Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching; let’s talk about Li Bai’s \"Thoughts on a Silent Night\"
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Li Bai’s poem \"Thoughts on a Quiet Night\" is well-known to everyone, young and old. My question is: what season was it when the poet wrote this poem? In today’s second-grade Chinese textbooks, it is clearly stated that it was autumn. I wonder why, because based on the line \"It seems to be frost on the ground,\" it seems that frost can occur in spring, autumn, and winter as well as in summer. Is there anyone who knows the answer? Provide precise verification.
This post was last edited by ylb913 on 2015-9-18 at 22:38. Among the twenty-four solar terms, there is one called \"Frost’s Descent\"; I understand \"frost\" to be the ice crystals that can be seen hanging on the grass in the morning. The duration of frost varies certainly depending on the latitude of the region. This should have nothing to do with the place where the author wrote the poem, but rather with the season in the author’s hometown at that time. In 2004, I went to Shenzhen; there was a karaoke facility at a restaurant in a certain square, and I sang a song titled “I Love You, Snow of Northern China,” which was met with applause.
The affairs of ancient people are all things that later generations guess about based on various clues; no one can guarantee 100% accuracy. However, it can be inferred that seasons with frost are better: lol
Before my bed, the moonlight shines; I think it’s frost on the ground. I look up at the bright moon; I bow my head in thought of home. The moonlight is like frost on the ground; thus, concluding that it is autumn does not seem convincing. Combined with the following sentence: Looking up at the bright moon, I think of home. It happens to be a full moon, and it happens to be a time of longing for home; I would guess it’s autumn. In ancient times, the Mid-Autumn Festival was a rather important seasonal occasion, a day for families to get together. Many poets would write poems on this day to express their feelings of longing for home and their loved ones.
In front of my bed, there is a girl named Mingyue who is completely naked; her skin is as fair as the white frost on the ground. Looking up at this bare, moon-like maiden, I lowered my head and couldn’t help but think of my wife back in our hometown. Appreciation: This poem reflects the poet’s conflicted feelings as a man adrift, wandering alone while seeking pleasure in women!
From this poem, I learned that Li Bai was nearsighted: The moonlight shines before the bed… Huh? ? It’s ground frost....... if it’s not nearsightedness, then what is it?