Being a stranger in a foreign land, I miss my family even more during the festive season. Being a stranger in a foreign land, missing family members even more during festive seasons, comes from Wang Wei's "Brothers from Shandong on September 9th". It means that you are in a foreign place and you miss your hometown when you are unable to return to your hometown during the holidays. It can be used to describe the close proximity. A poem about studying abroad and being unable to go home for reunion during the holidays.