Green hills symbolize perseverance and permanence. Green hills carry the symbolic meaning of hometown and residence in poetry.
For example:
Sikong Shu of the Tang Dynasty "Send people back to the north after the thieves are defeated"
In times of chaos, we all went south together, but at that time, the Qing Dynasty returned to the north alone.
White hair grows in foreign lands, green hills appear in the old country.
The dawn moon passes over the remaining fortress, and the stars are all over the old pass.
Cold birds and decaying grass are everywhere accompanied by sadness.
Translation:
I fled to the south with you during the war, but when the situation was stable, you returned home alone in the north. White hair has grown on my head when I was living in a foreign country, and only green hills could be seen in my hometown after the war. The journey at dawn has to pass through many dilapidated fortresses, and at night we can only sleep under the stars in the desolate old pass. The birds and withered yellow grass in the wilderness will accompany your sorrow and sorrow everywhere.
Appreciation:
This poem was written after the "Anshi Rebellion" was put down. During the war, the poet left his hometown with his friends and wandered south of the Yangtze River. After the war, the poet sent his friends back to the north, but he had to stay in the south alone. From the beginning to the end of the war, seven or eight years have passed. "Grey hair grows in a foreign land." This is the common fate of the poet and his friends.
"Seeing the green hills in the old country" is the poet's imagination of his friends after returning to their hometown: Although the friends can return to their hometown, the pastoral houses must have been in ruins, and only the green mountains can be seen as before, welcoming the wanderers. 's return. The color contrast of Qingshan's white hair is extremely clean and eye-catching, implicitly expressing the joy of returning to his hometown and the desolation of the passage of time.