In June of the reign of Emperor Suzong of the Tang Dynasty (756 AD), the Anshi rebels captured Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. In July, Du Fu heard the news that Tang Suzong had ascended the throne in Lingwu, so he settled his family in Qiang Village in Yanzhou and went to Suzong. He was captured by the rebels on the way and brought to Chang'an. Because of his humble official position, he was not imprisoned. "Spring Hope" was written in March of the following year. I saw that the capital of the country had fallen and the city was in ruins. Although the mountains and rivers remained the same, there were weeds everywhere and the trees were green. Flowers and birds are meant to entertain people, but because they are so sad and hate to see each other, they make me cry when I see them. I look up and look at them, and my sight goes from near to far, then from far to near, and my vision ranges from the city to the mountains and rivers, and then back to the mountains and rivers. From the city to the flowers and birds. I think that since the Anshi Rebellion, "the faith of the village has been broken by the flames of war", and until now in the depths of spring and March, the wars are still going on.
How much I look forward to the news of my relatives at home. A letter from home at this time is really worth "ten thousand pieces of gold"! The war is everywhere, and the letters from home are blocked. I miss the tragic scene in the distance, and look at the decadent scene in front of me, and I don't feel it. When I was bored, I scratched my head and hesitated, and suddenly I felt that my short hair was sparse and there were almost no hairpins left.