"Red beans in the Southland", from Wang Wei: "Red beans in the Southland", "Red beans in the Southland".
"Red beans are born in the south", from Wang Wei: red beans are born in the south, spring hair a few branches. I wish you would pick more, this thing is the most lovesick.
When I first saw this poem, it was in the second grade textbook of the Humanistic Version of Primary School, and the name of the poem was "Acacia", also known as "Gift to Li Guinian on the River".
Wang Wei (王维), also known as Mochizuki (摩诘), was a poet of the Tang Dynasty, and was known as the "Buddha of Poetry". Su Shi commented, "Taste the poetry of Mojizume, there is a painting in the poem; see the painting of Mojizume, there is a poem in the painting." Another song "Mountain Dwelling Autumn Night": "After the new rain on the empty mountain, the weather comes late in the autumn" is also widely circulated.
The red bean, a plant born in the Lingnan region, bears seeds like peas and slightly flat, bright red, crystal like coral. Legend has it that in ancient times, a woman, because her husband died in the borderlands, cried under the tree and died, turned into red beans, so people also call it "Acacia".
Another theory is that the red bean tree in Jiangyin, also known as Gu Shan red bean tree. Located in the town of Gu Shan, Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province, it was planted by Prince Xiao Tong of Liang in the Southern Dynasty, more than 1,400 years ago.
The tree is often used in Tang poems to express the feelings of lovesickness. And "lovesickness" is not limited to the scope of love between men and women, there are also lovesickness between friends. Some people say that Wang Wei was inspired by the story of the red bean tree, the story of Xiao Tong and Hui Ru, when he heard about it in the south of China, and then wrote a poem about his love for each other.
Many people don't realize that the poem was written to Wang Wei's good friend Li Guinian.
Li Guinian was a first-rate singer in the early years of the reign of the Emperor, a famous musician, and an excellent composer. His brothers Li Pengnian and Li Henian sang and danced together, and the three of them formed a band that often sang at the mansion. Their composition "Wei Zhou Qu" was especially appreciated by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.
Wang Wei was visiting celebrities in Luoyang at the time, and the two left contact information with each other at a reception organized by Li Fan, the king of Qi. One was known as the "Jay Chou of the Tang Dynasty" and the other was a crazy music fanatic. The two of them met at a party organized by Li Fan, the king of Qi, and left contact with each other.
There is a story: once, a man got a pair of music pictures, but did not know why the title. When Wang Wei saw it, he replied, "This is the first beat of the third stack of the Neishang Yuyi Song." A musician was invited to play it, and it was indeed a perfect match. Inevitably, Wang Wei's talent for music made him and Li Guinian confidants.
Nan Guo (南国), in the poem, actually refers to the Lingnan region. (i.e., the area south of the Five Ridges in southern China, equivalent to the entire territory of Guangdong and Guangxi, as well as parts of Hunan and Jiangxi provinces.)
Red bean belongs to the Fabaceae, there are a variety of, Lingnan pteridophyte genus of soft pods red bean and mimosa genus of sea red bean, are deciduous trees. Pinnate compound leaves, seeds small and round, red glossy beautiful, also known as "Acacia". The tree is called Acacia or Acacia wood.
Lingnan was the land of the Hundred Yue in ancient times, where the Hundred Yue tribe lived, and at the end of the Qin and the beginning of the Han Dynasty, it was under the jurisdiction of the state of South Vietnam. The so-called Lingnan refers to the south of the Five Ridges, which consists of five mountains, namely, Yuecheng Ridge, Dupang Ridge (Jieyang Ridge), Mengzhu Ridge, Riding Field Ridge and Dayu Ridge. Roughly distributed in the eastern Guangxi to the eastern Guangdong and Hunan, Jiangxi five provinces and regions at the junction. It is the largest horizontal tectonic zone in south China, and is the watershed of the two major basins of the Yangtze River and the Pearl River. For a long time, as a natural barrier, the Nanling Mountain Range has hindered the transportation and economic ties between the Lingnan region and the Central Plains, making the economy and culture of the Lingnan region far inferior to that of the Central Plains, and it is called the "land of barbarians" by the northerners. Since the Tang Dynasty Chancellor Zhang Jiuling in Dayu Ling excavated the Meiguan ancient road, the Lingnan region has been gradually developed.
The Book of Jin - Geography of the next will be established in the Qin Dynasty Nanhai, Guilin, Xiang County called "Lingnan three counties", clear Lingnan area. Lingnan is bordered by the Five Ridges in the north, the South China Sea in the south, Yunnan and Guizhou in the west, and Fujian in the east, and covers most of present-day Guangdong, Hainan, and Guangxi, as well as the northern part of Vietnam, which was separated from it only after the Song Dynasty.
The Five Ridges not only refers to the five ridge names, but also includes the five passages through the South Ridge. Lingnan is also known as Lingwai and Collar Table, which stands for a different geographic location to see Lingnan: from the Central Plains, it is called Lingwai; from the Pearl River Delta, it can also be called Collar Table.
Lingnan is a specific environmental region in China, these areas are not only geographically similar, but also, the people's habits have a lot in common.
Rhododendron is a poisonous plant of the genus Acacia in the family Leguminosae, widely distributed in the tropics, produced in Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yunnan, China, and born in open forests in mountainous areas. The seeds contain a kind of protein called Acacia toxic protein, this toxin has a very strong toxicity, accidentally eaten will be poisoned, and in serious cases, even death. The seeds can be made into beaded jewelry and percussion instruments; Taiwanese folk have also been rumored to use the stems in tea to add flavor.
In summary, Nan Guo should refer to Nanning, the capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region today. The Nanning Morning Post can also confirm this.
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