The Seven Sons refer to the seven pieces of land occupied by the great powers at that time: Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Kowloon, Weihaiwei (now Weihai City, Shandong Province), Guangzhou Bay (now Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province) and Luda (Lushun Dalian) ); also refers to the collective name of seven people. The hierarchy of concubines in the ancient Western Han Dynasty

Interpretation 1: Seven Sons for short

Seven Sons is the abbreviation for the seven sons of the motherland

1. Wen Yiduo's "Seven Sons" "Song of the Seven Sons"

Wen Yiduo's "Song of the Seven Sons". In August 1842, officials of the Qing government groveled aboard the British warship "Cornroyal" anchored on the Nanjing River, and signed the first unequal treaty in modern Chinese history - the Sino-British Treaty of Nanjing - under the watch of heavily armed British soldiers. 》. The treaty stipulated that China ceded Hong Kong Island to Britain, and the prelude to the carving up of China by the great powers began. In 1860, China and Britain signed the Treaty of Beijing, and Britain ceded the southern tip of the Kowloon Peninsula; in 1898, the Qing government was forced to sign the "Special Treaty for Expanding the Boundary Site of Hong Kong," and the remaining parts of the Kowloon Peninsula, "Sisters of Hong Kong," were designated as the "New Territories" , leased to the UK for 99 years. In 1887, China and Portugal signed the Treaty of Friendship and Commerce. The Portuguese, who were allowed to reside in Macau in the name of "drying goods" in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, have since occupied Macau, the "Lotus Treasure Land". In 1895, China and Japan signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki, and Taiwan, the "string of pearls in the East China Sea" treasure island, was ceded to Japan. Also ceded at the same time were the "twin brothers" Lushun and Dalian on the Bohai Bay. In 1898, China and Britain signed the "Special Treaty on the Leasing of Weihaiwei", and Weihaiwei, "the master of sea defense", was leased to the United Kingdom for 25 years. In 1899, China and France signed the "Guangzhou Bay Leasing Treaty", and Guangzhou Bay, "an iron lock on the back door of China", was leased to France. The "Seven Sons of China" who were taken captive by the foreign powers are a symbol of national disaster and national catastrophe. It shows that "the weak country and the people will be humiliated" and "falling behind will be beaten"; it warns the people: "The Chinese nation has reached its most dangerous time."

2. The creative background of "Song of Seven Sons"

The poems "Song of Seven Sons" were composed in March 1925, when Wen Yiduo was in New York. In its preface, Alsace-Lorraine is translated as the Lorraine region, located at the foot of Mount Faus in eastern France. It was ceded to Germany during the Franco-Prussian War and returned after the Treaty of Versailles. In the poem, Wen Yiduo uses personification to compare the seven "lost lands" that were plundered by foreign powers in our country at that time to seven children who were far away from their mothers, crying about their strong emotions of being bullied by foreign races and longing to return to their mothers' arms. On the one hand, the poem expresses nostalgia and praise for the motherland, and on the other hand, it expresses the curse of the imperialist powers.

3. Quoting allusions

The article quotes allusions from "The Book of Songs·Beifeng·Kaifeng". The full text of "The Book of Songs·Beifeng·Kaifeng" is: "Kaifeng Zi The wind blows from the south, and the mother's heart is thorny. The mother's thorns are good, and I have no one to recover from the cold. , The mother works hard. The yellow bird carries its sound. There are seven children, and there is no comfort in the mother's heart. "There is still some controversy about the interpretation of "The Book of Songs: Beifeng Kaifeng". The point of view adopted in the poem is the mother. I can't stay at home and want to remarry. Her sons sang this song to blame themselves, hoping to make their mother change her mind. However, some people now believe that it is a poem praising mother's love. Even the seven sons feel ashamed that they cannot repay their mother's kindness to set off the mother's greatness. .

4. The full text of "Song of the Seven Sons"

is as follows: There was a mother of seven sons in Bei who was uneasy about her room. The seventh son feels sorry for himself and hopes to return to his mother's heart. The poet wrote "Kaifeng" to express his condolences. From the Treaty of Nerchinsk to the concession of Luda, our country has successively lost land, lost support to the motherland, and been abused by aliens. It is assumed that its sorrow is even greater than that of the seven sons of "Kaifeng", because they chose it to be with them. Each of the seven places with the closest relations with China is composed of a chapter to express his loneliness and mourning for his motherland, and to inspire the people of the country to rejuvenate. The country's borders have collapsed and been destroyed for a long time, and the people of the country regard it as indifferent. Alsace-Lorraine of France without her husband? "With sincerity, gold and stone can be opened." Just like this, is the return of China’s “Seven Sons” imminent? Macau Do you know that "Macao" is not my real name? I have been away from your infancy for too long, mother! But what they took away was my body, and you still kept my inner soul. The biological mother I have never forgotten for three hundred years! Please call me by your baby name and call me "Macau"! Mother! I want to come back, mother! Hong Kong I am like the yellow leopard keeping vigil in front of the Feng Que steps. Mother, although my status is small, my position is dangerous. Now the ferocious sea lions are jumping on me, eating my bones and flesh, swallowing my fat; Mother, I cry and howl, but you don't respond. Mother, let me hide in your arms! Mother! I want to come back, mother! Taiwan, we are a string of pearls held out by the East China Sea, Ryukyu is my group brother, and I am Taiwan. Zheng's heroic spirit is still alive in my chest, and my family heritage is dyed with the red blood of loyalty. Mother, the scorching summer sun is killing me. Give me an order and I can still fight. Mother, I want to come back, mother! Weihaiwei Let me guard the oldest sea in China. There were the hills of the saints on the shore here.

Mother, don’t forget that I am an expert in sea defense. I have Liugong Island as my shield. Come back to me quickly, the time has come. All buried behind me are the remains of saints! Mother! I want to come back, mother! Guangzhou Bay, East China Sea and Hungzhou are my pair of keys, and I am an iron lock on the back door of China. Why did you lend me to a thief? Mother, you must never abandon me! Mother, let me come back to your knees. I want to hug your ankles tightly. Mother! I want to come back, mother! Kowloon My brother Hong Kong is complaining about his pain. Mother, do you remember your little girl Kowloon? Ever since I married the Demon King of Zhenhai, there has never been a day when I didn’t burst into tears! Mother, I count the auspicious days of Guining every day, but I am afraid that my hope will turn into an empty dream. Mother! I want to come back, mother! Lushun, Dalian We are twin brothers from Lushun, Dalian. How should our fate be compared? Two strong neighbors kicked me back and forth. We were two lumps of mud at the feet of the thugs. Mother, the return date has come, please bring us back quickly. You don't know how much we miss you! Mother! We want to come back, mother! The poet Wen Yiduo returned home happily, but what awaited him was the country's generals... In the summer of 1925, Wen Yiduo returned from studying in the United States. Stepping off the ship, the poet could not suppress his excitement, threw his suit and tie into the river, and eagerly rushed into the embrace of the motherland. However, what awaits him is boundless darkness and humiliation... Looking at his homeland, the mountains and rivers are broken, the storm is like rock, the wolves are in power, the powers are rampant, and the motherland is divided and occupied... The poet wrote the poem "Discovery" with grief and indignation. ", and immediately published the famous patriotic poem "Song of the Seven Sons" in "Modern Review".

5. The explanation of the Seven Sons in "Song of the Seven Sons"

The "Seven Sons" refer to the seven pieces of land occupied by the great powers at that time, and Macau is only one of the "Seven Sons". The seven sons who were robbed of the motherland are Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Kowloon, Weihaiwei, Guangzhou Bay and Luda (Lushun, Dalian).

6. The great powers carved up China’s land, and seven sons were separated from their mother

History will never forget that humiliating August of 1842, when officials of the Qing Dynasty bowed their heads and boarded the British warship Kang moored on the Nanjing River. On the HMS Huali, the first unequal treaty in modern Chinese history, the Sino-British Treaty of Nanjing, was signed under the watchful eyes of British soldiers with live ammunition. The treaty stipulated that China ceded Hong Kong Island to Britain, and the prelude to the carving up of China by the great powers began. In 1860, China and Britain signed the Treaty of Beijing, and Britain ceded the southern tip of the Kowloon Peninsula; in 1898, the Qing government was forced to sign the "Special Treaty for Expanding the Boundary Site of Hong Kong," and the remaining parts of the Kowloon Peninsula, "Sisters of Hong Kong," were designated as the "New Territories" , leased to the UK for 99 years. In 1887, China and Portugal signed the "Treaty of Friendship and Commerce". In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the Portuguese, who were allowed to reside in Macau in the name of "drying goods", have since occupied Macau, the "Lotus Treasure Land". In 1895, China and Japan signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki. Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands, the "string of pearls in the East China Sea", were ceded to Japan. They were also ceded to Japan at the same time. Also occupied were the "twin brothers" Lushun and Dalian on the Bohai Bay ( Russian Imperial Lend-Lease). In 1898, China and Britain signed the "Special Treaty on the Lease of Weihaiwei", and Weihaiwei, "the master of sea defense", was leased to the United Kingdom for 25 years. In 1899, China and France signed the "Guangzhou Bay Leasing Treaty", and Guangzhou Bay, "an iron lock on the back door of China", was leased to France. By 1900, the imperialist powers had forcibly opened hundreds of commercial ports on Chinese soil and designated more than 20 concessions in more than 10 cities. The "Seven Sons of China" were scattered under the power of imperialist powers such as Britain, France, Japan, and Russia. There is a poem that represents the mood of the patriots at that time: "I am China, sleeping soundly, but I don't know that patriotism means loving home. The people know that it is better to wake up now, and don't wait for the soil to split like melons."

7. Seven Sons After all the tears, the poet sings sadly alone.

Wen Yiduo witnessed "the collapse of the country's frontiers for a long time" and felt that his hometown in China was "not supported by the motherland and abused by aliens", "because he chose the one who has the closest relationship with China. Each of the seven places is composed of one chapter to express his sorrow for the motherland and to inspire the people of the country. "The strong emotions of love for the motherland and eagerness for reunification stirred up in the lines of poetry are immediately apparent. It caused a strong response among readers. A young man surnamed Wu wrote in a letter to the editorial office: "I read "Song of the Seven Sons" and cried out in sorrow one after another, and I didn't know how to shed tears. When I read "Shi Shi Biao" and "Chen Qing Biao" At that time, I was not so moved." The "Seven Sons of China" who were taken captive by the foreign powers are a symbol of national disaster and national catastrophe. It shows: "A weak country and its people will be humiliated" and "it will be beaten if it falls behind"; it warns the people: "The Chinese nation has reached its most dangerous time!" For more than 100 years, generations of Chinese people have stood up for the prosperity of the country and the independence of the nation. Go out, throw your head, shed your blood, go one after another, search up and down, and compose one magnificent historical poem after another.

8. The people are indomitable, and the Seven Sons will eventually return

The Chinese people’s indomitable will to pursue reunification has become an unstoppable torrent.

In October 1930, China took back Weihaiwei; in 1945, the Chinese people defeated the Japanese invaders. On October 25, the last Japanese governor in Taiwan, Ando Toshiyoshi, submitted a letter of surrender to the Chinese government at Zhongshan Hall in Taipei, and Taiwan returned to China. territory. At the same time, Guangzhou Bay, Lushun and Dalian have also returned to the embrace of the motherland. Earth-shaking changes have taken place in the motherland, and the Chinese people have stood up since then! Wen Yiduo's son said: "I hope my father has knowledge under the nine springs and enjoys it with us." Wherever you are sincere, gold and stone will open. Just like this, the return of the "Seven Chinese Sons" is almost imminent! ——Wen Yiduo's "Song of Seven Sons·Poem Preface"

Editor's explanation of this paragraph 2: collective name of characters

Qizi refers to the collective name of seven people, referring to the same field and the same period The seven representative figures are mostly used in the field of literature, but there are also other situations. Nowadays, the term "Seven Sons" is often used as a compound term in martial arts novels, such as the "Seven Sons of Kunlun". The representative Seven Sons are:

1. The Seven Sons of Jian'an

The Seven Sons of Jian'an/The Seven Sons of Yezhong: Kong Rong, Chen Lin, Wang Can, Xu Qian, and Ruan Yu during the Jian'an period of the Eastern Han Dynasty , Ying Jue and Liu Zhen are equally famous for their literature and are called the "Seven Sons of Jian'an". The term "Seven Sons" originated from Cao Pi's "Dianlun Wen": "Today's literati include Kong Rong of Lu State, Chen Lin and Kong Zhang of Guangling, Wang Can Zhongxuan of Shanyang, Xu Qianweichang of Beihai, Chen Liu, Ruan Yu, Yuan Yu, Runan Yingjuan Delian, Dongping Liu Zhengongqian. The seven sons left nothing behind in their studies, and left nothing behind in their speeches. They lived together in Yezhong, so they were also called the "Seven Sons of Yezhong".

2. Quanzhen Seven Sons

Quanzhen Seven Sons: refers to Ma Yu, Tan Chuduan, Liu Chuxuan, Qiu Chuji, Wang Chuyi, Hao Datong and Sun Buer, who are the founders of Quanzhen Taoism. The seven direct disciples of the human king Chongyang.

3. The Seventh Son of the Ming Dynasty

The Seventh Son of the Ming Dynasty: There are the "First Seven Sons" and the "Later Seven Sons". The first seven sons include Li Mengyang, He Jingming, Xu Zhenqing, Bian Gong, Kang Hai, Wang Jiusi and Wang Tingxian are seven famous literati. In order to distinguish Li Panlong, Wang Shizhen and other seven sons who appeared later during the Jiajing and Longqing years, they are known as the "First Seven Sons". The latter seven sons refer to seven famous literati during the Jiajing period, including Li Panlong, Wang Shizhen, Xie Bang, Zong Chen, Liang Youyu, Xu Zhongxing, and Wu Guolun. Because there were seven other people before them, including Li Mengyang, who were called the first seven sons, they were also called the latter seven sons. They are called the Seventh Son of Jiajing. Later, the term "Qizi" often refers to the literary school represented by Qizi.

4. Jiangnan Seven Sons

Jiangnan Seven Sons/Wuzhong Seven Sons: refers to seven people in the Qing Dynasty: Wang Chang, Wang Mingsheng, Wu Tailai, Qian Daxin, Zhao Wenzhe, Cao Renhu, and Huang Wenlian, who lived during the Qianlong period. Famous for their poetry and prose, they were all from Jiangsu, so they were known as the "Seven Sons of Jiangnan" at that time. Also known as the "Seven Sons of Wuzhong".

5. Hanlu Seven Sons

Hanlu Seven Sons: The collective name of Yi Shunding, Yuan Kewen, He Zhenyi, Min Erchang, Bu Zhangwu, Liang Hongzhi, and Huang Qiuyue. All seven of them were celebrities during the Republic of China.

Edit Interpretation 3 of this paragraph: One of the levels of concubines in the Western Han Dynasty

For details, please see the entry Concubines. Only relevant sentences are excerpted here. According to "Zhou Li Zheng Xuan Zhu" and "Book of Rites Hunyi", it is said that under the Zhou Dynasty system, the emperor had one concubine, three wives, nine concubines, twenty-seven concubines, and eighty-one royal wives. Later she became the principal wife, and the rest were concubines. Later generations of emperors had many concubines. In the early Western Han Dynasty, due to the title of Qin, she was called Madam, followed by Meiren, Gengren, Eighth Son, Seventh Son, Long Envoy, and Young Envoy. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, four names were added: Jieyu, Ao'e, Huanhua, and Chongyi. Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty added Zhaoyi, and stipulated that Zhaoyi should be the head of the concubines, equivalent to the prime minister, followed by Jietun, Suo'e, Huanhua, Meiren, Bazi, Chongyi, Qizi, Beloved, Long Envoy, Young Envoy, The five senses are smooth, smooth, harmonious, harmonious, entertaining the spirit, protecting the forest, good messenger, and night person. The salary and rank decrease successively, with no one below Juan, which is equivalent to an official with a salary of a hundred stones. There are also sons of the superior family and descendants of the lower family, whose salary and rank are even lower. At the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the provinces were greatly simplified. Below the queen, there were only four categories: nobles, beauties, palace servants, and prostitutes. Interpretation 3: Western Han Dynasty

Edit this paragraph Interpretation 4: Emerging female writers born in the 1980s

Qizi, an emerging female writer born in the 1980s. Likes to sell words, daze, and liquor. He has worked as a reporter, editor, and host, and now works for a large real estate company in Beijing. Book: "Black House Deed and Red Engagement" is a novel by the emerging writer Qizi. This is a story about responsibility and courage. Xu Meng, a well-behaved girl from a scholarly family with strict upbringing, meets Mu Yan, a married Phoenix man. While bearing the fate of a mistress, Xu Meng also faces the hidden rules of the industry, office politics, living in a small home, and the family's rejection of extramarital affairs... Where is the way out? How should she choose between feelings and reality? How to survive this journey? Scenes of unspoken workplace rules in the real estate industry are being staged along with complicated emotional bonds... The story reminds us: when talking about love, you need to take a deep breath.