Xu Beihong's couplet "Apricot blossoms and spring rains in the south of the Yangtze River, steeds and autumn winds in the north" reflects the cultural differences between the north and the south of China. The culture in the south is depicted as apricot blossoms, spring rains and the south of the Yangtze River, which symbolizes feminine beauty, softness, delicacy and literature and art, while "steeds and autumn winds in the north" represents masculine beauty, meaning heroic, vigorous and direct.
"apricot blossoms and spring rains in the south of the Yangtze River, steeds and autumn winds in the north of Hebei Province" not only vividly depicts the natural geographical characteristics of the north and the south, but also shows the characteristics of the humanistic atmosphere in the north and south due to the differences in natural environment.