凝千年之相思,铸民族之精魂:红豆意象的流变和《相思》的影响

The Popularity of Red Bean and the Influence of Lovesickness

王维《相思》诗的流行和红豆意象的诞生有密切关联,王维《相思》本身并没有明确指出相思的具体蕴涵,后世在接受中赋予相思以男女相思、故国之思、君父之思、爱国热情等多种意义内涵。《相思》的影响正是伴随着红豆意象的象征意义的流变和发展。红豆和相思的组合深切地契合了中华民族的性格特征和审美心理,因而对后世产生了深远的文化影响。

The popularity of the poem Lovesickness by Wang Wei was closely related to the birth of the image of red bean. However, when Wang Wei wrote the poe.m Lovesickness, he did not connote red bean to lovesickness. Later, when people received it, they connote it to lovesickness between man and woman, thinking of the old country, missing of the family members and friends, and love of one＇s motherland etc. The influence of Lovesickness grew with the popularity and the development of the image of red bean. The connotation between red bean and lovesickness reflects the Chinese national characteristics and aesthetical psychology, and brought long-termed influence to the latter Chinese culture.