The whole poem is calm, sincere and natural, which embodies the poet's feelings of loving the motherland and caring for his family. Modern people such as Xu Yingpei and Zhou Rongquan commented on this poem: "The meaning is not straight, the scenery is not smooth, the feelings are strong but not floating, the things are rich but not miscellaneous, and the meter is rigorous but not rigid." This theory is quite appropriate. "A letter from home is worth a thousand pounds of gold" is also a famous saying that has been passed down through the ages.
What spring looks like.
Don du fu
Chang' an fell, the country was broken, and only the mountains and rivers remained; Spring has come, and the sparsely populated Chang' an city is densely forested.
Sad state, can not help but burst into tears, amazing birds, leaving sorrow and hate.
The war lasted for more than half a year, and letters from home were rare, with a hundred thousand gold.
Twisting with melancholy, scratching my head and thinking, the more I scratch my white hair, I can hardly insert a hairpin.
Modern translation
The capital has been breached, leaving only mountains and rivers.
Chang 'an in spring is desolate and covered with vegetation.
I feel sorry for national affairs, and I can't help crying when I see beautiful flowers.
Sad to leave, I am afraid to hear euphemistic birds sing.
For many months, the war has been going on for a long time.
Letters from home are precious, and a letter is rare, which is worth two thousand gold.
Worried about white hair, scratching is becoming less and less common,
So few that you can't even insert the hairpins.