How do you explain the poem "The road is long and long, I will search up and down"?

1. The road is long and long, so I will explain the meaning of searching up and down: The road ahead is long and far, and I will (sparing no effort) go up and down to pursue exploration. Long: The road looks far away. Its: refers to "road". Xiu Yuan: long term.

2. "The road is long and far away, I will search up and down" comes from the 97th sentence of Qu Yuan's "Li Sao". Combined with the context, it can be understood as: The road is narrow, long and endless, and I must work hard to find the sun in my heart. Combined with the context, it expresses Qu Yuan's positive attitude of "exploring the road while the sky is still dark". Now it is generally extended to: seizing the opportunity to find the right method to solve the problems faced.

3. Source: Qu Yuan's "Li Sao" 97: "The road is long and long, and I will search up and down."

Extended information

1 , Introduction to the author

Qu Yuan (340 BC to 278 BC), named Ping, was a native of Chu State and a nobleman with the same surname as the King of Chu. In his early years, he won the trust of King Huai and became an official Zuotu and Sanlu doctor. Due to the opposition of the conservative aristocratic group, he was ultimately defeated. He was alienated by King Huai and exiled to northern Han Dynasty. When Ying, the capital of Chu State, was captured by Qin soldiers, he drowned himself in the Miluo River in a mood of hesitation, depression, sadness, anger and melancholy. His works include "Li Sao", "Heavenly Questions", "Nine Songs", "Nine Chapters", "Calling the Soul", etc., which artistically express his deep feelings of loving the motherland from different aspects.

2. Introduction to the work "Li Sao"

1. "Li Sao" is a poem written by Qu Yuan, a poet during the Warring States Period in China. It is the longest lyric poem in ancient China. This poem centers on the poet's self-narration of his life experience, experiences, and aspirations. The first half of the chapter repeatedly expresses the poet's concern for the fate of Chu State and people's lives, expresses the desire to reform politics, and the will to adhere to ideals and never compromise with evil forces despite disasters; The statement of wanting to die after achieving and failing reflects the poet's thoughts and feelings of loving the country and the people.

2. The whole poem uses the metaphor of beauty and vanilla, a large number of myths and legends and rich imagination to form a splendid literary style and magnificent structure, showing a positive romantic spirit and creating a new chapter in the history of Chinese literature. The "Sao style" poetry form has had a profound impact on later generations. Its main annotated editions include "Chapter and Verses of the Songs of Chu" by Wang Yi of the Eastern Han Dynasty, "Annotations to the Songs of Chu" by Zhu Xi of the Southern Song Dynasty, and "Annotations of Qu Yuan's Fu" by Dai Zhen of the Qing Dynasty.

3. Appreciation of the work

1. "Li Sao" is a magnificent lyric, which enjoys a high status in the history of Chinese literature. This famous work was written when Qu Yuan was exiled to the south of the Yangtze River. It is an expression of sorrow and anger by the poet full of patriotic passion. Qu Yuan felt that his way of governing the country could not be accepted by the King of Chu, so he had to walk away sadly and angrily to seek the ideal way of life.

2. He used romantic techniques in this poem and gave a lyrical description: He set off from Cangwu in the morning and arrived at Xuanpu in the evening. How tiring it must be after a day of running around! I wanted to take a short rest outside the palace gate, but I couldn't! Time was running out and it was almost dark. I begged Xihe not to drive any further. The concubine was already in front of me, so don’t get close to it! The journey ahead of us is so long and far away. I have determined to persevere in finding the ideal way of life.

3. This poem in Qu Yuan's "Li Sao" has become a famous line that many people use to encourage themselves. A popular explanation is: "In the pursuit of truth, the road ahead is still long, but I will persevere and spare no effort to pursue and explore." In fact, this is no longer the original meaning of this sentence in the original poem.

4. If you put this sentence back into the original poem and understand it together with the context, without taking it out of context or using quotations at will, you can come into contact with the perfect art that Qu Yuan wanted to express to future generations. Connotation, see a full, vivid, reasonable and artistic image. The benefits will be far greater than just shouting it as a slogan, and it can also remove the violence and stubbornness in the previous interpretation.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - The road is long and long, I will search high and low