Gong Zizhen's Ji Hai Miscellaneous Poems in Qing Dynasty

Ji Hai's Miscellaneous Poems (V) is a poem by Gong Zizhen, a poet in Qing Dynasty. The full text is as follows: the mighty sorrow leaves the sky, and the whip refers to the horizon. I quit my job and go home, just like a flower falling from a branch, but this is not a heartless thing. It can be turned into the soil of spring and can also play a role in nurturing the next generation.

This little poem combines political ambition with personal ambition, organically combines lyricism with discussion, and vividly expresses the poet's complex feelings.

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Gong Zizhen (1August 22, 792 ~ 184 1 September 26, 2008), whose name was Ding 'an (ān), was later renamed Gong Zuo, a native of Renhe, Zhejiang (now Hangzhou). China was a thinker, poet, writer and reformist pioneer in the late Qing Dynasty.

Gong Zizhen was born in the late Qianlong period and experienced a glorious period in the middle of Qing Dynasty. However, with the intensification of social contradictions during Jiaqing and Daoguang years, he gradually realized the decay and crisis of the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, he actively advocated reform and "practice" in an attempt to save the country's crisis.

Gong Zizhen's poetry creation is full of profound thoughts and unique artistic style. Most of his poems are mainly about expressing feelings and attacking the disadvantages of the times, such as Ji Hai Za Shi. His poems are full of concern for the fate of the country and the nation and profound exposure of social reality, which embodies a strong sense of the times and people's nature.

In addition, his essays "On Ming and Liang" and "On the occasion of B and C" also reflect his political thoughts and reform ideas.

Gong Zizhen's achievements in the field of literature are not limited to poetry and prose creation. He also devoted himself to sorting out and collating ancient documents, which provided valuable information for future generations to study ancient culture. His works are rich, including Ding 'an Anthology, Ding 'an Poetry Collection and Ding 'an Ci Collection.

However, Gong Zizhen's reform thought did not get the attention of the rulers at that time, and his life was full of ups and downs. In the 19th year of Daoguang (1839), he resigned and returned to his hometown in Hangzhou. Two years later, he died of poverty and disease.

Although Gong Zizhen's life was full of hardships and setbacks, his thoughts and literary works became the treasures of China literature. His thoughts and works have deeply influenced the development of China's modern thought and culture, and he is regarded as one of the founders of modern literature in China.

Generally speaking, Gong Zizhen is a great thinker, writer and pioneer of reform. His thoughts and works will be forever engraved in the history and culture of China, inspiring future generations to pursue progress and reform.