Please tell me what the moon symbolizes in the traditional culture of the Chinese nation.

The beginning of the month is not an ordinary day.

Floating in the world of myth, it carries profound primitive cultural information and embodies the profound life feelings and aesthetic feelings of our ancient nation.

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The most basic symbolic meaning of the moon is mother and woman.

"One yin and one yang is the Tao". The concept of Yin and Yang is the starting point of China's ancient philosophy and our country.

The initial understanding and explanation of the world. The Book of Rites says: "Daming was born in the east, and the bright moon was born in the west. This distinction between yin and yang is also the position of husband and wife. " Daming is the sun, representing men, implying masculinity and infinite strength; The moon represents women, tenderness, femininity, warmth, elegance and lingering. Therefore, all three-year-old children know that it is never wrong to call the sun "Grandpa Sun" and the moon "Mother Moon".

The most famous thing about the moon

Which one is it? The Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon. Legend has it that Houyi, a marksman, got an elixir of life and one day told his wife Chang 'e not to move when she went out. Chang 'e was full of curiosity, so she ate it secretly while Hou Yi was away. As a result, she soared and lived in the Guanghan Palace. Although Chang 'e is immortal, she is always lonely and miserable. Li Shangyin, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote in his poem: "Chang 'e should regret stealing Dan medicine and stay awake at night. "Lonely, even can't do pig eight quit.

When I was drunk, I couldn't help flirting with her. Chang 'e is actually Nu Wa.

There are many myths about the moon. For example, an Eight Immortals man rides a donkey backwards.

Sandwiched between laurels on the moon. WU GANG Xuexian was punished for chopping osmanthus trees every day, but every time he chopped an axe, as long as the axe was pulled out, the missing piece of the gap was closed, and so it was cut and closed forever.

This story and western mythology

The story of pushing stones up the mountain is strikingly similar.

In ancient China mythology, it was said that there was a "three-legged blackbird" under the sun, that is, a blackbird with three horns. Some people proudly claim that there are sunspots in the sun in China, thousands of years earlier than western scientists. Think about it, class. Are there any animals on the legendary moon? There are toads on the moon, and

Toad-frog-frog-frog-human frog is homologous.

The pregnancy of rabbits,

-the moon's profit and loss cycle-the physiological law of women

The moon is a symbol of chastity, cleanliness, love and beauty.

"There is no dust in the river, and there is a solitary moon wheel in the sky." Moonlight is like water In the concept of China ancients, the moon is the crystallization of water, and water is the soul of the moon, the symbol of chastity and the embodiment of beauty. Therefore, Jia Baoyu, the affectionate son in A Dream of Red Mansions, said, "Women are made of water, while men are made of mud. I feel refreshed when I see my daughter, and I feel dirty when I see a man. " In the deep structure of China's aesthetics, the moon always reveals the mysterious and eternal female smile. Therefore, in classical poetry, beauty is like the moon, and beauty under the moon is often regarded as the basic lyric image. "The Book of Songs * Chen Feng * Moonrise": "The bright moon is in the sky, and people are crowded. Shu Yao corrected it and felt sad. " Wei Zhuang: "The fireside is like a moon, and the wrist is frozen with frost and snow." Su Shi: "The crescent moon is like a beauty. She looked different when she went out to sea. Juanjuan went to the lake to shake the blue sky. " The crescent moon, like an eyebrow, reminds people of the beauty standing on the jade steps under the moon, which constitutes a quiet and graceful beauty; The hazy moon is filled with unspeakable sadness, which constitutes a hazy and sad beauty;

The lingering fragrance symbolizes elegance and gorgeous beauty. Endless symbols create an endless aesthetic world of the moon, and countless hearts create countless aesthetic images of the moon.

The ancient goddess of love and matchmaker in China were called the old man under the moon. When lovers meet, they often choose the bright moon, as evidenced by a poem: "Last year's Lantern Festival, the flower market was full of lights. The willow shoots are on the moon, and people are about after dusk. " (Zhu Yuan Ye) "

Downward, the wind is half open. The moon moves, and it is suspected that it is a jade person. "(《

") Even Jin Yong, the great hero of Jin Yong's works, made an exception and wrote a novel, Moon Cloud, dedicated to his first love. Yue Yun, what a beautiful name, what a poetic name!

The moon is a symbol of eternity.

"Who saw the moon first by the river, Jiang Yuezao took photos of people. Life is endless from generation to generation, and Jiangyue is similar year after year. " (Zhang)

") The moon is flickering, full and short, and it goes on and on.

It inspires people to think about the universe and short life forever. "The moon was bright in Qin, closed in Han, and the Long March did not return." (Wang Changling's "Out of the Plug") "The sunset glow has rolled out of the East, and it will never be easy to eliminate a piece of ice." (Zhang Wei, "On the Moon") "I think of the bottom of the river alone, and the moonlight is like water. Where are the people who came to see the moon together? The scenery is vaguely like last year. "