The Moon Image in Ancient Poetry

The moon image in ancient poetry is as follows:

In China culture, the first quarter moon is a common image in poems and songs. Generally speaking, the first quarter moon symbolizes good feelings such as hope and expectation.

The first quarter moon refers to the lunar phase in which the moon and the sun are at a 90-degree angle and half the moon is illuminated on the seventh and eighth day of the lunar month. In the first quarter of the moon, half the moon is illuminated in a semicircle. The chord is on the left and the arch is on the right. In the first quarter of the moon, the moon on the celestial sphere forms an angle of 90 degrees with the sun. At sunset, the moon is at the highest point (upper meridian), and at sunset, the sun is at the lowest point (lower meridian), that is, at midnight.

The first quarter moon is often used as a compliment, referring to the state in which the moon rises from the west in the middle of the night and faces west. In love, the first quarter moon is often used to represent the moon. Even if it is incomplete, it will come back after it is missing, giving people hope and expectation. This means that love will slowly see the dawn of hope and usher in happiness even after the trough.

Beautiful poems about the first quarter moon;

1, Yue's "The Moon on the String": "The human parting is the most pitiful, and the Chang 'e in the sky is also the most pitiful. Guanghan broke the mirror and flew to heaven last night. "

2. Qing Nalan Xingde's "Looking at the South of the Yangtze River and Singing the Moon": "In the first eight months, the sky was clear on the mirror. Leaning against the fence is silent, moving the plum shadow across the red bridge, and cronyism drifting in the north wind. "

3. Song Fengbogui's "Sitting on a Cold Night": "The water is bright and the bamboo is shaded, and He Luxiang is full of enthusiasm. I want to watch my body turn, I want to intrigue. "