Why did Qu Yuan wear gorgeous clothes even though he knew the sufferings of the people?

The first half of the year will soon pass. Counting the festivals in the first half of the year, Dragon Boat Festival, like New Year's Day, Labor Day and Tomb-Sweeping Day, gave us three precious holidays and ended the first half of the year perfectly. Recently, everyone is clearing the name of the Dragon Boat Festival, saying that we should celebrate it with awe. Greeting each other? Happy Dragon Boat Festival? Become? Dragon Boat Festival is healthy? All this is because on the Dragon Boat Festival, a generation of strong-willed and energetic people sang "Li Sao" and jumped into the river. Therefore, on the Dragon Boat Festival, it is necessary for us to have a deep understanding of Qu Yuan.

The fifth day of the fifth lunar month is the traditional Dragon Boat Festival in China. The Dragon Boat Festival has the custom of eating zongzi, racing dragon boats and drinking realgar wine. When it comes to the Dragon Boat Festival, many people think of Qu Yuan first, but some experts say that the beginning of the Dragon Boat Festival is not entirely to commemorate Qu Yuan. In wuyue, some people say that the Dragon Boat Festival is to commemorate Wu Zixu, while in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, some people say that it is to commemorate Cao E. In fact, in the era of Qu Yuan's life, the Chu State where he lived had the custom of offering sacrifices to ward off evil spirits and detoxifying, and the custom of eating zongzi was more than 400 years earlier than Qu Yuan's death.

It is generally believed that the Dragon Boat Festival is designed to commemorate Qu Yuan, and it has developed step by step, becoming a traditional festival alongside the Spring Festival, New Year's Day and Tomb-Sweeping Day, which shows the cultural influence of Qu Yuan.

So, why should we commemorate Qu Yuan?

Patriots in the chaotic warring States period

After the failure of Chu's political reform, Qu Yuan was exiled by the King of Chu and threw himself into the river in anger.

During the Warring States period, disputes among countries continued, the territory was relatively close, and talent exchanges were frequent. At that time, he was more open-minded, not ashamed of abandoning his country and changing his ambition, but paid more attention to personal development.

In sharp contrast with Qu Yuan, Zhang Yi, as a wei ren, lobbied among countries and finally helped Qin destroy Chu. When choosing ownership, Zhang Yi pays more attention to the respect and power of kings.

Qu Yuan was born in a noble family and received a good education. He is knowledgeable and ambitious. His political views, now, seem to be a good medicine to save Chu from fire and water. Unfortunately, Chu Huaiwang didn't listen to his slanderers, and Qu Yuan was full of resentment, so he threw himself into the river.

The founder of romantic literature

It is precisely because of the spiritual background of patriotism that Qu Yuan's poems show a different kind of feelings. His Songs of the South is the pioneering work of China's romantic literature, which has a far-reaching influence on later literature.

Qu Yuan's love for Chu culture is not only reflected in his efforts to reform and save the country, but also continues the essence of Chu culture in the form of poetry.

Although Chu was destroyed, Chu culture was recorded and sung in Qu Yuan's poems, which was perhaps unexpected by Qu Yuan.

There are few historical records about Qu Yuan. On the Dragon Boat Festival, besides reading Chu Ci, you can also read Thinking of Ren Mei to interpret Qu Yuan.

Since the novel Simian was published, it has caused many controversies, mainly focusing on the interpretation of Qu Yuan and the restoration of history.

Is it Qu Yuan's surname? Qu? ?

Liu Yutang, chief historical adviser of Four Beauty, president of Hubei Chu Culture and History Society and vice president of Hubei Jingchu Culture Research Association, said:

Sima Qian once said in Biography of Qu Yuan: Qu Yuan, whose name is Ping, is also the same as Chu. Chu royal family is Xiong family, Xiong family is matriarchal family and Xiong family is paternal family. After the royal family, Chu Huaiwang and Xiong Huai became their home. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Chu Wuwang gave birth to a son? Flaw? To be a leader in Quyi, because the prince was an official in the DPRK and did a good job, he was allowed to enjoy the products of Quyi, so people called him? Flaw? . Thus, the king of Chu surnamed Xiong and became a branch of Xiong. In the pre-Qin period, there was a man who took his surname as his surname, so his name was Qu Yuan, not xiang yuan.

Is Qu Yuan's interpretation too young?

Qu Jinxing, a descendant of Qu Yuan, said that every year during the Dragon Boat Festival, the descendants of Qu Family have a deep regret that there is no good work to fully present Qu Yuan's life. What does he use for "Ren Mei"? Self-confidence, youth, romance, blood, poetry and aestheticism? Describing it, he said: In the past, when we saw the image of Qu Yuan, we always felt sad. He was a minister of state, reformer, educator, poet and lyricist for the first half of his life. ...？

Compared with TV series, Qu Yuan portrayed in the original novel Journey to the West is more plump and three-dimensional, which fully shows the charm of words. Qu Yuan's appearance in TV series is like this in the novel:

On the edge of the cliff, the corner of a dark white dress hangs softly between the petals of the morning dew, and it is faintly visible that the robe is dotted with birds and animals that are folded in half, slender and clear in the sun, and lifelike. The owner of the robe is a handsome boy. His feet are not under the flowers and plants with wide and deep clothes, and the mountain wind passes by, and his robes and clothes are folded, which is particularly prominent. However, at this time, he, like a wooden tire and clay sculpture, stood there waiting for a while in wait for a while, staring at the direction of the Qingming flute, opening and closing his mouth hard, as if he had lost his soul. The cold mountain wind wound around the bottom of the valley, and the splashing cold pool water hit him, but he was unconscious and motionless, as if he had been standing here since time began.

For a long time, the boy finally sighed, as if he had just returned to his soul, and the surprise and longing in his eyes could no longer be concealed. At this moment, the source of the flute is hidden in the dense water mist aroused under the deep valley, which makes people invisible for a while. I only heard that the tone was sad and quiet, as if I were talking in tears, and there was a lingering sadness in it, which made people feel pity.

This Dragon Boat Festival, let romantic and beautiful words, accompanied by fresh ancestral home, accompany you to understand a brand-new Qu Yuan.