The next sentence in Bai Juyi's poem "Looking to the Hometown in the Northwest" is: How many times will the moon be full in the southeast?
1. Original text:
On the night of August 15th last year, I was beside the apricot garden by the Qujiang Pool.
On the night of August 15th this year, in front of the Shatou Water Museum in Penpu.
Looking to the northwest, where is my hometown? To the southeast, I can see how full the moon is.
No one could catch the wind yesterday, but tonight the light is as clear as in previous years.
Translation:
On the night of August 15th, "I" stood next to the apricot garden by the pool in Qujiang.
On the night of August 15th this year, "I" was in front of the Penpu Shatou Water Museum again.
How can you see where your hometown is when you look to the northwest? When you look to the southeast, you can see that the moon has become round several times.
No one paid attention to the wind blowing yesterday, but the beautiful style tonight is just like in the past years.
2. It comes from a seven-character poem "Looking at the Moon in the Pavilion on the Night of August 15th" written by the Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi. The poet's life emotions caused by facing the moon at this specific time in a specific space, implying The helplessness and sentimentality of being unable to control your own destiny.
Appreciation of "Looking at the Moon in the Pavilion on the Night of August 15th":
Liu Gang, Professor of the Chinese Department of Anshan Normal University: This poem was written when he was far away from Jiangzhou, showing that things are right and people are different. The emotions and the transformation of time tease out the transformation of space.
In addition, the change of time and space reveals the change of emotions. The joy of the past and the sorrow of the present are reflected in the sharp contrast, revealing the depression of living in exile.