Autumn, no matter where it is, is always good; however, autumn in the North is particularly clear, quiet, and desolate. The reason why I traveled thousands of miles from Hangzhou to catch up with Qingdao, and even more so from Qingdao to Peking, was just to enjoy the "autumn" and the autumn flavor of my old capital.
Of course there is autumn in the south of the Yangtze River, but the vegetation wilts slowly, the air is moist, the color of the sky is light, and it is often rainy and less windy; a person is sandwiched between Suzhou, Shanghai, Hangzhou, or Xiamen and Hong Kong Among the citizens of Guangzhou, they passed by in chaos and could only feel a little bit of coolness, the smell of autumn, the color of autumn, the artistic conception and posture of autumn, but they could not get enough of it, taste it, and enjoy it fully. Autumn is not a famous flower, nor is it a fine wine. The half-open, half-drunk state is inappropriate in the process of appreciating autumn.
The feeble chirping of the cicadas is a specialty of the North. Because there are trees everywhere in Peiping and the houses are low, their cries can be heard no matter where they are. In the south, you have to go to the suburbs or mountains to hear it. Because of their shrill noise, these cicadas in North China seem to be living off every household like crickets or mice.
Autumn in the South has its own special features, of course, such as the bright moon at Twenty-four Bridge, the autumn tide at the Qiantang River, the cool mist at Putuo Mountain, the lingering lotuses at Lizhi Bay, etc. But the colors Not strong, the aftertaste is not lasting. Compared with the autumn in the North, it is like the relationship between rice wine and white rice, the relationship between rice porridge and steamed buns, the relationship between sea bass and crabs, and the relationship between yellow dogs and camels.
Autumn, this northern autumn, if I could keep it, I would give two-thirds of my lifespan in exchange for a fraction of one-third. ?
In August 1934 in Peking.
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Appreciation of "Autumn in the Ancient Capital":
"Autumn in the Ancient Capital" is Yu Dafu's famous work and was selected into high school textbooks. Things in recent years. This is probably because the sad autumn mood contained in the article was not suitable for young students to read in the opinion of past textbook writers. Perhaps they were afraid that students would have such sad feelings and not It will help inspire them to work hard and make progress.
Different from most people’s definitions, I feel that Yu Dafu is not lamenting autumn, but enthusiastically praising autumn, praising its purity, purity and desolation. In the author's eyes, autumn is clear, pure, and sad, but it is precisely because of such characteristics that autumn makes the author like it. Otherwise, the charm of autumn is not enough, the breath is not strong, the colors are not strong, and autumn has no characteristics of autumn. What else is worth liking? What else is there to miss? Purity, purity, and desolation become a scene and are appreciated, but the author's heart is not necessarily desolate. He should be immersed in autumn and observe the scenery of autumn with an appreciative attitude.
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