Catharsis,Restoration and Symbol:The Emotional Construction of Grape Image by Western Region Scholars in Qing Dynasty
Compared with the Tang people,the Qing people began to pay more attention to the daily life of the people in the western regions.The grape image provided an outlet for the poet to express his will,and was the per-fect carrier for the literati in the Qing dynasty to vent their sorrows.The image of grape appeared frequently in the works of the western region scholars in the Qing dynasty,which restores the scene of the peaceful life in the frontier and embodies the elegant spirit in the inner heart of the scholars in the Qing dynasty.The symbolic meaning of grape and wine is more obvious in the literature of the western regions in the Qing dynasty,which is the symbol of the frontier fortress,it embodies the heroic ambition of the Qing dynasty literati to serve the country.With the help of grape image,scholars in the Qing dynasty started the process of effective integration of the emotional identity of Central Plain and the western regions.
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