What “Wuque”(A kind of Birds)Refers to and Is Compared to in a Poem
The poem “Duan Ge Xing”,written by Cao Cao,is passed and spoken highly of generation after generation.However,it is really controversial what“Wuque”,as “Wuque”flies to the south in the poem,refers to and is compared to.This essay is a systematic probe into it from the perspectives of language,literature,culture and history.ln this essay,it is thought that “Wuque”should refer to the wild category of birds,which means“Niaoque”(birds)in modern Chinese.and they are compared to the homeless refugees during the war in the East Han Dynasty.