Beautiful spring outing in Surabaya, the endless scenery is new. This poem not only describes the characteristics of spring, but also reveals something.

This poem not only describes the characteristics of spring, but also reveals the beautiful scenery at that time and expresses the author's love for natural beauty.

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Spring?

Beautiful spring outing in Surabaya, the endless scenery is new.

Waiting to see the east wind, it will always be spring.

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The spring outing is sunny, and the endless scenery is completely new on the shore of Surabaya. Anyone can see the face of spring. The spring breeze is full of flowers and colors, and the scenery of spring is everywhere.

Brief introduction of the author

Zhu (1130.9.15—1200.4.23), also known as Zhonghui, was called Huian, and later Zhu was called Huiweng, and was also called Zhu Wengong, who was also known as Zhu Wengong in the world. Originally from Wuyuan County, Huizhou Prefecture, Jiangnan East Road (now Wuyuan, Jiangxi Province), he was born in Youxi, Nanjian Prefecture (now Youxi County, Fujian Province). Famous Neo-Confucianist, thinker, philosopher, educator, poet, representative of Fujian School, master of Confucianism, Buddha named Zhu Xi.

Zhu is the only one of the twelve philosophers in Dacheng Hall who worships Confucius Temple without being personally handed down by Confucius. Zhu is a student, a disciple of Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi, and served as the governor of Nankang, Jiangxi, Zhangzhou, Fujian and eastern Zhejiang. He is an honest official and promotes the construction of academies. This official worships Huan's attendance system and gives lectures to the emperor.

Zhu Zhu is the author of Notes on Four Books and Sentences, Notes on Taiji, Notes on General Books, Readings of Zhouyi, Notes on Chu Ci, etc. Later generations compiled Zhuzi Daquan and Zhuzi Xiang. Among them, "Notes to Four Books and Chapters" became the standard of textbooks and imperial examinations.