"In the history of Chinese literature, Tang poetry is a shining pearl. It represents the highest achievement of Tang Dynasty literature and has also had a profound impact on Chinese literature after the Tang Dynasty. Wang Shuanghuai, who has long been engaged in the research of ancient Chinese history, Chinese historical geography and Chinese cultural history, is not only the president of the Xi'an Tang Dynasty Cultural History Society and a professor and doctoral supervisor of the School of History and Culture of Shaanxi Normal University, but also the keynote speaker of CCTV's "Hundred Lectures" and a guest of CCTV's documentary "Follow Tang Poetry to Travel". During the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, after the "2024 Mid-Autumn Festival Poetry Meeting" carefully created by CCTV was broadcast, Wang Shuanghuai sighed in an interview with reporters, "For thousands of years, Tang poetry has shown eternal charm and has always been loved by people. Today's people come to Xi'an to travel with Tang poetry and feel the cultural charm of the city. ”
The Mid-Autumn Festival poetry will show the unique charm of Xi'an
CCTV's "2024 Mid-Autumn Festival Poetry Meeting" has a display of the Bell Tower, Xi'an City Wall, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi'an Museum and other attractions, which are well reflected in Tang poetry. Sauvignon Blanc, in Chang'an. This poetry meeting was romantically presented in Xi'an, the ancient capital of the millennium, continuing the popularity of the previous "Mountains and Rivers Poems of Chang'an", enhancing the influence and reputation of Xi'an cultural tourism, and showing the unique charm of Xi'an in an all-round way. Wang Shuanghuai told reporters that the Tang Dynasty was the heyday of China's feudal society, and there was great development in politics, economy and culture, and under the promotion of the government and the imperial examination system at that time, the society generally formed a culture of poetry creation, "The Tang poems we read today have formed a large creative atmosphere at that time: from the emperors and generals, literati and scholars, to the common people, monks, nuns and Taoists, all joined the ranks of poetry creation." Moreover, there are a large number of outstanding poets such as Wang Bo, Yang Jiong, Lu Zhaolin, Luo Bin Wang, Chen Ziang, Li Bai, Du Fu, Wang Wei, Gao Shi, Cen Shen, Wang Changling, Meng Haoran, Bai Juyi, Meng Jiao, Yuan Zhen, Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Liu Yuxi, Li He, Du Mu, Wei Zhuang, Li Shangyin, etc. They went deep into life, worked diligently, and wrote many poems that have been passed down through the ages. ”
Although some poems have been lost after more than a thousand years of vicissitudes, tens of thousands of poems have remained, including court poems, pastoral poems, and border poems, as well as narrative poems and poetry about various aspects of social life in the Tang Dynasty. Wang Shuanghuai said, "Obviously, the rich and colorful social life and glorious era of the Tang Dynasty are the source of the charm of Tang poetry. Tang poetry is also an important tourism resource in today's society. Now some important tourist attractions in Xi'an can find its shadow from Tang poems. Traveling with Tang Shi is a special experience. ”
Through Tang poems, you can understand the social landscape
Chang'an was the capital of the Tang Dynasty and an important stage for the activities of Tang Dynasty poets, who wrote a large number of poems singing about Chang'an. These poems are complete in genre, rich in content, and lofty in artistic conception, reflecting all aspects of Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty.
Wang Shuanghuai pointed out, "Many Tang poems talk about the basic structure and cultural space of Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty, and Chang'an has become the starting point for many Tang Dynasty poets to realize their life ideals. Tang Taizong Li Shimin's "Ten Songs of the Emperor's Capital" created a new situation in the Tang Dynasty's chanting of Chang'an: the residence of Emperor Qinchuan Xiong, and the residence of Emperor Zhuang in Hangu. Qi hall thousands of searches, leaving the palace more than a hundred pheasants. Lian Xue is far away from the Han, and the flying view is very empty. The clouds and the sun are hidden, and the wind and smoke are sparse. There are also poems that write about the fangli of Chang'an Outer City and the daily life of the people of Chang'an, such as Bai Juyi's "Ascending Guanyin Platform and Looking at the City": hundreds of thousands of homes are like a game of Go, and the 12th street is like planting vegetables. Distant recognition slightly into the morning fire, a star five doors west. These poems show a broad picture of social life from different angles. ”
Talking about the modern significance of Tang poetry, Wang Shuanghuai summed it up like this, "Tang poetry is rich in content, concise in language, and lofty in artistic conception, which is also the essence of our traditional culture. From an important aspect, it reflects the inclusive and open Tang Dynasty culture. By understanding these poems, we can understand the social landscape of the Tang Dynasty and improve our literary accomplishment. There is no doubt that Tang poetry is our precious literary heritage, and its charm is eternal. And we Xi'an people live in the city of Xi'an, and reading these Tang poems, we can feel the tolerance and openness of Chang'an City. Feeling the present through Tang poetry is the social significance of our present. ”
Tang poetry is also a business card of Xi'an
What is the significance of Tang poems that have been passed down through the ages to the development of cultural tourism in Xi'an? Wang Shuanghuai believes that "Xi'an is an ancient and young city. It is said to be ancient because it has a history of more than 5,000 years of civilization, more than 3,000 years of city building, and more than 1,000 years of capital building. It is said to be young because it has rejuvenated in the new era. Nowadays, Xi'an is building the world's cultural capital, and Tang poetry is indispensable, because after thousands of years, it still has infinite charm. Tang poetry is both ideological and artistic, and is the essence of China's excellent traditional culture, which is of great practical significance for establishing cultural self-confidence and the development of cultural tourism. It is of great significance to the construction of the city of Tang poetry and the IP of Chang'an cultural tourism of mountain and river poetry. ”
As a guest of the CCTV documentary "Travel with Tang Poems", Wang Shuanghuai followed the film crew to shoot in Xi'an, "In fact, our Chanba, Weihe, Qujiang Pond, and Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an are all places where a lot of Tang poems have been produced. As a place name in Chang'an City, I walk in these places today, and I will still feel a lot of emotion, and my heart will have infinite reverie. We need to better learn and inherit it, so that the charm of Tang poetry can be fully displayed in the new era. For example, Xingqing Palace was the political center of the Tang Dynasty during the Kaiyuan and Tianbao periods. There are more than 20 buildings in Xingqing Palace, such as halls, buildings, pavilions and pavilions. The palaces are mostly concentrated in the north, and the famous palaces include Xingqing Palace, Datong Palace, Nanxun Palace, etc. The southern part is a garden area, with the diligent government affairs building, the calyx Xianghui building and the agarwood pavilion, as well as a small lake called 'Dragon Pond'. Three of Li Bai's famous poems "Qingping Tune" were written here, which is a very story-telling attraction. ”
Wang Shuanghuai also recommended Zhongnan Mountain, Daming Palace, Huaqing Palace, Qinglong Temple, Gongchuan and other places, "In these places, there are many classic Tang poems, which are also very worthy of us to do a good job in the integration of culture and tourism." Let these historical attractions glow with new vitality in the new era. It can even be said that Tang poetry is also a business card of Xi'an. The integration of culture and tourism in the new era, the business card of Tang poetry is even more dazzling. (Text/Xi'an Newspaper All-Media Reporter Zeng Shixiang Photo provided by the interviewee)
Source: Xi'an News Network