Ban Gu, a writer and historian in the Eastern Han Dynasty, said in the poem Ode to a Journey to the West: "Kancheng overflowed the country, flowing through the dust, and the red dust was mixed with clouds."
The dust (red dust) raised by the noisy crowd is closed from all directions and fills the whole city. Dust and smoke clouds are all connected. "
Expand the evolution of data world of mortals;
The original meaning of the world of mortals refers to the dust raised after getting on the train and riding on the dirt road. Just at this time, the sun is red, and it also casts a layer of red on the flying dust, hence the name "Red Dust".
The word "world of mortals" became very popular as soon as it appeared. Because of its romance or beauty, it began to be used by many literati in poetry. At first, the world of mortals was only related to sunlight, but it was not the patent of cities. There were also world of mortals in rural areas and villages.
The world of mortals related to sunshine corresponds to the busy scene in the morning and evening, giving people a sense of mediocrity, so it gradually increases the connotation of confusion and becomes synonymous with the world.
In some works, the world of mortals began to have two meanings: virtual and real. In the Tang Dynasty, with the prosperity of Buddhism in China, the "world of mortals" took on another meaning, that is, prosperous secularism.
In Buddhism, red symbolizes secular temptation and represents the pursuit of life and the desire for the world; Dust is dust and dirt.
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