Zhu Ziqing lives in a chaotic era, and the direction of national development is still unclear, which makes his heart full of worries. In addition, his personal life experience also influenced the sad color of his poems. He experienced the difficulties of family economy and the contradiction of parent-child relationship, which were deeply imprinted in his heart and reflected in his poems.
In his poems, we can see his deep concern and dissatisfaction with society. He expressed his criticism of the present social situation and worries about the future through his poems and essays. This kind of emotion has been fully reflected in his works, which makes his poems have a sad color.