论中国古代百合花诗

The Image of Lily in Ancient Chinese Poetry

百合花是中国本土较为常见的花卉品种,但在中国古代诗词文学中,歌咏百合花的作品较之梅花、丁香、菊花等其他花卉来说在数量上要少很多,在内容上多为简单的描摹或景物的陪衬,并没有形成固定的象征意义。百合花的固定意象在中国古代文化中的形成过程较为缓慢,百合花出现在文学中的频率也远不及近代之后频繁,这与西方文化中的"百合花"形成了鲜明的对比。它的"纯洁""高尚""伟大的爱"等象征含义在中国文化中的最终定型,是近代受西方文化影响后逐渐形成的。

Lily is a common flower in China. Yet in ancient Chinese poetry literature,the images of lily are much less in number than other flowers such as plum,clove,chrysanthemum,etc. It is usually appeared as plain description or the depiction of scenery background without fixed symbolic meaning. The fixed image of lily was formed slowly in ancient Chinese culture. Meanwhile,the frequency of lily’s appearing in ancient literature is far less than that after modern times,and is in stark contrast with “lilies” in Western culture. Its final definition of “pure”,“noble”,“great love” and other symbolic meanings in Chinese culture is gradually formed after being influenced by western culture in modern times.