Zi Gui is also called Du Yu, Du Juan and Cui Gui. It always chirps towards the north, and the chirping is even louder in June and July, day and night, and the sound it makes is extremely sad, as if it is looking forward to the return of a child, so it is called the cuckoo, and this bird is also called Zigui.
Zigui is the alias of the cuckoo bird, also known as Shu soul, Shu soul, and Jigui. It is said that it was transformed by the soul of Shu emperor Du Yu. It often chimes at night and has a sad sound, so it is used to express sorrow and sorrow. There is another theory related to Qu Yuan, but it is not widely circulated.
Cuckoo is the general name for birds of the family Cuckoo, mainly the great cuckoo, the three-voiced cuckoo and the four-voiced cuckoo. One-third of cuckoo species have nest parasitism. It is a forestry beneficial bird. There are many poems and songs about the cuckoo. The most typical allusion is the story of Emperor Wang turning into a cuckoo.
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Ancient poems about Zigui birds
1. "I heard that Wang Changling moved to the left and Longbiao was far away and sent this message"
Tang Dynasty : Li Bai
When the poplar flowers have fallen away, Zigui cries, and I hear the dragon marking the road crossing the five streams.
I send my sorrowful heart to the bright moon and follow you until the end of the night.
Translation: When the poplar flowers have fallen and Zigui crows, I heard that you have been demoted to the position of Longbiao Lieutenant. Longbiao is a remote place that has to pass through Wuxi. I put my sad thoughts on Mingyue, hoping to accompany you to the west of Yelang.
2. Zigui
Tang Dynasty: Li Bai
Zigui birds were heard in Shu, and azaleas were seen in Xuancheng.
One cry, one ileum and one rupture, recalling Sanba in three springs and three months.
Translation: I once saw a cuckoo bird in Shu Kingdom, and saw azalea flowers in Xuancheng. The cuckoo cries once, and my tears flow once, heartbroken. The bright spring of March, I always think about my hometown of Sanba.