Peach blossoms, as a very common natural element in traditional Chinese poetry, are full of rich emotional meanings and cultural symbols. From the first bloom of the Book of Songs to the blossoming of Tang and Song poems, peach blossoms have always touched the hearts of literati and writers throughout the ages with their unique vitality and delicate beauty, and have become a unique landscape in classical Chinese poetry.
In the Book of Poetry, Zhou Nan, Taoyao, "The peach is dying, scorching its flower." The son of the family is home, and it is appropriate for him to live in the house. It started the tradition of peach blossoms in poetry to symbolize marriage happiness and family harmony. Here, the prosperity of peach blossoms indicates the bride's future good life, expressing people's expectations and blessings for a better start in life.
The Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu wrote in his "Nine Quatrains of Manxing: The Five": "The peach branches of the people on the river, the spring cold drizzle out of the hedge. The shadow falls on the blue and white color of Ming Lake, and Wuling Creek is loved for thousands of years. Through the depiction of peach blossoms born in ordinary people's homes, a picture of life with spring rain and peach blossoms is outlined, which embodies the poet's yearning and love for the plain and beautiful pastoral life.
Look at Bai Juyi's "Peach Blossoms in Dalin Temple" again, "The world is full of fragrant flowers in April, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple are in full bloom." There is nowhere to find the spring of long-hate, and I don't know how to turn into this. Through the delicate capture of the late blooming scene of the peach blossoms in the mountain temple, the poet not only shows the tenacious side of the peach blossoms, but also allegorizes the surprises and turnarounds of life, and expresses an open-minded outlook on life.
In the Song Dynasty, Qin Guan used peach blossoms to express the sense of historical vicissitudes in "Wanghai Tide Luoyang Nostalgia": "Helpless to return to the heart, secretly follow the flowing water to the end of the world." I want to be back then, the flowers cover the willows, and the phoenix tower is the dragon pavilion. Long live the pearls in front of the mountain, and the sheng song is composed in the Penghu Palace. Here, the peach blossoms have become a witness to the prosperity and historical relics, which has aroused the reader's deep emotion about the passage of time and the rights and wrongs of things.
To sum up, the peach blossoms in ancient poems are not only the depiction of natural scenes, but also the carrier of poets' emotional sustenance and philosophical expression, carrying people's thinking and perception of love, family, friendship, life, history, and the future. Its bright and short flowering period is just like a hurried passer-by on the stage of life, reminding people to cherish the good and move forward bravely.