The original text of Tian Di, the author of South and North, is as follows:
Wandering in the wind of the south is my yearning. The north where I was raised has become a place of longing. I miss the sorghum in the north with the lychees in the south. I miss the desolation of the north with the warmth of the south. I learned how to speak like a southerner and sing like a bird. I just want to hear the roughness of the villagers’ whips. Running in a city with no seasons and cold, I even want to go back to my hometown when it snows.
After reading about the south of the Yangtze River, where orioles fly and grass grows, then read about the scenery in the north. My hometown that lacks color makes me happy and sad. Although the north has the Tukang of my childhood, the south is the battlefield where I have struggled all my life. My youth has turned into the mountains and rivers of the south, and my love has grown in the south. My home is in the south, but my parents live in the north. I have traveled thousands of miles back to the north, but I can never go back to the night I set out. I am like a migratory bird, inhabiting both the south and the north. The heart is like a kite, tied with longings and dreams.
Maybe my descendants will go back to the north just like I did to the south. But my soul can only come and go between the north and the south. My familiar but unfamiliar south, my dear but distant north. My familiar yet unfamiliar South, my dear yet distant North!
North and South:
The symbol that divides China's north and south has become a popular construction project in some places in recent years. In recent years, at least three signs related to the "North-South divide of China" have been built along the "Qinling-Huaihe" line, and these signs have quickly become "hot spots for publicity and tourism."
Among them, the "China's North-South Boundary Marker" built on a bridge in Huai'an City has caused great controversy, but so far the supporters and opponents have mostly focused on whether the construction process of the "mark" is "legal" ", few people take into account whether the construction of the "logo" is "scientific".
However, the endless controversy has also brought the geological problem of "the dividing line between north and south of China" to people's attention again. “It is precisely based on the theory and application of scientific research that geoscientists at Lanzhou University should make a difference regarding the demarcation of northern and southern China, a historical and practical issue involving changes in Chinese culture and environment.