Ai Qing is a famous modern poet in China. The image of the sun often appears in his poems. The following excerpt is from one of his poems "Towards the Sun":
Toward the sun, toward the sun, toward the bright direction,
Let my heart be warm and bright there,
Let my soul be free there,
Let my life be eternal and sublimated there.
Sun, sun, you are our hope and belief,
You are our strength and courage,
You are our future and dream,
You are our life and meaning.
In this poem, the sun is portrayed as a symbol of light and hope, and the poet expresses his reverence and yearning for the sun, as well as his love and pursuit of life. The image of the sun appears many times in Ai Qing's poems. It is not only a natural phenomenon, but also a cultural symbol, which represents human yearning and pursuit for a better life.