"1949". This is the year when the poet Jiang He was born, and also the year when New China was born - Jiang He is the same age as the Republic of China. This is quite memorable, but it is also destined that the growth of the poet (this generation) will go through twists and turns together with the growth of Japan and the country. The educated youth went to the mountains and countryside, the Cultural Revolution...their youth was submerged in many political movements, and their youthful dreams were eroded in confused helplessness or sober pain. But "cruelty" is not all of life. The "underground poetry circle" and "Baiyangdian Poetry Community"... are quietly but violently surging with the tide of ideas. Their ideals and beliefs have never been extinguished; and once the confinement is lifted, they will gain full release.
This poem expresses the author’s thoughts and feelings of engraving hope and recording growth!