Kuaijie Sinology: A Detective-Style Reconstruction of Li Bai's "Quiet Night Thought" through Multi-Dimensional Physical Clues and Optical Investigation
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: Based on the "Three-Pairs and Four-Criteria" analytical framework of Kuaijie Sinology, this paper conducts a detective-style physical and spatial reconstruction of Li Bai's famous poem "Quiet Night Thought" (Jing Ye Si). Previous interpretations often place the poem in a traditional "indoor bed" context, lacking empirical verification in physics, astronomy, architecture, and optics. By introducing physical parameters—including astronomical altitude calculations, architectural depth analysis, specular reflection of water, engineering water demand, and the optical refraction of tears—this study constructs an "Eighteen-Link Evidence Chain." We propose a scene reconstruction hypothesis: the poem was composed outdoors by a courtyard well, where the poet sat on a bamboo couch, observing the white illusion formed by the moonlight's specular reflection on the water-soaked ground. This research not only breaks millennium-old textbook interpretations through material and physical premises but also serves as an empirical testament to the unbroken continuity of Chinese civilizational logic across thousands of years. 【摘要】 本文基于“蒯解汉学”三双四通研判体系,对李白千古名篇《静夜思》的创作场景进行物理空间与制度常识的勘察。前人解读多将此诗置于“室内卧床”的传统语境,缺少物理、天文、建筑、光影层面的实勘维度。 本文依托传统营造的工程视角,侧重从建筑物理与人居实景出发,引入天文仰角测算、建筑纵深考据、光影成像原理及工程用水量复原等物质物理参数作为全新研判工具,构建了由物证链与人证链组成的“十八环互证逻辑链”。本文提出场景复原假说:《静夜思》所述场景为李白身处室外庭院井边,倚坐竹榻或胡床,偶见井边洒水映月之白影,叠加人在悲怀垂泪时泪液的光学折射效应,从而触发的望月思乡之情。 本文旨在以物理底座与生活实学,在传统解读上进行迭代并提供实证考据新路径。更为关键的是,此番基于物理维度的推演,反向印证了华夏文明与生存逻辑跨越千年的未曾断绝。
Author: Kuai, Yingchun
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7223476711
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