As the economic conditions get better and better, everyone's living material conditions are also relatively rich, but no matter what era it is, cherishing food is the obligation of every citizen and is also a traditional Chinese virtue. Agricultural development is not easy. Every grain of rice is produced by farmers' hard work. We must resolutely put an end to the waste of food. Those ancient poems about cherishing food are a warning and education for everyone. Let’s study together and understand the meaning of the poems.
1 "Ambition in the New Qing Dynasty"
Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty
The wilderness in the new Qing Dynasty is vast and unsullied as far as the eye can see.
Guomen faces the ferry, and the village trees connect to the mouth of the stream.
Beyond the white water fields, behind the green peaks coming out of the mountains.
There is no idle person in the farming month, and the whole family is devoted to the south.
Appreciation:
This poem describes the countryside in early summer. After the rain, the sky is clear. The poet looks at the scenery he sees in the wilderness. The layers are clear, the colors are bright, and the artistic conception is quiet and beautiful. It forms a wonderful natural picture. In the last two sentences, the poet adds dynamic characters to this static picture. Although they are fictional characters, they add infinite vitality to the wilderness, making people imagine the active scene in the fields in early summer and feel the atmosphere of busy farming.
2 "Viewing the Cutting of Wheat" (Excerpt)
Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty
The Tian family has few free months, but in May people are even busier.
The south wind blows at night, and the wheat is covered with yellow.
The women and aunts carry baskets of food, and the children carry pots of pulp.
They go to the salary fields with them, and the young men and women are in Nangang.
The weather is full of rustic heat, and the sky is scorching on my back.
I am exhausted and don’t know how hot it is, but I regret that the summer is long.
Appreciation:
This poem describes the busy farming scene during the wheat harvest season. The whole family of farmers, men, women and children are busy harvesting wheat. The farmers face the earth with their backs to the blue sky. The bottom is like steaming, and the top is like roasting. However, they just try their best to cut the wheat and seem to have completely forgotten about the heat. The weather is so hot and the days are so long, but farmers work hard for fear of wasting a little time, which shows how much people cherish food.
3 "Pastoral Miscellany in Four Seasons"
Fan Chengda of the Southern Song Dynasty
Working in the fields during the day and working on hemp at night,
The children of the village Everyone is in charge.
The children and grandchildren are still working for farming and weaving.
They also learn to grow melons near the mulberry trees.
Appreciation:
This poem depicts a happy labor scene for us: going to the fields to weed during the day, and twisting twine at home at night. The men and women in the village each have their own housework. . Although the children do not know how to farm and weave, they are not idle. They have been exposed to it since childhood and love to work, and they also learn to grow melons under the shade of the mulberry trees. The poet uses a fresh style of writing to describe the intense labor atmosphere in the countryside in detail in early summer, which is very interesting to read.
Farming
Experience the hardships of farming in ancient poems
4 "The early rice was harvested in the West Field in the middle of the ninth month of Gengxu"
( Excerpt)
Tao Yuanming of the Eastern Jin Dynasty
Life ends in a proper way, and food and clothing are solid.
Which of them doesn’t even camp, but just wants to be safe?
If you start the spring with regular business, your achievements will be considerable.
In the morning, I work a little hard, and when I enter, I return the crops.
There is frost and dew in the mountains, and the weather is cold first.
Isn’t the Tian family suffering? It is difficult to say goodbye.
Appreciation:
This poem begins with a direct discussion, which shows the poet's view of labor as the foundation of his life. The middle sentences may be written carelessly, but they convey the hard work of planting in spring and harvesting in autumn, and farming for a year. However, the more difficult and hard the farming work is, the more profound and firm the poet's will to work on farming becomes. This poem focuses on emphasizing the importance of labor and the spiritual enjoyment the poet gained during the labor process.
5 "Farmhouse"
Tang Yan Renyu
In the middle of the night, he called his children to plow at dawn,
The oxen were weak and began to walk hard.
At that time, people did not realize the hardships of farmers,
It was said that the grain in the fields grew by itself.
Appreciation:
This poem reflects the hardship of farmers' life. The last two sentences have a similar meaning to "Who knows that every grain of rice on the plate is hard work", but the emotion is more profound. Strong, often used to ridicule those who do not know the hard work of farming and indulge in eating, drinking and having fun.
6 "Tian Shang"
Cui Daorong of the Tang Dynasty
The rain is so high that the fields are white, and we are plowing in the middle of the night.
The strength of men and cattle is exhausted, but the east is still unclear.
Appreciation:
This poem describes farmers working hard in the middle of the night on a rainy day. The last two sentences use "all the strength" and "nothing is clear" to make a sharp contrast, reflecting the tireless and hard working life of farmers who go out early and come back late.
Diligence and thrift
Understand the virtue of diligence and thrift in ancient poems
7 "Du Guan Mountain" (Excerpt)
Cao Cao of the Eastern Han Dynasty
The world sighed at Boyi and wanted to use it to tighten the customs.
Extravagance is the greatest evil, but frugality is the greatest virtue.
Appreciation:
This poem points out that luxury is the greatest sin, and frugality should be regarded as a social virtue. It expresses the poet's idea of ??advocating frugality.
8 "Ode to History"
Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty
Looking at the virtuous countries and families in the past,
Success is due to diligence and frugality, and destruction is due to extravagance.
Why should amber be used as a pillow?
Why should a real pearl be used as a chariot?
No Qinghai horse can be found when transporting.
It is difficult to pull out the Shushan snake.
How many people have previewed Nan Xun’s song?
Cangwu cries for the end of time.
Appreciation:
The first couplet of this poem goes straight to the point. It draws lessons from the events of previous virtuous governance of the country: diligence, thrift, extravagance and waste are the key to the prosperity of the country. "Luxuries are more expensive than natural disasters." The traditional virtue of diligence and frugality has a long history in our country. We must vigorously carry forward the fine tradition of diligence and frugality of the Chinese nation, so that strict frugality and opposition to extravagance and waste become common practice throughout society.
9 "Six Poems of He Tao Returning to the Garden and Living in the Fields (Part 4)" (Excerpt)
Su Shi of the Northern Song Dynasty
Putting lychees in his hands, he hugged three hundred lychees .
Don’t say that Chen Jiazi is not as good as cold and cold.
You come and sit under the tree, eat well and take the rest with you.
When you return home and leave your son behind, your embrace should not be empty.
Appreciation:
This poem describes a scene where a simple farmer invites the poet to eat lychees. After the poet was full, he "packed" the remaining lychees and took them home for his children to continue eating. At present, our country is vigorously promoting the trend of diligence and frugality. When dining out, you might as well learn from Su Shi and "eat when you are full and take the rest with you." After eating, take away the remaining meals to reduce food waste.