Since the launch of the TV series " Menghualu ", it has attracted widespread public attention. How much do you know about "Menghualu"?
1. The original origin of "Menghualu"
"Menghualu" originated from "Dreamwalking in Huaxu" (also known as " Huaxu Dream"), and comes from "Liezi Huangdi", which refers to the meaning of "Dreamwalking in Huaxu's Country". The Kingdom of Huaxu is a world of peace that is legendary without officials or desires. Huangdi once slept during the day and went to this place in his dream. Huaxu Kingdom is peaceful and peaceful, without officials or desires, without knowing life and death, without seeking anything, without turning against and following the rules. The original text reads:
"There is no teacher in the country, only natural. The people have no desires, only natural. They do not know happiness in life, not know evil and death, so there is no premature death; they do not know closeness to themselves, not knowing things, so there is no love and hate; they do not know how to betray, and they do not know how to behave and follow, so there is no profit or harm; they do not care about anything, and they do not drown when they enter the water, and they do not drown when they enter the fire. ... The clouds and mist are not scattered when they see, the thunder does not disturb their listening, the beauty and evil do not slip through their hearts, and the valleys do not measure their steps, and the gods do not act."
The author believes that this should also be an intuitive expression and expectation of the ancients' yearning for a peaceful and stable and peaceful life.
Young people who have never lived in Tokyo thought that it was impossible to have such a prosperous city when talking about their old capital. In order to enable later generations to witness the grand occasion of Tokyo back then, Meng Yuanlao wrote this note-style essay "Dream Hualu", trying to reproduce the bustling and noisy scenery of the capital of Bianliang in the history of broken bricks and tiles. Because Bianjing lives east of Luoyang , also known as Tokyo, this book is also known as " Tokyo Menghualu ".
This book was written in the background after Jingkang Shame , Bianliang was destroyed, and a large number of Northern Song subjects fled to South . It was only written in the book twenty years after the establishment of the Southern Song Dynasty. It mainly records the urban life of Bianliang, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty.
covers the daily life scenes of princes and nobles, to peddlers and pawns; everything is included from food and daily life to the year and seasons, from singing, dancing and music to wedding and funeral customs. It provides important research materials for future generations to study urban life, economy, culture and civic culture in the Northern Song Dynasty.
Meng Yuanlao prefaced in the book:
"The ancients dreamed of wandering in the country of Huaxu, and their joy was endless. I am now chasing me and looking back, isn't it Huaxu's dream of awakening? I look at it and say "Dream Hualu"."
means: There were ancients who once dreamed of wandering in the country of Huaxu and felt endless happiness. I am now judging the past (Bianjing, Northern Song Dynasty), and looking back, I feel lost. Isn’t this just awakening from the beautiful dream of Leiyou Huaxu? I call this record "Dream Hualu".
2. The story prototype of the novel "Menghualu"
The novel "Menghualu" is derived from the opera "Zhao Paner, Fengyue, Saves Fengdu" by the Yuan Dynasty Guan Hanqing . Guan Hanqing is the founder of Yuan Zaju . He is known as the " Yuan Ji Four Masters " together with Bai Pu , Ma Zhiyuan , and Zheng Guangzu .
Although the Yuan Dynasty has been around for hundreds of years, many popular works such as " Dou E's Injustice ", " Single Sword Meeting ", " Wangjiangting ", " Wall Head ", "Zhao's Orphan", etc. have been passed down through various means.
The "Zhao Paner's Wind and Moon Saves the Wind and Dust" has four acts (repeated), which tells the story of the story of the song "Bianliang Song Yinzhang being lured to marry by Zhou She, a rich child, who was beaten and abused after marriage, and had to ask for help from his good sister Zhao Paner . Zhao Paner used a trick to force Zhou She to write a divorce letter to Song Yinzhang. In the end, both parties went to court. The man was sentenced for "taking the wife of a scholar", and the woman won a great victory.
Although the novel "Dream Hualu" originated from the opera " Save the Wind and Dust ", it should be developed based on reference and keep pace with the times again on the basis of development. Although the plot and story of "Save the Wind and Dust" will be modified in the early stage of the novel, the emotional tone is also established for the whole text.
novels create sweet love, and the clichéd heroes save beauty makes the story look slightly pale; operas show the image of small people at the bottom of the class daring to resist and tenaciously persistent, which is even more intriguing.
I think the reason why these ancient operas can be passed down to this day is perhaps because of the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation and the spirit of the Chinese nation contained in these operas.
3. Some views on the film and television drama "Menghualu"
"Menghualu" was watched for the broadcast. In addition to the reasons for the actors, there is another more important point in the history involved in the original work, which is incomparable to ordinary online literature.
Because of its name, it implies the flavor of "Tokyo Dream Hualu". The original story is an overview of history without a specific historical era. The screenwriter positioned its era at the Song Zhenzong period. To a certain extent, it also implies that the screenwriter wants to use the story of three women as clues to show the prosperity and luxury of Bianliang in the Northern Song Dynasty to the public.
"Dream Hualu" is starring Liu Yifei , Chen Xiao and others. In the first five episodes, it basically shows the wonderful chapters of the original story. Although many pictures of life in the play have achieved a very good restoration, it is also recognized by professional historians.
But film and television are adaptations after all, and the original work is more like the beginning of the entire TV series. Its function only sets the plot tone and character image for the entire drama, so that the subsequent plot can proceed naturally.
Of course, the influence of the original work in the entire drama has always existed. The protagonist's image is compared to Zhao Paner's typical strong but pessimistic personality traits in the original work. The play adjusts and adapts his background. Zhao Paner is hesitant between a good woman and an official prostitute. There are both dark past events and a possibility of improvement, which makes the whole drama more nervous.
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