longevity(shòu bǐ nán shān)

longevity

Shoubi Nanshan is a Chinese idiom, pronounced sh ò UB ǐ n á NSH ā n, which means to wish people a long life. It means to live as long as Zhongnanshan and is used to praise the elderly. It comes from the book of songs Xiaoya Tianbao: "it's as constant as the moon, as the rising of the sun, as the longevity of Nanshan Mountain, and it doesn't last forever. Such as the pines and cypresses of Mao, all you or Cheng Nanshan in the poem refers to Zhongnanshan in Shaanxi Province.

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Longevity is higher than Nanshan.

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"The book of songs · Xiaoya · Tianbao": "as constant as the moon, as rising as the sun, as longevity of Nanshan." "The book of songs" is a pre Qin literary work, produced in the Zhou Dynasty, "Ya" is "zhengle", that is, music in the capital of the Zhou Dynasty, or music near the capital of the Zhou Dynasty, "Ya" is relative to "Feng" (local music). The capital of the Zhou Dynasty is FengHao (both in today's Xi'an city). Nanshan in the book of songs refers to Zhongnanshan in the south of Xi'an city. "The Penglai palace is opposite the Nanshan Mountain, and it bears the golden stem between the Xiao and Han Dynasties." From the pre Qin period to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, a large number of historical events and literati respected them, which made Nanshan in the capital more famous. "Longevity is more than Nanshan" is a household name in China, and it is well known to women and children, among which "Nanshan" refers to Nanshan to the south of zhoudufenghao. "The book of songs" is a pre Qin literary work. Xiaoya Tianbao in the book of songs was produced in the Western Zhou Dynasty. "Ya" is "zhengle", that is, music in the capital of Zhou, or music near the capital. "Ya" is relative to "Feng" (local music). The capital of Zhou is FengHao (both in today's Xi'an city). Nanshan in the book of songs refers to the south of FengHao in Zhou, that is, Zhongnanshan (commonly known as "Nanshan") in the south of today's Xi'an city. In the book of songs · Xiaoya · Tianbao: "as constant as the moon, as rising as the sun. Such as the longevity of Nanshan, not qian does not collapse. Such as the pines and cypresses of Mao, all you or Cheng The main idea is: like the first quarter of the moon, like the rising day. Just like the longevity of Nanshan, it will not collapse. Like pine and cypress branches and leaves, evergreen. It can be seen that "Shoubi Nanshan" refers to the Zhongnanshan in the south of Xi'an, also known as "zhounanshan", "Zhongnanshan" or "Taiyi mountain". In the book of songs · Qinfeng · Zhongnan, "what is Zhongnan?" Mao Zhuan: "Zhongnan is the famous mountain in the south of Zhou." In the fourth year of Zhaogong in Zuozhuan: "the danger of Kyushu lies in Sandu, Yangcheng, Taishi, Jingshan and Zhongnan." Zhongnan, Du Yu notes: "in the south of Shiping Wugong County." "Zhongnanshan, Changan Nanshan" is the fifth quotation from Wujing Yaoyi in Chuxueji. One too one. Pan Yue's guanzhongji says: "the name of the mountain is Zhongnan. It is said that it is in the middle of the sky and lives in the south of the capital, so it is called Zhongnan." It is known as "the most blessed place in the world". Nanshan in the poem refers to Zhongnanshan in particular. Later, the poem evolved into the idiom "Shoubi Nanshan", and the pine and cypress in the poem also evolved into "Nanshan is not old pine".

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