The colorful moon culture

Chang'e Flying to the Moon

According to legend, one year in ancient times, ten suns appeared in the sky, which were so scorching that the earth smoked and the sea water dried up. It seemed that the people could no longer live. This incident alarmed a hero named Hou Yi. He climbed to the top of the Kunlun Mountains, used his supernatural power, drew his magic bow, and shot down nine superfluous suns in one go. Hou Yi accomplished extraordinary feats and was respected and loved by the people. Many people with lofty ideals came here to study under him. The treacherous and evil-minded Peng Meng also sneaked in. Soon, Hou Yi married a beautiful and kind-hearted wife named Chang'e. In addition to spreading his skills and hunting, Hou Yi stayed with his wife all day long. People envied this loving couple with talent and beauty.

One day, Hou Yi went to Kunlun Mountain to visit friends and seek enlightenment. He happened to meet the Queen Mother who was passing by, and asked the Queen Mother for a package of elixir. It is said that if you take this medicine, you can immediately ascend to heaven and become an immortal. However, Hou Yi was reluctant to leave his wife, so he had to temporarily give the elixir to Chang'e for collection. Chang'e hid the medicine in the treasure box on the dressing table, but Pengmeng saw it. Three days later, Hou Yi led his disciples out for hunting. Peng Meng, who had ulterior motives, pretended to be sick and stayed behind. Soon after Hou Yi led everyone away, Peng Meng broke into the backyard of the inner house with a sword and forced Chang'e to hand over the elixir. Chang'e knew that she was no match for Peng Meng. In the critical moment, she made a prompt decision, turned around, opened the treasure box, took out the elixir and swallowed it in one gulp. Chang'e swallowed the medicine, and her body immediately floated off the ground, rushed out of the window, and flew to the sky. Because Chang'e cared about her husband, she flew to the moon closest to the world and became an immortal.

In the evening, Hou Yi returned home, and the maids cried about what happened during the day. Hou Yi was frightened and angry. He drew his sword and went to kill the villain, but Peng Meng had already escaped. Hou Yi was so angry that he beat his chest and stamped his feet and screamed. The grief-stricken Hou Yi looked up at the night sky and called his beloved wife's name. At this time, he was surprised to find that today's moon was particularly bright and bright, and there was a swaying figure that looked like Chang'e. Hou Yi hurriedly sent people to Chang'e's favorite back garden, set up an incense table, put her favorite sweetmeats and fresh fruits, and offered sacrifices to Chang'e who was nostalgic for him in the moon palace. After the common people heard the news that Chang'e flew to the moon and became an immortal, they set up incense tables under the moon and prayed to the kind-hearted Chang'e for good luck and peace. From then on, the custom of worshiping the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival spread among the people.

Wu Gang cut down the laurel tree

It is said that there is a laurel tree five hundred feet high in the moon. During the Han Dynasty, there was a man named Wu Gang who was obsessed with immortality and did not concentrate on his studies. He was demoted to the moon to cut laurels. However, the laurels in the moon followed the cutting and could not be cut down. Therefore, later generations can see Wu Gang in the moon. The image of endless felling of laurels.

Zhu Yuanzhang's Uprising

The traditional food of the Mid-Autumn Festival is moon cakes. Moon cakes are round, symbolizing reunion and reflecting people's good wishes for family reunion. Eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival is said to have begun in the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang led the Han people to resist the tyranny of the Yuan Dynasty and agreed to revolt on August 15th. They would send mooncakes to each other by sandwiching notes in the mooncakes to convey messages. The custom of eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival has spread among the people.

Later, Zhu Yuanzhang finally overthrew the Yuan Dynasty and became the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Although the Manchus later occupied China, people still celebrated this festival that symbolized the overthrow of alien rule.

Poetry Appreciation

The 15th day of the eighth lunar month is the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival in my country, and it is also the second largest traditional festival in my country after the Spring Festival. August 15th is right in the middle of autumn, so it is called the Mid-Autumn Festival. The ancient Chinese calendar called August in the middle of autumn "Zhongqiu", so the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called "Zhongqiu Festival".

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon is bright and clear. The ancients regarded the full moon as a symbol of reunion. Therefore, August 15th is also called the "Reunion Festival". Throughout the ages, people have often used the words "full moon and waning moon" to describe "joys and sorrows", and wanderers living in foreign lands use the moon to express their deep feelings. Poet Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty wrote "Looking up at the bright moon, bowing his head thinking about his hometown", Du Fu's "The dew is white tonight, the moon is bright in my hometown", Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty wrote "The spring breeze is green again on the south bank of the river, when will the bright moon shine on me again" and other poems, They are all eternal songs.

Poems of the Han and Wei Dynasties

1. The bright moon is bright and luminous at night

The bright moon is bright and luminous at night, causing the weaving to sing on the east wall.

Yuheng refers to Mengdong, how can all the stars align.

White dew touches weeds, and the seasons suddenly change.

Autumn cicadas chirp among the trees, and black birds pass away peacefully.

In the past, my fellow disciples held high the six feathers.

If you don’t want to join hands, you will abandon me like a relic.

There is a fight in the south and the north, and the oxen cannot bear the yoke.

What good is a false reputation if there is no solid foundation?

2. Tingyue Poetry

Tingyue Tower is connected to Taiqing, and Tingyue Tower is the most distinct.

The sky is buzzing and the ice is spinning, and the jade pestle is tinkling when medicine is being pounded.

The sound of music played in Guanghan is thin, and the axe, Dangui and osmanthus jingle.

Occasionally, a gust of fragrant wind blew up, blowing away Chang'e's laughter.

3. How bright is the bright moon?

How bright is the bright moon? It shines on my bed curtains.

Sorrowful and unable to sleep, I pick up my clothes and wander around.

Although it is a pleasant trip, it is better to return home early.

When I go out and feel alone, who should I sue for my worries?

The leader returned to the room and shed tears on his clothes.

4. Song of Resentment

The new cracks are pure and fresh, as fresh and clean as frost and snow.

Cut it into an albizia fan, which looks like a bright moon.

Going in and out of your sleeves, shaking in the breeze.

I am often afraid that when autumn comes, the coolness will overtake the heat.

Abandon the donation box and put it in the basket, and the kindness will be eliminated.

Poems of the Tang and Song Dynasties

Watching the Moon on the Fifteenth Night (Wang Jian) ??

Crows roost on the white trees in the courtyard, and the cold dew wets the sweet-scented osmanthus silently.

Tonight, when the moon is bright and everyone looks around, I don’t know who is missing my autumn thoughts.

Guan Shanyue (Li Bai)

The bright moon rises out of the Tianshan Mountains, among the vast sea of ??clouds.

The wind blows tens of thousands of miles across Yumen Pass.

The Han Dynasty descended to the Baideng Road, and the Hu took a peek at the Qinghai Bay.

The land was conquered, but no one returned.

The garrison guests looked at the border towns, thinking about returning home with many sad faces.

The tall building is like this night, and I have no time to sigh.

Drinking alone under the moon (Li Bai)

A pot of wine among the flowers, drinking alone without any blind date.

Toast a glass to the bright moon, and look at each other as three people.

The moon does not know how to drink, but its shadow follows me.

While the moon is about to be shadowed, we must have fun until spring.

My singing moon lingers, my dancing shadows are scattered.

They make love together when they are awake, but they separate when they are drunk.

We will travel together forever, and we will meet each other in Miao Yunhan.

Ye Si (Li Bai)

There was a bright moonlight in front of the bed, and it was suspected to be frost on the ground.

Look up at the bright moon and lower your head to think about your hometown.

Moonlight Night (Liu Fangping)

The moonlight is deeper than half of the house, and the Beidou is tilted to the south.

Tonight I know that the spring air is warm, and the sound of insects is new through the green window screen.

Chang'e (Li Shangyin)

The candle shadow on the mica screen is deep, and the long river gradually sets and the dawn stars sink.

Chang'e should regret stealing the elixir, and her heart will be filled with blue sea and blue sky every night.

The moon on the night of August 15th (Du Fu, Tang Dynasty)

The full moon flies into the mirror and returns to the heart to fold the sword.

Wandering around the earth is far away, climbing the osmanthus and looking up to the sky.

There is suspicion of frost and snow on the waterway, and feathers can be seen in the forest.

Looking at the white rabbit at this time, I want to count the hair.

Reminiscing about my brother-in-law (Du Fu) on a moonlit night

The sound of drums interrupting the pedestrian movement is heard by the sound of wild geese in the autumn.

The dew is white tonight, and the moon is bright in my hometown.

My brothers are all scattered, and I have no family to ask about life and death.

The letter sent was not delivered, but the troops did not stop.

Looking at the Moon and Huaiyuan (Zhang Jiuling)

The bright moon rises on the sea, and the end of the world is at this time.

Lover complains about the distant night, but lovesickness arises at night!

When the candle is extinguished, it is filled with pity and light, and when I put on my clothes, I feel the dew.

I can’t bear to give it away, but I still have a good night’s sleep.

Shuangyue (Li Shangyin)

When I first heard that the geese were flying, there were no cicadas anymore,

The water from the hundred-foot-high building reached the sky.

The young girl Su'e can withstand the cold.

She fights with Chanjuan in the frost in the middle of the moon.

There is a pregnant woman under the moon in the autumn night (Meng Haoran)

The bright moon hangs in the autumn sky, moistened with lustrous dew.

The startled magpies have not settled yet, and the flying fireflies roll in behind the curtain.

The cold shadows of the locust tree in the courtyard are sparse, and the neighboring pestle sounds urgently at night.

How long the good times are! Standing looking at the sky.

Playing with the Moon in Taoyuan on the night of August 15th (Liu Yuxi, Tang Dynasty)

My heart feels free when I see the moon in the dust, especially in the Qingqiu Fairyland.

The condensed light and long cold dew fall, standing on the highest mountain at this time.

There are no clouds in the blue sky, and there is no wind, and there are pines growing on the mountains and water flowing down from the mountains.

Looking at the group of animals leisurely, the sky is as high as the sky and the sky is thousands of miles apart.

The young master led me to the jade altar and invited me to the real immortal official.

The clouds are about to move under the stars, and Tianle makes a sound that makes his muscles and bones feel cold.

The golden clouds and clouds gradually move eastward, and the shadows of the wheel are still seen frequently.

Beautiful scenery and good times are hard to come by again, so he should feel melancholy on this day.

Mid-Autumn Moon (Yan Shu)

Ten rounds of frost shadows turn around the courtyard, and this evening, people are alone in the corner

It may not be that Su'e has no regrets about the jade toad and the cold osmanthus flower.

Mid-Autumn Moon (Su Shi)

The dusk clouds have collected and overflowed with the cold, and the silver man turned the jade plate silently.

This life and this night will not last long. Where can I see the bright moon next year?

Looking at the Moon in the Pavilion on the Night of August 15th (Tang Bai Juyi)

On the night of August 15th of that year, I was at the apricot garden beside the Qujiang Pool.

On the night of August 15th this year, in front of the Shatou Water Museum in Penpu.

Looking to the northwest, where is my hometown? To the southeast, I can see how full the moon is.

No one could catch the wind yesterday, but tonight the light is as clear as in previous years.

Waiting for the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival (Lu Guimeng)

The lack of frost has turned to late and the good wind seems to be a good time.

The curtains are leaning and the trees are separated from each other by infinite candles and the faint fragrance remains. Sit without hesitation

I love Sheng tunes and listen to the music in the north. I gradually see the stars and lose the South Kei

Who is the school's cool force and the power of the school is about to decrease at the beginning of the year and at noon

Tianzhu Temple Eight Guizi on the night of the 15th day of the lunar month (Tangpi day off)

A jade stone falls under the moon, and it is found in front of the palace.

Nothing happens in heaven so far, it should be thrown to people by Chang'e.

"Seeing the Moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival and Ziyou" by Su Shi of the Song Dynasty

The bright moon has not yet risen high in the mountains, and the auspicious light is thousands of feet long.

The silver cup is not empty yet, and the chaotic clouds break away like crashing waves.

Whoever washes his eyes for God should use thousands of dendrobium water from Minghe River.

So I looked coldly at the people in the world, and I couldn't bear to look at Zhanran.

The sparks in the southwest are like projectiles, and the horns and tails are bright and clear.

Tonight I can’t see anything, but the fireflies are fighting to clear away the cold.

Who made a boat in Bian yesterday? Thousands of lights made fish and dragons change at night.

Turning and carelessly chasing the waves, going to the festival with a low head and following the song board.

The green light disappears before turning to the mountain, and the waves and winds will not be strong again.

The bright moon is easy to be low and people are easy to disperse. When you return to drink, you will pay more attention to it.

The moonlight in front of the hall becomes clearer and clearer, and the dew grass hums in the cold throat.

No one is around when the roller blinds are pushed open. Only Old Chu is mute under the window.

Don’t be ashamed of poverty in Nandu, and there are several people who write poems about the moon.

The personnel affairs of the Ming Dynasty follow the sunrise, and suddenly I have a dream of a Yaotai guest.

Going up to the tower to look at the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival (Song Dynasty Mifu)

The Huaihai Sea is as full as silver, and thousands of rainbow lights nurture the treasures of clams.

If there is no moon door in the sky, the osmanthus branches will support the westward wheel.

Nizhuang Mid-Autumn Festival (Yuan Haowen)

The days are too thin and the clothes are narrow, the autumn is already cold

Children look back at each other and remember how difficult it is to travel

The sound of dew flowing into the thatched cottage stream is noisy on the stone beach

I never saw the moon at night in the mountains until dawn

Chapter about the moon

Su Shi's "Shui Tiao Ge Tou" ”

On the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival in Bingchen, when I was drunk and drunk, I wrote this article, and I was pregnant with my child.

When will the bright moon come? Ask the sky for wine. I wonder what year it is today in the palace in the sky? I want to ride the wind back home, but I'm afraid it's too cold in the high places.

Dancing to clear the shadow, how can it be like being in the human world?

Turn to the Zhu Pavilion, where you will find a low-rise house, and the light will make you sleepless. There shouldn't be any hatred, so what's the point of saying goodbye? People have joys and sorrows, separations and reunions, and the moon waxes and wanes. This has never been the case in ancient times. I hope that people will live long and travel thousands of miles to meet Chanjuan.

Su Shi's "Moon on the West River"

I am in Huangzhou, walking on the Qishui River on a spring night. Go to a restaurant to drink and get drunk. Riding the moon to a bridge over a stream, he untied his saddle and bent his arms, and lay down drunk for a short rest. It's already known. The mountains are crowded together and the flowing water is sonorous, which seems to be something other than the human world. This sentence is written on the bridge pillar.

The waves are shining brightly in the wild, and the sky is faintly visible across the sky. The barrier of mud has not been resolved, and the arrogance of jade is not solved. I want to get drunk and sleep on the fragrant grass. It's a pity that the wind and moon in the stream can't be taught to crush Qiong Yao. Undressing the saddle and pillowing on the green poplar bridge, Du Yu heard the spring dawn.