唐诗镜像中的陇西

Longxi in the Mirror of Tang Poetry

自然地理意义上的陇西即今黄河以南、青海湖以东至陇山的地区。有唐一代陇西地区颇受诗人关注,其原因一是地处丝绸之路要道,从长安出发赴蜀、吐蕃、河西、西域、北方草原和从这些地方赴长安的行人都经行此地。二是这一带是抗击吐蕃的前线,吸引了唐代众多士人的注目。他们关注国家形势,自然关注陇西的局势;他们向往立功边塞,这里是他们追逐梦想的地方。唐后期这里陷于吐蕃,那些痛心唐朝失地万里、向往光复故地的诗人关注此地,把它作为失地的象征和期盼收复的情感所系。在陇右为保家卫国和丝路通畅做出杰出贡献的将军备受诗人颂扬。

Geographically, Longxi is the area from the south of the Yellow River to the east of Qinghai Lake and Longshan area. Longxi area in Tang Dynasty attracted a lot of attention from poets. The first reason was that it was located at the key route of the Silk Road. People who went to Sichuan, Tibet, Hexi, Western Regions, northern grasslands and people who went to Chang’an from these places all passed through here. Second, this area was the front line to fight against the Tibetan army and drew a lot of attention of many scholars in Tang dynasty. The scholars paid close attention to the national situation, as well as Longxi area. They aspire to make contributions to the frontier fortress where they pursue their dreams. In the late Tang dynasty, the Longxi area was fell into the Tibetan. Those poets who were sad about the loss of land and longing for the restoration of their former places. They took Longxi as a symbol of lost and a feeling of recovery. The generals, who made outstanding contributions to the protection of his country and keep the Silk Road unblocked, were praised by the poets.