A kind and hard-working working woman with a tragic fate, optimistic and strong, simple and loving.
"Dayan River—My Nanny" is a poem written by the modern poet Ai Qing on January 14, 1933. The whole poem is divided into four parts. Through the memories and remembrances of his wet nurse, the author expresses his nostalgia, gratitude and praise for the poor peasant woman Dayanhe, thereby stimulating people's sympathy for the tragic fate of the vast number of working women in old China, and for this "unjust world".
Creative background
Ai Qing was born with dystocia. A fortune teller said that his destiny was to "defeat his parents", so he was sent to a poor farmer's home to be raised. His adoptive mother was Dayanhe (which is the homophonic pronunciation of "Dayehe" in the Jinhua dialect of Zhejiang Province. Her wet nurse was from Dayehe Village. She was a child bride and did not have her own name, so the locals called her "Dayehe". ) Ai Qing was brought home to study at the age of 5, but he was still ignored. He was not allowed to call his father and mother father and mother, and could only be called uncle and aunt. As he himself said: "He grew up in an environment of being left out and discriminated against." In contrast, his adoptive mother Dayanhe gave him warm maternal love and the feeling of a happy home.
This poem was written in the winter of 1932. At that time, the poet was arrested by the Kuomintang for participating in the "Left-Wing Artists Alliance" and was imprisoned in a detention center. According to the poet's self-report, he wrote this poem one morning. A small detention center window and a vast snowy scene triggered the poet's nostalgia for the nanny. The poet passionately wrote this poem praising the working people and cursing the dark world. of poetry. The poem went through several revisions and was published in 1934. The poet used the pen name "Ai Qing" for the first time and became a star in the Chinese poetry circle. (This article has been selected into the compulsory education Chinese textbook for the eighth grade in the second volume of the Chinese version, and the Chinese compulsory course of the standard experimental textbook for ordinary high school courses published by the People's Education Press)
About the author
Ai Qing (1910 March 27 - May 5, 1996), a famous modern Chinese poet. His original name was Jiang Zhenghan, his pseudonym was Haicheng, and his pen names were Orga, Kea, Linbi, etc. He was known as the "leading figure in Chinese poetry". A native of Jinhua, Zhejiang. Chinese modern poet. He is considered one of the representative poets of modern Chinese poetry. His famous work "Dayanhe - My Nanny" was published in 1933. This poem established the basic artistic characteristics of his poetry and his important position in the history of modern literature. His works have been translated into dozens of languages, and he is the author of poetry collections such as "Dayan River", "North", "Toward the Sun" and "Dawn Notice". His works include: poetry collection "North", "He Died for the Second Time", "Notice of Dawn", "Toward Victory", "Morning Star", long poem "Toward the Sun", etc.