Whenever winter comes, especially when it snows, we will think of a Tang poem by Liu Changqing: "Chai Men smell the barking of dogs, and the wind and snow return to people at night."
Although these ten words are short, they have always been liked by many people and praised by many people, so what is the beauty of this poem?
The mountains are far away at dusk, and the white houses are poor in the cold.
Chai Men smell the barking of dogs, and the wind and snow return to the people on the night.
This is Liu Changqing's "Fengxue Su Furong Mountain Master", the full text is very short, only 20 words. Compared with the first two sentences, the last two sentences are more widely circulated.
The reason why this poem is valued by people is because it is in line with people's hopes for home.
If you look for a key word in the two Tang poems "Chai Men smell the barking of dogs, and the wind and snow return to people" are "returning". What does "return" mean?
First of all, "return" represents the Chinese people's longing for home. I am afraid that no country or nation in the world has such a deep affection for home as Chinese. "Returning" means reunion, which means that all family members can be together, which is also the connotation of this Tang poem.
It is precisely because of the desire for home that this person will brave the snow to go home even on a snowy night. Just like our spring festival every winter, even if the weather is bad, even if the holiday is short, even if the road is far away, it can't stop the enthusiasm of going home. Working outside for a whole year is to go home for the warmth and expectation of home.
Secondly, for those who go out, it is "home", and for those who wait at home, it is endless hope. Although the poet does not directly show this picture of waiting, we can rely on imagination to fill it. The family's waiting, anxious waiting, all this even the puppy in the family felt so much that when the "creak" sound of the wood door being opened, the puppy could not wait to fly over to meet the owner.
The night of the wind and snow is cold, the road is difficult to walk, but it cannot stop people's yearning for the warmth of home; the cold night of winter is long and boring, but it cannot stop people's waiting for people who go out. And all this waiting is vivid because of the "dog barking" caused by the moment the wood door is opened.
Although this poem is a beautiful work, the wind and snow night is a beautiful Chinese painting. But on closer inspection, the hope for home contained in it is the fundamental reason why this poem is widely circulated.