自古以来,鸳鸯在人们心目中是永恒爱情的象征,是一夫一妻、相亲相爱、白头偕老表率。民间传说雌雄鸳鸯一旦结为配偶,便陪伴终生,即便一方不幸死亡,另一方也不再寻觅新的配偶,而是孤独地度过余生。基于人们对鸳鸯的认识,我国流传着不少以它为题材的,歌颂纯真爱情的美丽传说和神话故事。而以鸳鸯比做夫妻,最早出自唐代诗人卢照邻《长安古意》诗,诗中有“得成比目何辞死,愿作鸳鸯不羡仙。比目鸳鸯真可羡,双去双来君不见。” Since ancient times, mandarin ducks in the minds of people is a symbol of eternal love, monogamy, blind date, love forever. Folklore males and females once they become spouses, will accompany life, even if one party died unhappy, the other is no longer looking for new spouses, but spend the rest of their lives alone. Based on people’s understanding of the mandarin duck, many legendary legends and myths that use it as a theme to sing true love are circulated in our country. The mandarin duck than the couple, the earliest from the Tang Dynasty poet Lu Zhaolin “Chang’an ancient meaning” poem, the poem has “died in proportion than the head, is willing to be a mandarin duck envy cents. I do not see you. ”