The Jia And Medieval Chinese Poems

After its introduction to Central Plains, Non-han music produced a great impact on local music system, social life and even traditional culture. And this impact has also penetrated into the creation of medieval poetry. This paper selects Jia as a topic, which is representative of minority instruments. Its specific usage in music and means of access to poetry are taken as the starting point to explore the access of an ethnic instrument into the medieval poetry, and to reveal how its usage in music and playing style caused a change in the creature of poetry in the following dimensions: creation of art, expression of emotion, shape of imagery and so on.This article is divided into four chapters.The first chapter mainly discusses the relationship between "moving aside in hearing Jia" and the Medieval Yizhi poetry. As a necessary instrument of LuBu Guchui (the music of honor guard) in ceremonial trips, Jia was involved in poetry. Pointed to the fixed meaning moving aside in hearing Jia", the Yizhi poetry, which are created by kings and princes, became a symbol for honor and then are used to show esteem to them.The second chapter explores the relationship between Jia and Medieval Elegy. Jia was closely linked up with elegy as a result of the funeral ceremony. And entered into Medieval Elegy, mainly in the elegy of Tang Dynasty.With its mournful sound and tune, Jia helped produce a mournful environment and express emotions.The third chapter focuses on the relationship between Hujia and Mediaeval Frontier Poetry. Hujia was originally an alien instrument, as a major instrument in martial music made it associated with frontiers and army, and then was involved in the Medieval Frontier poetry. Inherent in its exotic features, "Hujia" gradually evolved into a symbolic image as a symbol of border land, and was often associated with images, such as the moon, the horses, making up a unique scene of the frontiers. It can express emotions of tragic, complaints, homesickness, parting etc, formed a number of fixed expression associated with the frontiers.The fourth chapter explores the relationship between Guqin Hujia tune and the creation of mediaeval poetry. The spread and flourish of Hujia tune produced certain influence on the literature creation and the symbolic meaning of Hujia. "Hujia Mingjun tune"described Zhaojun who went beyond the border and "hujia eighteen meters" described Wen-ji's captivity and return. The spread of the two not only makes hujia a symbol of border land, but also closely relates it with the tragic fate of Zhaojun and Wenji assuming the moans their misfortunes.