The verses for remembering relatives during the Qingming Festival are as follows:
1. During the Qingming Festival, it rains heavily, and pedestrians on the road want to die. When I asked where the restaurant was, the shepherd boy pointed to Xinghua Village. ——Tang Dynasty, Du Mu's "Qingming"
Interpretation: During the Qingming Festival in the south of the Yangtze River, drizzle falls one after another, and all the travelers on the road are in despair. I asked the locals where they could buy wine to drown their sorrows. The shepherd boy smiled and did not answer, pointing to a mountain village in the distance full of apricot blossoms.
2. Entering Wu at night with cold rain and continuous rain, I saw off my guests at Chushangu in the morning. Relatives and friends in Luoyang ask each other like a heart filled with ice in a jade pot. ——Tang Dynasty, Wang Changling's "Farewell to Xin Jian at the Furong Tower"
Interpretation: The misty mist and rain spread all over the sky and rivers of Wu land all night long; I see you off early in the morning, and I am alone with Chushan and have endless sorrow. My friend, if my relatives and friends in Luoyang ask about me, just say that I am still as cold as a jade pot and stick to my faith.
3. Thousands of hammers were used to carve out the deep mountains, and the fire burned them as if nothing happened. Don't be afraid of your bones being shattered into pieces, you want to leave your innocence in this world. ——Ming Dynasty, Yu Qian's "Song of Lime"
Interpretation: (Limestone) can only be mined from the mountains after tens of millions of hammerings. It treats the burning of raging fire as a very common thing. Even if his body is broken into pieces, he is not afraid and is willing to leave his innocence in the world.
4. Looking back at the virtuous countries and families in the past, success was achieved through diligence and frugality, and prosperity was destroyed through luxury. Why do you need amber to be a pillow, or a real pearl to be a chariot? There is no Qinghai horse when transporting, and it is difficult to pull out the Shushan snake if you are poor. Several people have pre-recorded the music of Nan Xun, and finally the blue sky and green trees weep for the green flowers. ——Tang Dynasty, Li Shangyin's "Ode to History"
Interpretation: Throughout history, any wise country's success stems from diligence and thrift, while its decline stems from luxury. Why must amber be used as a pillow, and why should a car be made of pearls? I want to travel far, but I don't see a thousand-mile horse. I am alone and unable to pull out the fierce snake in Shu Mountain. How many people have heard Emperor Shun's Song of the South Wind? I can only cry when Cang Wu faces Cui Huagai.