As the saying goes, elegance is the ultimate vulgarity. Proverbs are called "popular culture" mainly because of their spread among ordinary people. If it is a poem recited by a scholar, it will be called "elegant culture" by everyone. The author believes that both elegance and vulgarity have their merits, especially proverbs, which should become a branch of culture that the world attaches importance to.
"Fall at the feet of a pomegranate skirt" is a phrase that has been circulated for more than 1000 years, but it is actually accompanied by a famous allusion. If we analyze the superficial meaning of this sentence, we can know that it is an adjective that ancient men admired beautiful women. The talented person "prostrated himself" under the "pomegranate skirt" of the beautiful woman, which shows that he put his attitude relatively low.
Although these words are rarely heard in society now, as long as you say them, everyone will understand the meaning immediately. Although modern women no longer wear pomegranate skirts, this proverb has been handed down, and its core significance lies in the dumping of female worship.
An analysis of the sentence "fall at the feet of pomegranate skirt"
If you want to know which beauty's pomegranate skirt is "yes", you must first know what pomegranate skirt is. According to historical records, pomegranate skirt is closely related to pomegranate. About the second century BC, when Zhang Qian was sent to the Western Regions by Han, he passed through Anshi State. This history is clearly recorded in natural history.
First, the origin of pomegranate skirt
When Qian went to the West, he got pomegranate varieties from Turing Anshi, hence the name An Pomegranate. This passage is about Zhang Qian's experience of bringing pomegranate seeds back from Anshi. But there was no "pomegranate skirt" at that time, but around Nanliang, Emperor Liang Yuan wrote Wuqi Qu, in which "Furong wears pomegranate skirt" is actually one of the allusions of "pomegranate skirt".
In the Tang Dynasty, pomegranate skirts began to appear. Pomegranate skirt, as the most fashionable dress for women in Tang Dynasty, not only charmed many literati. And they also use poetry to express their love for women under pomegranate skirt. When Wu Zetian was queen, she wrote a poem for Li Zhi: "If you don't believe me, you will cry. Open the box and take a pomegranate skirt. " .
This shows that pomegranate skirt was very popular in the Tang Dynasty, and even the poet Bai Juyi had a special liking for pomegranate skirt. "The eyebrows dominate the willow leaves, and the skirt envies the pomegranate flowers." The girl with bent eyebrows in willow leaves wears an enviable pomegranate skirt; In fact, it is exactly the same as Bai Juyi's poem, "The eyebrows win the color of day lily, and the red skirt envies pomegranate flowers."
Second, "fall at the feet of pomegranate skirt"
I believe everyone already knows the origin of pomegranate skirt, so why is there a saying of "falling under pomegranate skirt"? In the middle of the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, the prosperous Tang Dynasty was ushered in. Under the influence of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, his favorite concubine Yang Yuhuan began to live a luxurious life.
Du Mu once wrote a poem "Crossing Huaqing Palace", which described the fact that Yang Guifei did not cherish the people's strength. "Chang' an looks back at the embroidered pile, and the top of the mountain opens a thousand times. When I was riding the world of mortals and laughing, no one knew it was litchi. "In fact, we can know from the content expressed in this poem that Yang Guifei especially likes to eat fresh lychees.
In fact, Yang Guifei not only likes litchi, but also likes guava. Especially when she saw the color of pomegranate, she ordered a craftsman to make him a pomegranate skirt. Yang Guifei wearing a pomegranate skirt is more beautiful and moving, especially her reddish face after drinking is more beautiful against the pomegranate skirt.
Tang Xuanzong was attracted by Yang Guifei's beauty, so there was a saying that he fell at the feet of pomegranate skirt. Of course, there is another saying, that is, after seeing Yang Guifei, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty ordered the civil and military officials to kneel down. When an official kneels in court, the saying of "falling under the pomegranate skirt" spreads like wildfire.
Although there is no historical evidence, this statement is the most reasonable source of allusions at present. Since then, poets in the Tang Dynasty have publicized it, and "falling at the feet of pomegranate skirt" has become a hobby of literati. Today, there are still outstanding scholars who describe their admiration for beautiful women as "falling at the feet of pomegranate skirt".
conclusion
Although "falling at the feet of pomegranate skirt" is just a common saying, the author believes that it contains profound truth. In ancient society, because literati were particularly elegant, they also liked elegance in doing things. This proverb is more appropriate, reflecting the mutual love between talented people and beautiful women, and will spread to modern society through thousands of years of history.