Ice and snow literature shines in northern Xinjiang

Mondo Tourism Updated on 2024-01-30

Ice and snow landscape built in Harbin.

Harbin Ice Lantern.

Harbin ice sculpture.

A big snowman made in the urban area of Harbin.

Gong Qiang. Over the past thousands of years, human beings have created many splendid cultures, which shine like stars. As far as China's ice and snow culture is concerned, Heilongjiang Province is an important birthplace. Heilongjiang's ice and snow resources are the largest in the country. Three hundred years ago, the Ningguta Chronicle described the ice and snow in Heilongjiang as follows: "Heavy snow in mid-August, and the river freezes in mid-September. In October, the ground cracked, and the snow became solid ice as soon as it reached the ground." Time passes, when the wheel of history travels to this day, Heilongjiang's ice and snow resources are still the largest in the country. Every winter, the sky is beautiful, and the snow falls. Pieces of snowflakes fluttered one after another, falling to the earth and sprinkling to the world. As far as the eye can see, the north and south of Yue, the towering mountains, the vast forests and seas, and the vast wilderness are all covered in silver, and the whole earth is immersed in beautiful tranquility, shrouded in harmonious silver-white tones. All kinds of scenery mutate their own beauty in harmony, forming a variety of glass worlds. Looking at this holy, noble and elegant silver spectacle, looking at this passionate coldness, anyone will stop and concentrate, anyone will be intoxicated, and everyone will sigh like this: Longjiang Ice and Snow Dream "Glass World". It is precisely because Heilongjiang is blessed with unique ice and snow resources that it has given birth to a brilliant "ice and snow literature".

Heilongjiang people have lived in the cold north for generations, especially in the long winter, and have been in such an environment, so the understanding of ice and snow is more profound, the feelings for ice and snow are more sincere, and the eulogy of ice and snow is more passionate. They either chanted poems, or wrote words, or wrote essays, or wrote endowments, and left many famous poems and verses from ancient times to the present. The fourth emperor of the Jin Dynasty, Hailing Wang Wanyan Liang (1122-1161, Zi Yuan Gong), once conquered the north and the south, and was brave and mighty. His "Nian Nujiao" with snow as the theme left a deep impression on future generations: "Tianding was furious, overturned the silver sea, and scattered beads and foils. Six strange flowers are rolling, flattening the hills and ravines in the mountains. The tiger is crazy, Su Lin is rampant, and the pearl rope is broken. The jade dragon fought fiercely, and the scales and armor fell all over the sky. Whoever reads Wanli Guanshan, the husband is stiff, and the belt occupies the foot of the flag. Seying Ge spear, light shaking sword halberd, murderous curtain. Pihu is heroic, partial and brave, not with the strategy. You have to get drunk and see the blue sky. ”

This poem "Nian Nujiao" describes the heavy snow in Heilongjiang and the soldiers who are about to go on the expedition. The style of words is heroic, majestic, and imposing, which is shocking. It reflects the author's heroic, ambitious, lofty spirit, and courageous spirit.

Everyone has a love for beauty. In the harsh winter season, the cold wind is cold, the snow covers the wilderness, the mountains are plain, the land of Heilongjiang is silver-white, simple to the point, but the people who live here still pursue novelty and beauty in this plain and elegant. Especially during the New Year's holidays, it is necessary to decorate it and enjoy the beauty of the eyes and senses. According to the sixth volume of "Heilongjiang Waiji" (the fifteenth year of Jiaqing, that is, written in 1810): "In Shangyuan, the city was lit up for five nights, and the women of the village came to watch the drama, and the sound of cars was endless all night. There are five or six feet of ice for the birthday lamp, burning double torches, looking at it like a crystal person, this is rare. ”

Zhu Luzhong wandered in Bukui (now Qiqihar) during the Jiaqing period, and used poems to record the scene of the birthday star of the ** ice lantern. The poem describes the night of Shangyuan, and there is an endless stream of people watching the lanterns. Children from local ethnic minorities such as Daur and girls dressed up in fancy clothes also went into the city to watch the ice lanterns. They are scrambling to ** the crystal clear, ice and jade ice lantern in the shape of an old birthday star.

Zhang Guangzao also had a poem in praise of the birthday star of the ice lantern during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, which was simple and sincere, and had strong feelings: "The Lantern Festival is prosperous, and the wind blows to the river and is cold." The bright moon is getting higher and the people are not dispersed, and the street is vying to see the birthday lights. ”

Hailing Wang Wanyanliang's "Zhaojun Resentment and Snow" is a rich style of euphemism, in stark contrast to its "the first peak of the first peak of the horse Guan Mountain" heroic feelings, mighty character, this poem is soft and delicate, gentle and elegant, kind and lovely, and has a strong purpose: "Yesterday Qiaocun Yupu. Today's Qiongchuan Yinzhu. Look at the mountain blinds. Old peaks. The beauty of the brocade tent was sleepy, and she didn't realize that her grandson cut the water, and asked if it was Yang Hua?Luhua?”

Reading this poem of snow lyrics, let people imagine that yesterday a heavy snowfall, today is full of silver, the beauty in the tent is sleepy, do not know that God cut the water of the heavenly river, so that countless snowflakes fall, wake up and ask whether it is a poplar or a reed flower?

From September to the end of November in the twenty-first year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty (1682), the famous lyricist Nalan Xingde came to Heilongjiang, saw the snow falling in the sky, and wrote down the words of "Picking Mulberries and Plugging Snowflakes": "It is not a matter of love for light appearance, and it is better to be cold." Don't have roots and shoots, not the rich flowers of the world. Who can regret Xie Niang's farewell, wandering the world. The cold moon is sad, and the west wind is thousands of miles away. ”

The lonely and arrogant Nalan is difficult to find a soulmate, and uses snow as a metaphor for himself, and Yongxue expresses his state of mind. Snowflakes are not loved by me because they are soft and light, but because they are more beautiful in the cold and beautiful. Another poem by Nalan Xingde, "Man Tingfang", begins with the following words: "The snow ploughs over the crows, the river ice leaps on the horse, and the frightening wind blows the dragon pile." Through the snow-covered and frozen snow castle snow castle crows circling, the war horses raised their hooves, which made a powerful rendering of the atmosphere for the future nostalgia and lower runs.

After the Qing Dynasty, many people entered the Heilongjiang area, such as the famous Fang Gongqian, Wu Zhaoqian, Yinghe and others. They have made positive contributions to the enrichment and development of ice and snow culture. Although the living conditions and environment of these migrants are difficult, they are sad but not sad, optimistic, poetic and open-minded. The Liuren left many popular works in Heilongjiang, among which the poems reciting ice and snow occupy a large proportion. From the poems and songs they created, we can deeply understand that the wanderers are infected by the landscape scenery of Heilongjiang, and are intoxicated by the magnificent scenery of Heilongjiang. Moreover, because the ice and snow in Heilongjiang provides rich materials and endless sources for their creation, they have many famous articles, good sentences, and good poems that are difficult to count, and have been passed down for a long time, further enriching the treasure house of ice and snow culture and art in Heilongjiang.

After a long time, he is cold, and he loves the snow deeply", "The bitter cold still looks at the snow, but he sees the extreme love". From Fang Gongqian's poems, it can be seen that he has a deep love for snow. The snowy night is quiet, and it is a good time for the reader to chant under the lamplight.

The aforementioned Zhang Guangzao is also a streamer. When he saw the ice and snow for the first time, he was very excited, and he happily wrote the following poem: "The wind and snow on the side are early, and the plum on the mountain is suspicious..."I like to see the red sunrise, and the warmth sneaks back." But in the face of severe cold and frost, facing the cold wind and walking hard in knee-deep snow, homesickness arises spontaneously. "After all the hardships of frost, I know that it is difficult to walk. The windless muscles are about to crack, and the snow bones are cold. When the side plug first arrived, the barren river was wider. Thousands of miles away from Guanshan, looking back at Chang'an".

On the way north, Liuren Yinghe wrote the following verses in the poem "Walking in the Snow": "The boundless plains are wide, and the cold light is paved. The wind dazzles the silver sea, and the life experience hangs curling. Although the bus is driven, it is difficult for me to run. After smelling the cocoon and growing feet, I saw the skin of the millet again. Retract the whip across the short wheel, slow the bridle to find the long distance. Thirty miles to meet the thatched shop, a moment around the firewood". The field is endless, a silvery white, the wind blows and the snow dances, the cold and dizzy, the attaché struggles to move forward, and I can't help but get goosebumps on my body when I hear that there are calluses on his feet. Fate is unpredictable, only thirty miles away can there be an inn around the fire to keep warm, nothing else matters. In the poem, there are not only dizzying descriptions of the cold wind blowing on the face, the snow drifting thousands of miles, and a piece of silver-white, but also the story of difficult travel, unpredictable fate, helpless livelihood, and difficult steps.

It's icy and snowy, and it's extremely cold, but the winter is already so cold, will spring be far away?In fact, the colder it gets, the closer spring gets. "Don't sweep the path for guests, and the snow path is quiet and dust-free. The poor side is accustomed to listening to Qi Han's words, and it is spring for the time being." Fang Gongqian's eagerness for snow is pinned on spring. "The sound of ice breaking clogs, and seeing the spring of the river again. "Fighting for snow and spring, extravagance to travelers. What hope is there for the resumption of farming?Only the old are more blind dates. The soil traces look at the ointment, and the eaves are icy. "The snow is a sign of spring, and the only way to plant is to plant at the right time.

Wu Zhaoqian's famous sentence of sending lovesickness to future generations has left a literary feeling and unforgettable touch. "The snow color of the thousand peaks is drifting, and I am melancholy climbing to the old country. The sassy sand frightens the desert, and the sky is bitter and misty and the lonely city is lost. The sound of the corner of the city is more leaky, and the shadow of the stars and rivers is half a day. Shuoqi is partial to the cold of the jade tent, and the clear light shines directly on the cold of Yinge. During the Xingxing period, the monarch rode a horse, and the autumn snow was sad. ”

In winter, snow often comes to the land of Heilongjiang early, "the snow is like flocculent in early August, and the sky is white in September". In the past, snow was common in September and October. Wu Zhaoqian's poem "Snow on September 2" has this description: "The guest lives in the border city in September, and only sees the snow in the border city in his eyes. The snow in the border city is flying Haohao, and it is not early to ......fly in SeptemberWhy should the detainees be sad when they see the snow, just like Yanshan in September. The residents are warm this year, and the immigrants come to the heavens. The grass is beginning to bloom here, and the ice and snow are sour in autumn. The snow flies late, the spring is early, and Yumen may have a spring road. The autumn snow makes the author immediately think that it has been snowing for a long time, and next year's spring will definitely come early, reflecting the optimistic spirit of the people represented by Wu Zhaoqian. And the advent of spring and snow indicates that the harsh winter is coming and spring is coming. "The cold eats the snow in the side garden, and the gloom has not opened. Pity the battlefield willows, when will spring come. The tears of the guests are blowing, and the nostalgia is holding the wine glass. Where is the warbler good, thousands of miles dream of Wutai. ”

Among the people in Heilongjiang, Fang Gongqian wrote more than 10 poems singing about ice and snow, among which the more influential ones were "Charcoal in the Snow", "Snow Sweeping the Path", "Night Snow", "Snow Clear", "Spring Snow", "Sitting by the River and Ice with the Gentlemen" and so on. Among Wu Zhaoqian's poems, "Autumn Snow Fu" and "Spring Snow Fu" are the most famous, and "Autumn Snow Fu" depicts the snow scene of Heilongjiang so beautiful and cold that later generations are full of praise. "The wind is blowing and the snow is flying, and the geese are cold and sparse. Who is with Guan Shan?I know that I am homesick and empty!Longsha snow is like this, and the intestines are broken and the high-rise buildings send old clothes". And his famous sentence "Singing the bow and walking the snow, flying into the clouds." "The sea is flattened, and the snow is frightened. Three autumn dragon moraine, thousands of miles of Yanshan camp. A cold sound towards the moon, and the cold night does not sound. He is still afraid of thinness, and he is sad about sending clothes. And so on is a profound depiction, into the wood three points, sad but not sad, tragic and desolate, plain beauty and cold, poetry lofty.

These poems are full of the feelings of the wanderers for the heavy snow, and they sing the praises of the heavy snow and the northern Xinjiang with the hope of spring. Today, when people living in the ice and snow look back on the changes of ice and snow culture, appreciate the fun of ice and snow culture, and feel the benefits brought by ice and snow culture, they will not forget the praise of the ancients for the ice and snow resources of Longjiang. When the gears of time rotate to modern and contemporary times, the fame of Longjiang Ice and Snow has long been world-renowned, whether it is the well-known Ice and Snow World at home and abroad, or the Harbin Ice Lantern Garden Party that is famous in the north and south of the river, all make Longjiang Ice and Snow shine.

Today, when the ice and snow culture is more mature, the evaluation and praise of future generations are: the colorful and profound ice and snow culture of Heilongjiang must include the beauty and praise of the ancients' poems and songs. The richness and depth of Heilongjiang's ice and snow culture undoubtedly lays a solid foundation for people to live in harmony with nature and create material and spiritual wealth in the ice and snow environment.

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