Explanation of the word "pouring the country into the city

The Storyteller's Chinese Idioms - "The Country is Dumped in the City" Do you know the origin of the idiom of "The Country is Dumped in the City"? The Empress Wei, who was favored by Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, was about to look for a beauty to fill up her harem due to her old age. Mrs. Li's brother, Li Yannian, was a famous musician in the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Wu was a music lover. Once, Li Yannian *** to perform in the palace, he knew that Emperor Wu was looking for a new love, so he played to his liking, performed a program of "Northern Beauties". The melodious music started, Li Yannian sang: "There is a beautiful woman in the north, absolutely worldly and independent, once cared for the city, and then cared for the country. I don't know if it's possible to fall in love with the city and the country, but it's hard to find a good person again! Later on, 'pouring the city' and 'pouring the country' were used as allusions to describe beautiful women. When Emperor Wu of Han watched the program, he was so fascinated that he asked Li Yannian, "Is there really such a beautiful woman in the world as the one you are singing about? Princess Pingyang, the sister of Emperor Wu of Han, said, "Li Yannian has a sister who is such a beautiful woman,". Thus, Li Yannian skillfully introduced his sister to the palace through a song and dance performance. Mrs. Li was not only beautiful, but also good at singing and dancing, so she was favored by the Han court. Later, she gave birth to a son for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, namely Liu Mu, the king of Changyi. Unfortunately, after giving birth to Liu Mo, Mrs. Li became ill and died a few years later. Emperor Wu of Han was so saddened by the death of Madam Li that he had her portrait painted by an artist and hung in the Ganquan Palace. Li Shao-weng, a magician, knew that Emperor Wu missed the late Madam Li day and night, so he said he could bring Madam Li back to meet with the Emperor. Emperor Wu was very happy, so he summoned Li Shao-weng to the palace to perform magic spells. Li Shao-weng asked for Mrs. Li's clothes, prepared a clean room, hung a muslin curtain in the middle, and lit candles in the curtain. Sure enough, through the illumination of the light, Mrs. Li's shadow was cast on the muslin screen, and she was seen walking slowly sideways and disappeared from the screen at once. In fact, Li Shao-weng was performing a light and shadow play, Han Wu Di saw Mrs. Li's shadow, more lovesickness and sadness. He wrote a poem: "Is it evil, is it not evil? I am looking at her, but she is very late." In the Book of Han? The Biography of Foreign Relatives" ordered the musicians of the Palace Music House to compose a poem and sing it. She also wrote a poem "Mourning Mrs. Li" to express her love for Mrs. Li. It's a great story! FROM:mamistory.blogspot/2006/02/blog-post_08 Li Yannian, a native of Zhongshan in the Han Dynasty, whose parents and brothers worked as musicians, was very good at music and rhythm under the influence of his family, and had a very outstanding performance. He used to compose the music for the 19 chapters of the Han Suburban Sacrifice Song, and he imitated the Mahabharat Tulle Song, which was brought in by Zhang Qian from the Western Regions, and made the New Sound Twenty-eight Solutions, which was used in the army. He also imitated the Maha Tule Song imported by Zhang Qian from the Western Regions and composed the New Sound XXVIII, which was used in the army and called the Hengbuki. Emperor Wu appointed him to be the chief of the music department.

Because he was good at music, he was very much appreciated and favored by Emperor Wu, and often sang songs for him. One day, Emperor Wu was so excited that he ordered Li Yannian to be summoned to the palace to sing. Li Yannian danced and sang a song in front of Emperor Wu: "There is a beautiful woman in the north, she is absolutely independent, once she looks at the city, then she looks at the country, but I don't know whether she is a city or a country. I would rather not know how to pour the city and the country into one's heart, but it is hard to find a beautiful woman again." When Emperor Wu heard this, he looked surprised and sighed in admiration, saying, "Wonderful! Is there really such a wonderful beauty in this world?"

Wudi's sister, Princess Pingyang, who was also on the spot, smiled and said to Wudi, "Yes, there is. Li Yannian's sister is such a beautiful woman." Emperor Wu then immediately summoned to see, really beautiful and extraordinary, a moment of astonishment for the heavenly beings, they will be her as a wife. From then on, she was y favored by Emperor Wu, and soon after gave birth to a boy, who was later Changyi Mourning King.

Since ancient times, the red face more thin life, Mrs. Li gave birth to Changyi mourning king soon after the death of illness. Emperor Wu was very sad and still misses her from time to time. Meaning: This refers to the fact that a woman's color is enough to defeat a country. Later, it was used as a metaphor to describe a woman of great color and beauty, which was admired by the whole country. It is also known as "The Country and the City". Source: The Book of Han, 97: The Biography of Mrs. Li, the Relative of Xiaowu: "There is a beautiful woman in the north who is absolutely worldly and independent, who pours her heart into the city, and then pours her heart into the country. Example sentence: The girl looks like a city and a country, and there are many people who adore her. This article is reprinted from "Learning Chinese Idioms through Stories" published by Mandarin Daily, edited by Li Bingjie - also known as "Leaning on the City and Dumping on the Country", which describes a woman's extreme beauty and splendor. "In the Book of Han, the biographies of the relatives: "There is a beautiful woman in the north who is absolutely independent, who pours her heart into the city, and pours her heart into the country".

According to legend, Mrs. Li, the wife of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, was a famous courtesan in the capital. His brother, Li Yannian, was proficient in music, good at singing and dancing, and was appreciated and trusted by Emperor Wu. Once, Li Yannian was in front of Emperor Wu, dancing and singing a song:

"There is a beautiful woman in the north,

absolutely independent,

a Gu Gu pouring people,

Gu Gu again pouring people country.

I'd rather not know about the city and the country.

The best people are hard to come by."

When Emperor Wu heard this, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion and said, "Wonderful, wonderful! But I don't know if there is really such a wonderful person in the world?"

Wu Di's sister, Princess Ping Yang, then took the opportunity to introduce to him:

"Li Yan Nian has a sister who is such a beautiful woman.

Emperor Wu did not believe, called to take a look, see she really looks like ice skin and jade bones, the national color, a moment not feel surprised for the heavenly beings, love can not bear to bet. So from then on, she was y favored by Emperor Wu, and soon gave birth to a boy, which is the later Changyi King.

But the face of thin life, Mrs. Li just in the beautiful time, on the death of the jade. When she was in a critical condition, Emperor Wu himself went to her bed to see her, and she put her face in the quilt and said:

"I have been sick in bed for a long time, and I am so emaciated that I can't see His Majesty. But I hope that after my death, the emperor can treat the king of Changyi and my brother Li Yannian well, then even though I die, I have no regrets!

Emperor Wu held her hand, refused to leave, said sadly:

"I know that your wife is seriously ill, I am afraid that it will be difficult to recover, and now let me see you again, face to face to the king of Changyi and your brother's affairs entrusted to me, is not it better?

Mrs. Li shook her head, and still covered her face with the quilt, and said:

"You know that a woman can't be seen without a disguise, let alone the Emperor," said Wu Di.

Emperor Wu could not bear to leave and insisted on seeing her again. Mrs. Li was forced by him to have no choice but to turn her head, side facing in, sobbing and crying. Later, Emperor Wu was very unhappy and left. Her sister then scolded her why she must be so desperate and reject people. She said, "You know that the emperor usually favors me in this way simply because I am young and beautiful. Now, if I let him see my sick face, not only will he not pity me, but he will even forget all the good impressions I have given him in the past, so how will he still think of me and take care of my brother?"