1. Life story:
Bing Xin (October 5, 1900 - February 28, 1999), formerly known as Xie Wanying, was a native of Changle, Fujian, and a member of the China Association for the Promotion of Democracy (China Association for the Advancement of Democracy) )member. Chinese poet, modern writer, translator, children's literature writer, social activist, essayist. The pen name Bing Xin comes from "a piece of ice heart in a jade pot".
In the "Morning News" in August 1919, Bing Xin published her first essay "Reflections on the Twenty-One Day Hearing" and her first novel "Two Families".
Before and after studying abroad in 1923, he began to publish correspondence essays under the general title "For Little Readers", which became the foundation of Chinese children's literature. In 1946, she was hired as the first foreign female professor in Japan by the University of Tokyo, teaching the "New Chinese Literature" course. She returned to China in 1951.
Bing Xin died in Beijing Hospital at 21:12 on February 28, 1999. She was 99 years old and was known as the "Old Man of the Century."
2. Representative works: "Stars·Spring Water"
The content of "Stars·Spring Water" is the "feelings and memories anytime and anywhere" written down by the poet Bing Xin. Later, she was inspired by Rabindranath Tagore's "Birds" and felt that her little miscellaneous thoughts in a few words also contained the shadow of poetry, so she organized them into two small collections of poems. Bing Xin probably would not have thought at the time that the publication of her two collections of subtle, timeless and philosophical poems would stir the long-silent heartstrings of so many young people, and thus, under her influence, promote the May Fourth movement. "The new poetry since then has entered an era of popularity of short poems.
"Stars·Spring Water" (Note: "Stars·Spring Water" is two poetry collections, one is called "Stars" and the other is called "Spring Water", which were later merged into one). In Bing Xin's own words, she collected some "fragmented thoughts" into a collection of poems. These two poetry collections are a natural brew of Bing Xin's life, feelings, thoughts and feelings about the world, and enjoy a high reputation at home and abroad. The themes of his collection of poems are: the praise of maternal love and innocence, the worship and praise of nature, and the thinking and perception of life.
3. Content introduction:
With her unique feminine delicacy, Bing Xin wrote two poetry collections "Stars" and "Spring Water" in fresh and beautiful language, and formed a unique artistic style. style. "Stars" and "Spring Water" embody two major themes: one is innocent childlike innocence; the other is holy maternal love. The main content is the eulogy of maternal love, innocence and nature. "Stars" has 164 songs, mainly reflecting the innocence of childishness. "Spring Water" contains 182 poems, mainly embodying holy maternal love.
In general, the theme of "Stars and Spring Water" roughly includes three aspects: first, the praise of maternal love and innocence; second, the worship and praise of nature; third, the appreciation of life. thoughts and insights. This collection of poems perfectly integrates the praise of maternal love, the call for childlike innocence, and the chanting of nature, creating a world of perfection and beauty, with sincere and deep feelings, fresh, elegant and crystal clear language, giving people endless inspiration. Aftertaste and enlightenment are the most beautiful chapters in Bing Xin's poems.
Significance: "Stars and Spring Water" combines the strengths of Chinese classical poetry and Rabindranath Tagore's philosophical poems.