Duhanjiang river
Song Wenzhi [Tang Dynasty]
The south, who was exiled to Lingnan, cut off contact with relatives, survived the winter and experienced a new year.
The closer I get to my hometown, the more timid I am, afraid to inquire about people from home.
The guest who lived beyond the ridge cut off contact with his family. After winter, spring comes. The closer I am to my hometown, the more timid I am, afraid to ask people from my hometown.
In the poem, the author explained the background step by step, immediately expressed his feelings directly, and poured out contradictions and pains without reservation. However, readers should chew carefully to feel this special psychological state and communicate with the author's mind. This highly concise lyric technique enables the works to use the most omitted language and achieve extremely far-reaching artistic effects.
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Creative background:
This poem was written in 706 AD (the second year of Shenlong in Song Dynasty), and the author passed by Hanshui River. After Wu died, he was demoted to Longzhou to join the army. In 705 AD (the first year of Shenlong), Song crossed the river in October, ventured back to Luoyang the following spring, and wrote this poem when crossing the Hanshui River. On the other hand, this poem was written by Li Pin when he fled from the demoted Longzhou to Luoyang and passed the Hanshui River (referring to the Hanshui River near Xiangyang).