the cowherd and the weaving maid lovers separated by the milky way -- husband and wife living apart(niú láng zhī nǚ)

the cowherd and the weaving maid lovers separated by the milky way -- husband and wife living apart

Niulang Zhinv is a famous love story of Han nationality in ancient China. It is also one of the four major folklores in China (the other three are Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, Meng Jiangnu crying over the great wall and the legend of white snake). It is derived from the star names of Altair and Zhinv. It is said that the granddaughter of the ancient emperor Zhinu was good at weaving cloth, weaving rosy clouds to the sky every day. She hated the boring life, so she went down to earth secretly, married a cowherd in Hexi and lived a life of farming and weaving. This angered the emperor of heaven. He took Zhinu back to heaven and ordered them to separate. They were only allowed to meet on the magpie bridge once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. Their faithful love moved the magpies, and countless magpies came to build a magpie bridge across the Tianhe river with their bodies, so that Niulang and Zhinv could meet on the Tianhe river.

Nineteen Ancient Poems: "far away Altair, Jiaojiao River Han woman. It's a simple hand, it's a loom. All day long without a chapter, weeping like rain. The river is clear and shallow. How many times are there? In the water, the pulse can't speak. " "Cowherd and Weaver Girl" originated from people's worship of natural phenomena, and later developed into Qixi Festival. Every festival, ancient women would make a wish to Vega and Altair, hoping that they could have a wise mind, dexterous hands and a good marriage.

Astronomical phenomena

Star official system ancient Chinese star culture has a long history and is broad and profound. In the ancient star official system of our country, Niu Juxing official was composed of six stars, located on the East Bank of the Milky way, like two inverted triangles, one up and one down, very characteristic, but the triangle above was bigger and brighter. The small triangle below is just on the ecliptic. These stars form a cow with two horns on its head but only three legs. Therefore, the ancients called it "morning glory". To the south of the cow, there are nine stars, which form the Tiantian, where it cultivates. To the south, near the southern horizon, there are nine stars of jiukan, which is a lowland for irrigation. To the east of niusu is the "Luoyan" 3 star, which is a water conservancy facility similar to a reservoir. Vega is located in the north of niusu, among which Vega-1 is the fifth brightest star in the sky, second only to Dajiao, so it is often called Vega. Therefore, "Niu Suxing" and "Vega" are collectively known as Niulang and Zhinv. historical records as early as in ancient times, people observed the stars and corresponded the star regions of the sky with the geographical regions. The ancients who pursued order not only planned the sky in an orderly way, but also corresponded the constellations with the ground area one by one. This correspondence is called "dividing stars" in astronomy, and "dividing fields" in ground.

literature

Human description

Xiaoya Dadong in the book of songs and Xiaoya Dadong in the book of songs in the Zhou Dynasty: "Wei Tian has Han Dynasty, and Jian also has light. She is the weaver girl, and she helps all day long. Although Qixiang is not a newspaper. "You can't take care of your clothes." ——Among them, there are records about the weaver girl and morning glory Star, which have been regarded as the embryo of the legend of Cowherd and weaver girl. Novel by Liang Yinyun of the Southern Dynasty the original text of the novel: the moon order is generalized. The July order quotes Liang Yinyun's novel of the Southern Dynasty: in the east of the Tianhe River, there is a weaving girl, the daughter of the emperor of heaven, who works hard every year and weaves a cloud brocade Tianyi, whose appearance is not perfect. The emperor of heaven pitied him for being alone. He married a cowherd on the west side of the river, and then he abandoned weaving lapels. In his anger, the emperor ordered him to return to Hedong and meet him once a year. On the seventh day of autumn, the head of the magpie was Kun for no reason. It is said that rihegu and Zhinu would meet in Hedong and serve Wuque as the crossing of Liang Yi, so their hair would be taken off. On the east side of the Tianhe river lives Zhinu, the daughter of the emperor of Heaven (Note: the emperor of heaven is not the Jade Emperor. The Jade Emperor is one of the four or six emperors in Taoism, ranking under the Sanqing Dynasty. The emperor of heaven is one of the emperor Jun or one of the five emperors in ancient legend). Every year she worked on the loom, weaving a beautiful sky dress, and she had no time to dress up. The emperor of heaven pitied her for living alone and allowed her to marry the cowherd in the west of Tianhe. After the weaver girl got married, she abandoned her textile work. The emperor of heaven was so angry that he ordered her to return to the east of Tianhe river. They were only allowed to meet once a year. Every year on the seventh day of autumn, we always see the magpie's head suddenly bald. It is said that Niulang and Zhinv met on the East Bank of the Milky way on this day. They forced magpies to make bridges to walk over their heads, so the hair on the Magpies' heads was trampled bald.

Related Poems

In the book of songs, Xiaoya and Dadong, there is a meal and a dagger. Zhou Dao is as straight as an arrow. A gentleman's shoes, a villain's eyes. If you think about it, you will shed tears. Small East, big east, empty. Entanglement, can walk frost. Young lady, you can do what you want. The past makes me feel guilty. There is a spring, but no salary. Qi Qi sighs, I am afraid of people. Salary is salary, but it can be carried on. If I am afraid of others, I can rest. The son of the Easterner, he can't work. The son of Westerners, charmed clothes. The son of boatman, Xiong Pi is Qiu. The son of a private man is a trial. or with its wine, not with its pulp. Pei Pei is not long. Wei Tian has Han and Jian has light. She is the weaver girl, and she helps all day long. Although Qixiang is not a newspaper. You can't take care of your clothes. Qiming in the East and Changgeng in the West. At the end of the day, you will be able to carry out the mission. There is a dustpan in Weinan, you can't winnow it. Wei Bei has a fight. You can't drink wine. Weinan has a dustpan, carrying its tongue. There is a fight in the north, and the uncovering of the West handle. . all day long without a chapter, weeping like rain. The river is clear and shallow in Han Dynasty, and there are many differences between them. Note: this poem is written on the stone wall in the cave of Zhinv "In the east of the Tianhe River, there is Zhinu, the son of the emperor of heaven. Year after year, it weaves a cloud brocade sky garment. The emperor of heaven pitied him for being alone, and he married a cowherd on the west side of the river. After they married, they abandoned weaving. The emperor was angry and ordered to return to Hedong. But on the night of July 7 every year, I cross the river for a while. " autumn evening (Qilu) (Tang) Du Mu silver candle autumn light cold screen, light Luo small fan fluttering fireflies. the sky street is as cool as water at night. Sit and watch the morning glory and Vega. In the Song Dynasty, Qin Guan was skillful in making clouds, flying stars spread hatred, and Yin Han traveled far away in darkness. once the golden wind and the jade dew meet, they will surpass countless people in the world. tender like water, happy season like a dream, bear to go back to magpie bridge! If the two love each other for a long time, how can it be all the time! Zhinv Fairy Cave (Qijue) (Ming) Yang Guangpu who is Jinsuo busy at dawn night? Peach blossoms are all over the cave. The rain and dew of Yao are all around the world, and jiuzhong wants to make up for Shun's clothes. The light of Qi Luo reflects the heavy clouds, and the sound of the loom casts the sun and the moon. But he laughs that there are fairies in the sky. Who will remember Liu Lang in this life. Journey to the cave of Zhinv (Qing Dynasty) Su Taichu is a short story about the author's journey to the cave of Zhinv. Magpie Bridge Song (song style) (Contemporary) Jialian Jushi (Li Dongxiao)

Heritage Protection

In November 2019, the list of national intangible cultural heritage representative project protection units was announced, and Heshun County Cultural Center and Yiyuan County Cultural Center were qualified as "Niulang Zhinv" protection units.

Folklore

Niulang Zhinv is a very famous folk tale of the Han nationality. It is the earliest story about stars among the Chinese people. There is a passage in shuyiji written by Ren Fang in the northern and Southern Dynasties: "to the east of the river, there are beautiful women, the son of the emperor of heaven, who work hard every year to weave the clothes of cloud and mist silk. The emperor of heaven pitied him for his solitude and married him to a morning glory in the west of the river. Since then, she has abandoned weaving and won't return. The emperor's anger is due to Hedong. We will meet once a year. " romantic feelings: the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl contains romance from the classical, but also reflects the rare romantic feelings of the Cowherd and the weaver girl. the story of Cowherd and Weaver Girl contains romance from the classical, but also reflects the rare twists and turns of love. We believe that on both sides of the Tianhe River, Niulang and Zhinu have been quietly guarding each other, witnessing the precious spirit of "life is precious, love is more expensive", and inspiring young men and women's determination and courage to pursue beautiful love! The earliest record of Niulang and Zhinu in ancient Chinese books is Xiaoya Dadong in the book of songs, but it only says that Zhinu and Petunia are two similar stars in the Tianhe River, and they are not related. It was not until the Han Dynasty that these two stars were transformed into specific characters. Ban Gu said in the ode to the two capitals: "when you are near the pool of Kunming, you can lead a cow on the left and weave a girl on the right, which is like the boundlessness of Yunhan." That is to say, there are two stone statues of morning glory and weaving girl beside the Kunming pool of the Han Palace. The earliest record of Niulang and Zhinv is a couple's literary work, which can be counted as "Wenxuan Luoshen Fu". In the article, it is said that "the morning glory is husband, the Zhinv is wife, and the star of Zhinv's morning glory is everywhere. On July 7, there will be a meeting." From this point of view, the story of Cowherd and weaver girl is not original, but gradually understood by the ancients. Now we see the following versions. version 1: "the chronicle of the age of Jingchu" says: "in the east of the Tianhe River, there is a weaver girl, the son of the emperor of heaven, who weaves and labors every year to make a cloud brocade heavenly garment. The emperor lamented that he was alone and was betrothed to a cowherd on the west side of the river. After marriage, he abandoned the weaving and cooking. In his anger, the emperor ordered him to go back to Hedong and cross the river for a while on the night of July 7 every year. " This statement is very similar to a folklore. It is said that the Cowherd and the weaver girl were originally stars in the sky. The cowherd herded and the Weaver Girl weaved. They were diligent and hardworking, which was very popular with the Jade Emperor. So the Jade Emperor gave them a marriage and made them husband and wife. But do not want to, cowherd and weaving girl after marriage, so that abandoned the work. Under the fury of the Jade Emperor, Wu que was allowed to meet only once every seven days. But the black magpie mistakenly said that she would meet once a year on Tanabata. It is said that in the folk, after the Seventh Festival,

Chinese PinYin : niú láng zhī nǚ