According to the dichotomy, Dai Wangshu's early masterpiece is "Rain Alley".
"Rain Alley" is a modern poem written by Chinese poet Dai Wangshu in 1927. The poem describes the lyrical protagonist "holding an oil-paper umbrella" and wandering alone in a long and lonely rain alley. He cherishes a vague hope, hoping to meet "a girl who is as sad as a lilac". This girl has the same color and fragrance as a lilac, but her heart is full of sadness and sadness. He met such a girl, but it was fleeting, "like floating in a dream", and her color, fragrance, "eyes like breath" and "melancholy like lilac" all disappeared in the "lament of rain". He still "holds an oil-paper umbrella" and wanders alone in the long and lonely rainy alley, still holding on to hope, and hope floats past "a girl who is as sad as a lilac".
In "Rain Lane", the poet uses symbolic images and image groups to create a lyrical space and convey inner emotions. He also incorporates the artistic nutrition of ancient Chinese poetry, especially the delicate and graceful poetry of the late Tang and Five Dynasties. Not only that, the artistic success of this poem lies in its harmonious musical beauty.