The videos I watched became popular in ancient times

Ancient singing girls were similar to women who make singing their profession today.

The status of singing girls in ancient times was very low, and the stage for them to perform their talents was mostly in the palace's Jiaofangsi and brothels among the people.

These singing girls were not only charming in appearance, but some of them were also talented women who were proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and songs.

In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, there was a singing girl who was both talented and beautiful. Her name was Guan Panpan.

"Guan Panpan was born in the third year of Emperor Dezong's Zhenyuan reign in the Tang Dynasty. She was born into a family of scholars."

"She is well versed in poetry and prose, and has a beautiful singing voice and superb dancing skills."

"She could sing Bai Juyi's Song of Everlasting Sorrow in one breath, and was also famous in the Xuzhou and Sizhou areas for her colorful feathered dress dance."

"Coupled with her stunningly beautiful face and graceful figure, she is the object of many noble families' longing."

"Later, the Guan family fell into poverty, and out of desperation, Guan Panpan was married to Zhang Yin, the commander of Xuzhou, as a concubine with great gifts."

"During the Yuanhe reign of Emperor Xianzong of the Tang Dynasty, he was sent to guard Xuzhou. Although he was a military officer, he was fond of Confucianism and was quite knowledgeable in literature. He admired Guan Panpan's poems and essays very much."

"Guan Panpan's graceful singing and dancing made this high-ranking official, a frontier minister, even more intoxicated."

"The great poet Bai Juyi was a proofreader at the time, and once traveled to Xuzhou."

"Zhang Yin, who had long admired Bai Juyi's poetic talent, invited him to his house and gave him a grand banquet."

"Guan Panpan had long admired this great poet and was very happy about Bai Juyi's arrival. She frequently toasted him with a jug of wine at the banquet."

"When the wine was high, Zhang Yin asked Guan Panpan to perform singing and dancing for the guests, hoping to take the opportunity to show off the talent of his concubine."

"Guan Panpan gladly accepted the order and performed her specialties, The Song of Everlasting Sorrow and The Feathered Dance, with great effort."

"Thanks to the alcohol, Guan Panpan's performance was very successful, and her singing and dancing skills were superb."

"Bai Juyi was greatly impressed when he saw her, as if the stunning beauty Yang Yuhuan, who was good at singing and dancing, appeared before him again, so he immediately wrote a poem praising Guan Panpan."

"There is a line in the poem: Drunk and charming, the wind sways the peony flowers."

"Guan Panpan's beauty is unparalleled, and only the king of flowers, the peony, can rival her."

"Such high praise, coming from such an influential poet as Bai Juyi, made Guan Panpan's fame spread even further."

"Two years later, Zhang Yin died of illness in Xuzhou and was buried in Mangshan, north of Luoyang."

"After Zhang Yin's death, the concubines in Zhang's mansion soon dispersed and each went their own way."

"Only the young and beautiful Guan Panpan could not forget the friendship between husband and wife and was determined to remain faithful to Zhang Yin."

"After the Zhang Mansion changed hands, she moved alone to Yanzi Tower at the foot of Yunlong Mountain on the outskirts of Xuzhou, with only an elderly servant to accompany her."

"The master and servant lived in the Swallow Tower, almost isolated from the world."

"Swallow Tower is located in the western suburbs of Xuzhou, facing the mountains and the water, with a beautiful view. It was a villa built by Zhang Yin specifically for Guan Panpan during his lifetime."

"There is a clear stream in front of the building, and the stream is lined with weeping willows that look like smoke, which is elegant and pleasant."

"In the past, Guan Panpan and Zhang Yin watched the sunset from the Swallow Tower and strolled slowly on the willow bank beside the stream."

"Now the scenery remains the same, but the people and things are completely different."

Li Qingzhao: Guan Panpan, a famous geisha in the Tang Dynasty, was forced to death by Bai Juyi for writing poetry, but was remembered by Su Shi in his dreams.

Guan Panpan was born into a scholarly family. She was proficient in poetry and songs, had a beautiful appearance, and had excellent singing and dancing skills.

Therefore, she was very famous in Xuzhou area, and many rich young men were longing for her.

Later, Guan Panpan's family gradually declined, and she fell into performing in brothels.

Later, she won the favor of Zhang Yin, the guard of Xuzhou, who redeemed her with a large sum of money and made her his concubine.

Although Zhang Yin was a military officer, he was well versed in literature and had a fondness for elegant things.

His feelings for Guan Panpan are not just a man's fascination with a beautiful woman, but also an appreciation for her.

So after he married Guan Panpan and brought her home, he loved her very much.

Guan Panpan was also quite relieved and became more and more attached to her husband.

Zhang Yin knew that Guan Panpan admired the great writer Bai Juyi very much.

Once, Bai Juyi traveled to Xuzhou, and Zhang Yin invited Bai Juyi to his home, which made Guan Panpan very excited.

During the banquet, Guan Panpan improvised a dance and sang Bai Juyi's "Song of Everlasting Sorrow".

Bai Juyi was greatly impressed by Guan Panpan's dancing skills, saying that she was like Yang Yuhuan in the world.

Unfortunately, two years later, Guan Panpan’s husband Zhang Yin died of illness and was buried in Beimang Mountain in Luoyang.

After Zhang Yin's death, many of his wives and concubines left, but Guan Panpan remained faithful to him and lived alone in his private villa, Yanzilou, in Xuzhou for more than decades.

Later, he wrote three poems with Bai Juyi, in which Bai hinted that Guan followed her husband to commit suicide for love.

Guan Panpan became disheartened and died of hunger strike.

When Bai Juyi learned about this, he felt very guilty, and this incident became a stain in his life.

Later in the Song Dynasty, when Su Shi was the prefect of Xuzhou, he stayed in the famous Swallow Tower.

During this time, I thought of this story and actually dreamed of Guan Panpan at night.

After waking up, he was deeply moved and wrote a masterpiece with unique artistic conception, "Yong Yu Le: Staying Overnight at Swallow Tower in Pengcheng".

When Su Shi was the magistrate of Xuzhou, he paid tribute to the past and wrote the poem "Yong Yu Le" to express his feelings.

This poem expresses the feeling that the past and present are like a dream by singing about the past, and questions the meaning of perseverance in life from the emptiness of the essence.

Both the upper and lower parts of the poem use the reverse pulling method, which not only helps to express the meaning, but also creates a dramatic and rugged artistic effect.

The first stanza describes the quiet dream and the feeling of loss after waking up.

The second stanza expresses the poet's own lamentations, expressing his true feelings and profound understanding of life. His arguments are diverse and his writing is full of emotion.

The story of Panpan's death in a foreign land touched upon the author's own feelings about his own wandering and unfulfilled life.

With this state of mind and facing this scene, one will naturally feel endless sorrow.

From remembering Panpan to looking at herself, and then from her own wandering to pity Panpan, the frustrated people of ancient and modern times suddenly felt the same way.

It not only describes Panpan's circumstances before and after her death, but also is filled with a feeling of remembrance.

Looking back on the past, one can’t help but sigh that life is like a dream.

From ancient times to the present, it is both a satire and a warning against one’s own sadness.

It is also about being liberated and transcending the sorrows and joys of the world after realizing that sadness is useless.

But there is optimism in the sadness, and melancholy in the detachment.

The profound feeling about life in this poem includes the lingering love affairs between the past and the present, between a weary traveler and a beautiful woman, and between dreams and beautiful women.

It conveys a sense of emptiness and indifference in life with a certain Zen-like profound thought, and hides a certain world-renouncing idea of ​​seeking complete liberation.

Panpan was originally a famous prostitute, but Su Shi's memories of her were not at all erotic.

Panpan's main deed was to remain chaste, and Su Shi's remembrance was not limited to the orthodox teachings.

Not only has it not become frivolous, it has also not become pedantic.

And from the passing of past events, comes the understanding of life.

It integrates sincere feelings and philosophy, reflecting a deep sense of vicissitudes and awareness of time and space.

"Guan Panpan no longer sang or danced, and was too lazy to wash and put on makeup for ten years."

"Guan Panpan's loyalty to her old love and her unwavering integrity have won her the sympathy and admiration of many people near and far."

"In the 14th year of the Yuanhe reign, Zhang Zhongsu, who had served under Zhang Yin for many years, went to visit Bai Juyi."

"He knew Guan Panpan's life very well and was deeply moved by her loyalty."

"Because Guan Panpan had once been friends with Bai Juyi at a banquet, and she admired Bai Juyi's poetic talent."

"So Zhang Zhongsu brought three new poems about Yanzilou written by Guan Panpan for Bai Juyi to read."

"The poem shows Guan Panpan's desolate loneliness, hopeless lovesickness and despair in the Swallow Tower, which is truly touching."

"After reading it, Bai Juyi recalled the warm hospitality he received from Guan Panpan and Zhang Yin in Xuzhou."

"At that time, the couple was in love, but now only a beautiful young wife is left alone in an empty house. How can this not be a great pity in the world!"

"Bai Juyi could not help but feel sad for Guan Panpan and shed a tear of sympathy."

"Holding the poem in his hand, the great poet could not put it down and recited it over and over again."

"Zhang Yin has been dead for ten years, but he still has his beloved concubine who remains faithful to him. This is truly enviable."

"Even though we are so deeply connected, it is hard to let go."

"Why not follow him to the grave and create a beautiful and touching story."

"So driven by this idea, Bai Juyi solemnly wrote three poems in the same rhyme."

"Bai Juyi imagined the Swallow Tower in the western suburbs of Xuzhou, where the autumn wind brings the chill and the moon is as bright as water."

"It seems even more desolate and lonely. Guan Panpan, who lives alone upstairs, must be suffering from lovesickness."

"After Zhang Yin left, she stopped wearing makeup and her old dance costumes were piled up in a box. She never had the chance to wear them again."

"Suddenly, the author changed his tone and said that the poplar trees on Zhang Yin's tomb could have been used as pillars, but the beloved lady he loved during his lifetime was still alone in the empty curtain."

"If your love is truly sincere, why wouldn't you be willing to turn into dust and follow your husband to the grave?"

"Bai Juyi originally had sympathy for Guan Panpan, and it was not his intention to hurt Guan Panpan."

"It's just because according to the moral standards of the people at that time, being able to die for one's husband was indeed a supreme virtue for a woman."

"Bai Juyi thought that since Guan Panpan was willing to stay alone in an empty room for Zhang Yin, why didn't she go a step further and leave behind a good reputation as a chaste and loyal woman?"

"In the poet's mind, a firm belief in integrity and good reputation is more important than life."

"He thought that persuading Guan Panpan to commit suicide for love was not forcing her to go to a dead end, but pointing her to a bright future."

"In order to express his idea more clearly, he added a seven-character quatrain in a very explicit way."

"Zhang Zhongsu returned to Xuzhou and brought Guan Panpan the four poems Bai Juyi had written for her."

Liu Rushi: When facing lovesickness, women, compared to men, are more entangled and helpless.

There was a famous courtesan named Guan Panpan in the Tang Dynasty. She was a concubine bought by the then Shangshu Zhang Yin for a large sum of money.

Bai Juyi once met her when he was a guest at Zhang's house.

What she is most famous for in history is that she once wrote a poem.

The broken lamp upstairs accompanies Xiao Shuang, and the person sleeping alone gets up from the acacia bed.

How much is the love for a one-night stand? The corner of the earth is not far away.

At this time, Zhang Yin had passed away for many years.

She was alone in the empty room, unable to sleep at night, and her heart was moved by her old love.

Feeling sad, I wrote this poem to express my inner sadness. It was drizzling outside the window, and the dim light from the remaining lamp upstairs made the room seem so empty.

When I think of the person who used to be by my side, I can only shed tears.

There are thousands of knots in my heart, but the person who can untie them is separated from me by life and death.

She couldn't sleep all night, missing her one-night stand and feeling the yearning in her heart.

Even if you compare it to the ends of the earth, it still doesn't seem long enough.

It can be seen how sad and painful it is when a woman misses someone.

When you love someone, every moment you spend together feels like eating honey.

But missing someone is like sitting alone quietly.

There is no way to relieve the sadness in my heart.

Looking at the clouds rolling by in the sky, I can only pour all my love into my eyes.

No matter how strong a woman looks on the outside, she will become soft if she misses someone.

She misses you, even if she won't express it to you explicitly.

But she can make you feel her inner torment in every word and action she takes.

Most women want to find a true lover and stay with him/her until old age.

But if her endless efforts were in vain in the end.

So most likely, her longing is a tragedy.

No matter how unforgettable the love was, if you are now restless and haunted by that person every night.

But if he has already forgotten the vows you made to each other, then your longing for him will be a nightmare.

Missing someone should be a happy thing.

However, when a woman misses her lover too much, she will lose a lot of happiness.

It’s like Guan Panpan, one is on earth and the other is in heaven.

We will never see each other again in this life.

As Su Dongpo said, "Ten years of life and death are so vague that I can't forget them even if I don't think about them."

Guan Panpan never remarried for more than ten years after Zhang Yin passed away and lived a lonely life.

When a woman loves a man, she is clingy and wants to stick with him day and night.

She loves deeply, and she will lose her happiness if you are not with her for even a moment.

So, if missing someone is a pain, you might as well let yourself get over it.

After all, everyone has only one life, so don't let your life fall into endless sadness.

Missing someone should be just right, like a short absence from love making you feel better than a new marriage.

It is not about being sad, nor about never finding happiness in your life again.

Therefore, if lovesickness makes you feel that you are still happy, and you feel happy every time you think of that person, then you have truly seen through it.

Perhaps, to like a person means that from then on no one else will be in your eyes anymore.

But missing someone is even worse than this, it is in the eyes and the heart.

No matter what you do, you will think of that person.

But in this world, many loves are full of twists and turns and great changes.

It's just that it's hard to understand, as if one is being manipulated by fate.

Therefore, a woman should live a pure life, not tying her life to a man.

But even if you miss someone, you must be able to control yourself so that you can live your own life.

Love should be loved wholeheartedly, and miss should be limited.

After all, life itself has many disappointments.

And love is only a part of many things in our life.

Never let yourself fall into love for the rest of your life.

Don't be those infatuated men and resentful women. Only when the love is just right can the true meaning be revealed.

Being depressed or unable to sleep because of someone is harmful to your health.

When living, one should have the spirit to be able to take on responsibilities and let go of things.

Only in this way can the love you once had a beginning and an end, and only in this way can you meet someone in the future who can stay with you day and night.

"When Guan Panpan received the poem, she felt a little relieved at first, thinking that it was a rare honor to receive the attention of a great poet and to have him write a poem for her."

"When she read it carefully, she understood the poet's intention and was deeply shocked."

"I thought the meaning of the poem was too compelling, the language too harsh, and really unfair."

"She burst into tears uncontrollably, weeping for her own miserable life and the injustice of the world."

"Zhang Zhongsu felt sad when he saw this, and cried silently beside her."

"After crying for an unknown amount of time, Guan Panpan seemed to have come to her senses from her anger."

"So I suppressed my grief and, with tears in my eyes, I wrote a seven-character quatrain in the same rhyme as Bai Juyi's poem."

"Bai Juyi could not understand her true state of mind. He praised her when she was in full bloom, but when she was about to wither, he made things worse."

"At this point, she has already lost interest in life."

"Since someone is forcing her to die, she has no choice."

"After Zhang Zhongsu left Yanzilou, Guan Panpan started to seek death."

"The old servant who accompanied her tried to persuade her with tears in his eyes, and the scholars in Xuzhou who knew the situation also tried to persuade her with poems, but in the end they could not change Guan Panpan's determination."

"Ten days later, this beautiful lady who was good at singing and dancing finally passed away in the Swallow Tower."

"After living alone in misery for ten years, Guan Panpan has become indifferent to life and death."

"For her, dying to preserve her integrity is not a sad thing."

"But she hated that her infatuation was not understood by Bai Juyi."

"I thought I was unwilling to sacrifice my life for Zhang Yin, but I was forced into a dead end by being an outsider."

"In Guan Panpan's eyes, the famous Bai Juyi had become a naive child. How could he understand her pure and innocent love?"

"She paid tribute to the great poet Bai Juyi with her noble death."

"When Bai Juyi heard the news of Guan Panpan's death, he was shocked at first, but then he realized that Guan Panpan was indeed a loyal and virtuous woman."

"Then he thought about the direct relationship between Guan Panpan's death and the poem he wrote, and his mood changed from admiration to deep guilt."

"So, he asked for help from many parties and had Guan Panpan's body buried next to Zhang Yin's tomb."

"It can be regarded as a little compensation to Guan Panpan, and it also helps him to relieve some of his guilt."

"But this little bit of care is just an empty honor for Guan Panpan who died in sorrow!"

"After he turned sixty-six, Bai Juyi lived in seclusion in Xiangshan, Luoyang."

"Knowing that he had not much time left, he asked his maids Fan Su and Xiao Man, who were good at singing and dancing, to leave him and pursue their own careers."

“To prevent two young ladies from repeating Guan Panpan’s tragedy a hundred years later.”

"From this action of his, we can see that Bai Juyi felt deeply guilty for forcing Guan Panpan to death."

Li Shishi: Forcing Guan Panpan to death, Bai Juyi also has another cruel side.

Guan Panpan was originally a famous prostitute in Xuzhou with both beauty and talent. She was bought as a concubine by Zhang Yin, the governor of Xuzhou.

Just two years later, Zhang Yin died of illness.

Guan Panpan was grateful for Zhang Yin's kindness to her over the past two years and did not seek love again.

Instead, he lived alone in a swallow tower owned by the Zhang family on the outskirts of Xuzhou, leading a miserable life isolated from the world.

The best years of youth were wasted, and more than ten years passed in the blink of an eye.

Zhang Zhongsu, an old subordinate of Zhang Yin, felt very sympathetic towards Guan Panpan and wrote three poems titled "Swallow Tower" with emotion.

The broken lamp upstairs accompanies Xiao Shuang, and the person sleeping alone gets up from the acacia bed.

A one-night stand is as long as the distance between the earth and the earth is long.

Zhang Zhongsu was from Fuli, and Bai Juyi lived in Fuli for a long time when he was young, so they were very familiar with each other.

Zhang Zhongsu took out a poem he had written, introduced Guan Panpan's situation, and sighed.

While Bai Juyi was serving as a proofreader, Zhang Yin hosted a banquet for him and even asked his concubine Guan Panpan to come out and sing and dance to entertain him.

Guan Panpan also worked very hard. In order to please this distinguished guest, she even sang "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" written by Bai Juyi.

Bai Juyi was drooling as he watched, praising Guan Panpan with a look of drooling greedily.

After listening to Zhang Zhongsu's introduction, I didn't expect that Bai Juyi would actually write a poem in a cold-blooded manner.

I would spend all my gold to buy beautiful women, and pick three or four as beautiful as flowers.

I have exhausted my energy in teaching singing and dancing, but when the soul dies, they will not follow me.

When Guan Panpan saw this poem, she felt completely discouraged and made a weak defense.

I have long wanted to die with my husband, but I stayed alive just for the sake of my husband's reputation. I was afraid that others would talk about him being lustful and cruel, and forcing his beloved concubine to die with him.

Then Panpan went on a hunger strike, and ten days later, she passed away.

Keeping chastity is something that is advocated by ethics and morals.

But it is not mandatory, nor is it a common phenomenon.

Firstly, it goes against human nature after all, and secondly, keeping chastity requires strong financial support.

It was not easy for Guan Panpan to remain chaste for more than ten years, and she was generally praised and sympathized at the time.

Guan Panpan married a dying old man as a concubine when she was in her prime.

When she could have regained her freedom, she gave up the chance to return to the secular world and chose to live in seclusion.

Human kindness is as thin as paper, and human hearts are as cruel as wolves.

In this matter, Bai Juyi is nothing less than a jackal.

A weak woman with no one to rely on could not bear it after all.

She became the Anita Mui of the Tang Dynasty, a fried chicken on the jackals' plates, and was eventually devoured. (End of this chapter)