The Modern Significance of Classical Poetry

Classical poetry not only condenses all aspects of national development, but also summarizes the details of people's lives, which is the essence of China's history. Classical poetry contributes to a better understanding of history. While learning history, the people of China have also learned the wisdom of development. Classical poetry tempered China's culture, while China's intellectual elite paid attention to spiritual exchange. Scholars and writers all express their opinions and brainstorm in the distant echo.

Key words:

History; Classical poetry; Wisdom; Spiritual support.

First, classical poetry is the essence of history.

China is the only country with a long history in the world, which is the key to China's uniqueness and outstanding independence. Compared with western countries, our cultural traditions and national character are quite different. For example, the artistic representatives in western countries are sculpture buildings, while China is poetry, calligraphy and painting.

Our historical tradition has always attached importance to poetry teaching, and the creation and promotion of poetry is unique. This is the origin of China's realistic spiritual tradition, from the collection of The Book of Songs in the Zhou Dynasty to Confucius' efforts to advocate enlightenment. Since then, China people's wisdom summary can not be separated from the expression of poetry.

Qu Zi, the first poet, devoted himself to Miluo with ideal and depression, and wrote a great poem "Li Sao" which has been flowing for ages, and achieved great success. From then on, the romanticism of China elite literati was opened.

China people respect history, are good at observing problems from a historical perspective, and always come to a fair conclusion. The recent dispute between China and the Philippines over Huangyan Island in the South China Sea is the result of the Philippine side's disregard for history. In the future, when we defend sovereignty in the international community, we still need to tell the world the historical basis, if the conqueror is famous; China's classical poems have always played the role of concentrating and describing history. Modern poet Huang Zunxian's sentence "Four million people cried at the same time, and Taiwan Province Province was cut today last year" conveyed to us the history of the Qing government's incompetence in humiliating and cutting Taiwan Province after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. Du Fu's works are called "the history of poetry". Perhaps we can't understand the specific impact of the Anshi Rebellion on people's livelihood from the voluminous official history, but today's people can also feel that magnificent turbulent history from three officials, three farewells and a poem "Where the petals have fallen like tears, and where the lonely birds have sang their grief".

Classical poetry not only condenses all aspects of national development, but also summarizes the details of people's lives, which is the essence of China's history. Classical poetry contributes to a better understanding of history.

Second, classical poetry is the source of wisdom.

While learning history, the people of China have also learned the wisdom of development. Classical poetry tempered China's culture, while China's intellectual elite paid attention to spiritual exchange. Scholars and writers all express their opinions and brainstorm in the distant echo. We can feel an eternal loneliness from the poem: "Where were those lost times before me? Behind me, are the future generations? " And "there are no birds in a hundred mountains, and there are no footprints in a thousand paths." From "Since God has given talents, let them find jobs!"! , spin a thousand silver, all come back! " .

Classical poetry has cultivated the temperament of China people and the mind and lofty sentiments of China elites. Just as China culture is in the same strain, today's people can learn the wisdom of classical poetry in their literary and artistic creation. Taiwan Province's famous ci writers Fang Zhouzi and Hongkong's famous ci writers Lin both have profound attainments in classical poetry. They get inspiration and beneficial enlightenment from classical poetry. Created a Chinese style popular with young people.

The society is developing forward, and classical poetry can always illuminate the way forward for us. When answering a reporter's question, Premier Wen used two poems to express his policy determination: "Listen to the rustling bamboo in the official residence, and doubt is the voice of people's resentment." "If you want to benefit the country's life and death, why avoid it because of disasters?" These two poems not only guide Premier Wen to govern the country, but also educate all politicians to do their best to serve the country and the people.

Third, classical poetry is the spiritual support for the rise of the nation.

The Chinese nation was once brilliant, but it also experienced a history of humiliation in modern times. Now that the horn of national rise has sounded, how to establish the mentality of today's powerful countries may as well enter the glorious chapter of classical poetry for reference. Among them, there is the inspiring frontier fortress in the early Tang Dynasty, and there is a boundless river full of nationalist pride. When the mission of great national rejuvenation falls on our generation. Under the fierce attack of western strong culture, how to retain our national characteristics and return to the center of the world stage requires us to stick to our excellent traditions and consciously resist the erosion of foreign cultures.

Under the impact of western culture, if China people want to express their feelings and establish their confidence, they must fully tap traditional culture and explore the rich treasures of classical poetry. Make a real oriental voice in the world.

I might as well dream back to the Tang Dynasty. The country welcomes all countries with an open mind and is tolerant. The mentality of the Tang people should be the benchmark today. For two thousand years, Great China has greeted from all directions. In modern times, a word "worshiping foreign things and admiring foreign things" suddenly appeared, hoping to return to the mental state in classical poetry and make worshiping foreign things and admiring foreign things become an episode, a small warning and a small whip in the history of China.

Classical poetry is a unique spiritual treasure house, which covers all the spiritual feelings of China people. No matter how multipolar the world develops and how complicated the international situation is, the people of China will never lose heart, and those beautiful poems will provide strong spiritual support for the rise of the Chinese nation.

References:

(1), Yu Xianhao: Selected Works of China Ancient Literature (Part I) Higher Education Press 2004.6: 23-25.

(2) Feng Tianyu: China Cultural History Higher Education Press 2005.8: 64-89.