Shu Ting grew up in the turmoil of China's ten-year catastrophe. After graduating from junior high school, she jumped the queue in the countryside and became a worker. In the chaotic era when the country was in chaos and the people were trapped, Shu Ting's inner confusion and pain can be imagined. How happy she was when the Gang of Four was crushed.
Motherland, My Dear Motherland is a lyric modern poem written by Shu Ting in 1979. This poem selects a set of images, describing the poverty in China in the past and the dreams and sufferings of the people for thousands of years. It also shows the exciting rise and rebirth of China, and profoundly expresses the poet's incomparable love, infinite expectation and dedication to the motherland.
The first two sections are gloomy and dignified, full of sorrow for the disaster history and severe reality of the motherland; The last two sections are fresh and lively, revealing the joy of the motherland to get rid of suffering and eager to fly; The whole poem combines a deep sense of history and a strong sense of the times, and it is full of passion and makes people feel sad to read. This poem was later selected into the textbook "Chinese, Grade Nine, Volume Two" published by the People's Education Commission.
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