Seeing Qingshan's Poems of Understanding Life

Meaning: Why should the body be buried in the land of hometown after death? Life is full of green hills where you can bury your body.

Origin: Four Unique Poems of Modern Mao Zedong: Changing Poems to Give to Father.

Children are determined to go abroad, or they will not return if they fail. Mulberry fields don't need to bury bones, and life is everywhere.

My child is determined to go out of his hometown and never return it until his studies are successful. Why should he bury his body in his hometown after his death? Life is full of green hills where he can bury his body.

The extended material "Four Musts: Changing Poetry into Father" is one of Mao Zedong's four musts, which was slightly modified according to a poem written by Saigō Takamori, a famous Japanese political activist during the Meiji Restoration. Mao Zedong modified it according to his own situation, expressing his great ambition and deep affection for his father.

Creation background: 19 10 In the autumn of 2000, Mao Zedong left Shaoshan, his hometown, for a wider world. This is his life. First turning point. With excitement, before he left, he wrote this poem and put it in his father's account book every day to show his farewell. Out of the local customs, Mao Zedong is getting farther and farther away from home. However, the homesickness and kinship inherent in his bones have never been erased from Mao Zedong's heart.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Seven quatrains for Father