The Symbolic Meaning of the Sun in Ai Qing's Poem The Sun

"The sun" is a symbol in this poem. The poet pointed out in his poem that history is unstoppable and the arrival of light is inevitable.

When the national liberation of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression turned from national peril to new life, the poet watched the changes of the times with keen eyes and found that "the hidden vitality of the nation is also the deepest force of national liberation".

In the poetry group facing the sun, a bright image group opposite to many suffering images began to appear. Such as torch, flame, horn, spring, dawn, dawn, sun, etc. Ai Qing's poetic style began to praise bright things, and the poet's pursuit of national liberation, democracy and freedom became the theme of poetry creation.

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sun

-Modern poet Ai Qing

From the ancient tomb

From the dark ages

From the other side of the stream of human death

Shake the sleeping mountains

If the steam wheel flies over the sand dunes,

The sun is rolling towards me. ...

It's hard to hide the light.

Breathe life

Let tall trees and branches dance with it.

Let the river run to it with crazy songs

I heard it when it came.

Insect pupae that sting in winter are spinning underground.

The crowd spoke loudly in the clearing.

A distant city

Call it electricity and steel.

So my heart and chest

Torn by the hand of fire

A stale soul

Abandoned by the river

I have a firm belief in human regeneration.

1937 Spring