A Study Of Jiangnan Canaland Poetry In The Ming Dynasty

Jiangnan Canal is the southern section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal,once called Jiangnan River,Zhejiang West Canal,began in the Spring and Autumn Period,successive generations of excavation,dredging,through the Sui Dynasty,prosperous in the Tang and Song Dynasties,to the Ming Dynasty after dredging and treatment,has become the main waterway channel,its north across the Yangtze River to the Li Canal,from Zhenjiang City Yanbikou through Danyang,Changzhou,Wuxi,Suzhou,Pingwang to Hangzhou to connect to the Qiantang River,and across the Qiantang River south to the Hangzhou-Ningbo Canal,now the Jiangnan Canal as an artificial waterway that still has navigable value,affecting the politics of cities along the route,Economy as well as culture.As an artificial channel of a continuous natural river,the Jiangnan Canal is blessed with unique geographical location and hydrological conditions to provide convenient transportation,increase people’s attention to the canal,and maintain perennial smoothness under the repeated dredging and treatment of the imperial court.As a literary genre,Ming Dynasty poetry truly records the natural scenery,historical monuments and social life during the development of the Jiangnan Canal in the Ming Dynasty,and many poets and their poems are preserved in Fangzhi,where the main channel of the Jiangnan Canal flows through the city,and in the poetry collections of the Ming Dynasty.This paper takes the poetry of the Jiangnan Canal in the Ming Dynasty as the main research object,discusses the natural scenery,humanistic history and social life displayed by it,and reveals its poetic characteristics and the canal culture contained in it.The paper is divided into four parts.The first chapter is mainly a collection of poetry from the Jiangnan Canal in the Ming Dynasty.It mainly collects the poetry of the Jiangnan Canal of the Ming Dynasty from three aspects,the first is the poetry of the Jiangnan Canal of the Ming Dynasty in the records of Fuxian County,and the 107 poems of 58 poets in the records of Zhenjiangfu County;There are 41 poems by 34 poets in the county records of Changzhoufu;53 poems by 27 poets in the county records of Suzhou Prefecture;There are 31 poets and 34 poems by 31 poets in the county records of Jiaxing and Hangzhou Prefecture.The second is the poetry of the Jiangnan Canal of the Ming Dynasty in the poetry collection,with a total of 115 poets and 201 poems selected in the "Collected Poems of the Dynasties",340 poets with a total of 487 poems in the "Ming Poetry Collection",and 42 poets with a total of 55 poems in the "Jiangnan Tongzhi".Finally,the poetry of the Jiangnan Canal collected by the literati of the Ming Dynasty.There are 25 collections of poets in the early Ming Dynasty,such as Liu Ji’s "Sincerity Bowen Collection",13 pieces of Yang Ji’s "Mei’an Collection",and28 pieces of Gao Qi’s "Gao Tai Shi Da Quan".In the middle of the Ming Dynasty,there were 9 collections of literati,such as Li Dongyang’s "Huailutang Collection" and 12 songs of Li Mengyang’s "Empty Same Subset".Wen Zhengming’s "Futian Collection" has 7 songs,and Wang Shizhen’s "Yishan Tang Collection" has 8 songs.The second chapter explores the writing of natural scenery in the poetry of the Jiangnan Canal in the Ming Dynasty.The poetry of the Zhenjiang section canal in the north of the river broadens the poet’s vision and depicts the vast scenery as a whole.Beigu Mountain is steep,and poetry highlights the sense of heroism;The scorched mountains are lush,and the poetry expresses hidden thoughts;Jinshan Qiwei,poetry conveys the meaning of admiration;The quiet scenery of Jingkou and Guazhou conveys the feeling of farewell.The natural scenery of Huishan Yinghe in Changzhou is quiet and far-reaching,Liangxi is cold,Furong Lake is vast,and the poetry of the canal is profound.The natural scenery of the Wujiang Huihe River in Suzhou Prefecture is ancient and beautiful,and the poetry is simple and natural;Hengtang is narrow,the stone lake is flat,and the poetry is full of interest.The mysterious and romantic natural scenery of Yuanyang Shuanghu Lake from Jiaxing to Hangzhou Fufu gives the poet rich imagination space;The South Lake is calm,the Qiantang is stirring,and the poetry contains wonderful meanings.The colorful beauty and natural beauty of the Jiangnan Canal also present a beautiful and diverse state.The third chapter focuses on the writing of historical monuments in the poetry of the Jiangnan Canal in the Ming Dynasty.Under the mentality of the poet entering the shi,the iron urn city in the poetry of the canal of Zhenjiang Fu symbolizes heroic hegemony in poetry,giving poetry a tragic and desolate meaning;The multi-view building symbolizes the splendid rivers and mountains,and the vast river scenery creates a sense of loneliness.Under the poet’s sense of worrying about the country,the city of Lulu in the poem of the canal from Changzhou to Suzhou is accompanied by "willow",giving the poetry a sad meaning;Gusutai implies extravagance,but the majestic scenery conveys the meaning of desolation.Under the wind of poet’s pleasure,the smoke and rain building in the poetry of the canal from Jiaxing to Hangzhou symbolizes the vibrant scenery of the smoke and rain in the south of the Jiangnan,giving poetry poetry and beauty,symbolizing the rich and prosperous place and giving poetry a sense of beauty.The forth chapter focuses on the writing of social life in the poetry of the Jiangnan Canal in the Ming Dynasty.In Caoyun,the poet’s concern and critical awareness of society are reflected;In the commercial life of citizens,the characters of merchants and women are three-dimensional and true,and their emotions are expressed directly and strongly;In the farewell of the literati,the farewell of officialdom and the journey pay attention to the selection of natural and cold objects,and highlight the sincerity of emotions in the way of scene blending and colloquial expression.In folk customs and entertainment,the prayer of the god Sai gives poetry a sense of authenticity close to the people,and the worship of gods transmitted adds a sense of mystery to poetry.Dragon boat racing gives poetry a strong breath of life,and under the influence of entertainment consciousness,the poetry language is simple and the expression method is simple and direct.In general,the poetry of the Jiangnan Canal of the Ming Dynasty under social life presents the characteristics of coexistence of elegance and secularity,and the beauty of elegance in the poetic language,and the vulgarity is manifested in reflecting the truth of social life,reflecting the uniqueness of Jiangnan Canal poetry in the Ming Dynasty.By collecting and sorting out the poetry of the Jiangnan Canal in the Ming Dynasty,this paper discusses its writing on the natural scenery,historical monuments and social life of the Jiangnan Canal,reveals the rich meaning and characteristics of the poetry of the Jiangnan Canal in the Ming Dynasty,reflects its unique research value,and contributes to the inheritance and dissemination of the literature of the Grand Canal.