The famous ancient poems about the Hungry Ghost Festival are as follows:
1. Sitting in love with clear light is good, but it is better not to go downstairs if it is deeper. Not because it is a leap month, tonight is the Mid-Autumn Festival. ——Bian Gong's "Seeing the Moon in Zhongyuan"
Explanation:
I have always liked the cold moonlight, so now I don't want to go downstairs late at night. If it weren't for the leap month, today would be the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Appreciation:
The first sentence of this poem describes the scenery and the beauty of moonlight. The poet stood on the small building for a long time, refusing to go downstairs late at night, attracted by the clear moonlight. The moon of the Hungry Ghost Festival is connected with the moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival, making the moonlight look bleak and cold, expressing the author's melancholy of climbing up to look at the moon alone and his longing for his old friends.
2. The Jiang Festival came to the palace, and the Zhongyuan Dynasty paid homage to the Qing Dynasty. ——Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty, "Zhongyuan Zuo"
Explanation:
During the Shangyuan Festival, after meeting her to worship, she returned to the Taoist temple from the palace with fluttering scarlet.
Appreciation:
Written about the lively scene of watching the Dharma assembly at the Zhongyuan Festival Temple, and the scene where the poet had a tryst with the female crown. This young man and woman pursue love passionately regardless of the constraints of feudal ethics and Taoist rules and precepts. It was a bold act of rebellion. The poet has his own reasons for using suggestive writing methods.
3. On the night of the Yuan Dynasty in the water temple in the south of the Yangtze River, the moon goddess was seen beside the golden millet fence. ——Li Ying of the Tang Dynasty, "Zhongyuan Night"
Explanation:
On the night of Zhongyuan Night at the Water Temple in the south of the Yangtze River, there was a golden millet fence by the water, and a fairy was seen under the moonlight.
Appreciation:
The poem depicts the scene of Yuan Ye in a water temple in the south of the Yangtze River, expressing the poet's thoughts on the beautiful scenery and being lost on his way home.
4. Outside the autumn scenery, everything feels leisurely. If there is no moon this night, the year will be in vain. ——Situ Kong's "Mid-Autumn Festival"
Explanation:
Walking in the autumn night and singing softly in my spare time, I always feel empty, depressed and uneasy. If there is no full moon tonight, this autumn will be wasted.
Appreciation:
It shows the author's cherishment of time and perception of life. In the poem, the author expresses his emphasis on the Mid-Autumn Festival and his respect for time, showing his understanding and thinking about life.