Moonlight of Lotus Pond

        The moon is one of the most important cultural images within Chinese traditional culture. It was also an inexhaustible theme used by ancient literati. For instance, the heroic frontier passion was fully expressed by Tang Dynasty poet Wang Changling in his poem, "The moon in Qin Dynasty and the strategic border pass in Han Dynasty." The emotion regarding the passage and the ruthlessness of time was delivered in the last monarch of the Southern Tang Dynasty Li Yu's poem, "Spring flower and autumn moon, when will the time be over." The sleepless mood of being alone in a foreign land was fully reflected by Tang Dynasty poet Zhang Ji in his poem, "The fall of moon and the yell of crow with the frosty sky." The hard to self-restrain bitter experience due to the war and turmoil was expressed deeply by Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi in his poem, "Looking at the moon together should be sad with tears." The good memory of first love was described perfectly by Northern Song Dynasty writer Ouyang Xiu in his poem, "The moon rose to the top of the willow tree." The feeling of an unspeakable life after waking up from a hangover was expressed by Northern Song Dynasty famous poet Liu Yong in his poem, "The morning breeze and the lingering moon." The circulation of the ancient people's good wishes regarding the full moon and reunion of people was expressed by Northern Song Dynasty famous writer Su Shi in his poem, "sharing the same bright moon even though at different places."

        I like to walk alongside the lotus pond and feel the slightly moist breeze on a summer night. I can either see the swing of the shadow of the lotus under the moonlight or the bright moon reflecting on the water. I can also see the blurred reflections evoked by the movement of swimming fish in the lotus pool. I like Mr. Zhu Ziqing's masterpiece of prose "Moonlight in the Lotus Pond", especially those two paragraphs describing the lotus pond in the moonlight, "The moonlight in the pond is not even, however, there is a harmonious melody composed by the light and shadow, just like the famous music played by violin." I also have my own vision of moonlight on a lotus pond in my heart which is my wonderful memory left by many countless quiet nights. They are related to the wonderful spectacle of the lotus pond in the moonlight. The moonlight is all over the pond with its slow-moving green lotus leaves, and light reflected on flowing waves. There is also the reflection of the full moon in the lotus pond, where the round moon’s image is reflected on the dim surface of the lotus pond and the light is shining along with the waves, which shows a quieter and more peaceful scene.