Elements such as Confucianism, Taoism, scholars, culture, friendship, love, and nostalgia are all integrated into it, presenting a colorful picture of ancient China.
This film allows people to re-recognize and feel the breadth and depth of Chinese civilization, and also conveys thoughts about life choices, friendship and ideals through the stories of Gao Shi and Li Bai. Such beautification makes "Chang'an 30,000 Li" a work with both artistic value and cultural significance, which has aroused the resonance and thinking of the vast audience.
Some people commented on this movie and sighed deeply: "Chang'an's prosperity cannot cover up its decay, behind every piece of splendor, there are shadows, and the closer to the center of power, the easier it is to disillusionment and destruction." "We can't see more of the bad history from this movie, but look for the beacon that illuminates our way from this movie."
Gao Shi and Li Bai are the finishing touches to the brilliant picture of the empire, the symbols of Chinese culture, and they represent precisely the spiritual paradise where we are suitable for progress and retreat. It may be a cultural attempt to find its roots, it may be a spiritual rise after ups and downs, rather than the emotional nostalgia of "it should have been this way but it will not be this way".
Friends for many years left such comments after watching "Chang'an 30,000 Li" -
"Since Uncle Sun Tong, on the ruins of Qin's death, packed and melted the Confucian heart into the dream of imperial prosperity, Chinese readers have lost their footing and hated for eternity, entering the cycle of "it is difficult to be good at all, and it is impossible to achieve it alone", not only unable to live gloriously, but often dying humblely... From the Qin and Han dynasties, to the Tang and Song dynasties, and then to the Ming and Qing dynasties, how many people escaped this closed loop? In terms of the Great Tang Empire, have you ever seen the common fate of those familiar talents? For two thousand years, the only exception to the world's famous scribes and poets may be Tao Yuanming, who escaped the closed loop with great courage and returned to the countryside, preserving a minimum of decency for his life. But do you have Tao Yuanming's decisiveness and bravery? ”
The children's song of "poetry scripture" still echoes in my ears: "Dream back to Chang'an, discouraged and lazy." Fled Chang'an with regrets. Power is like poisoned wine, both sweet and sweet. Power is like beauty, like a dream. Power is like an abyss, and there is a dilemma. ”
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