Author: Shao Yanxiang
To the south of the clouds,
That distant place,
A group of leaves said:
We want to be as open as flowers.
A group of flowers said:
We want to fly like birds.
A group of peacocks said:
We want to grow like trees.
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Shao Yanxiang was born in Xiaoshan, Zhejiang, and in Beijing. He took part in the revolutionary work in middle school in 1947 and has been living in Beijing. So far, he is regarded as "old Beijing".
As a student, he published poems and essays. As early as 1949 10, a long poem "Singing Beijing" published by Guangming Daily made people know the name "Shao Yanxiang". 195 1 year, he published a collection of poems on the topic of this poem, so in the minds of readers, the name Shao Yanxiang is always associated with poetry.