Xi Murong's "The Ballad of the Great Wall"
The poet's attachment to his hometown and motherland
Ji Xian's "A Locust Leaf"
This poem uses "a locust tree leaf" as the image, expressing the poet's emotion of homesickness and longing to return. It starts with the locust tree leaf and ends with the hope of returning to the season of fragrant locust flower. The beginning and end echo each other and are completed in one go. Like the previous poem, both use the artistic technique of chanting objects and expressing feelings.
Shao Yanxiang's "To the Air"
In the poem "To the Air", the poet Shao Yanxiang uses bold associations and unique imaginative techniques, using symbolic techniques to describe what people are accustomed to. The air is the object of praise, and its characteristics are captured: "omnipresent", "difficult to find", etc. In the praise of air, a natural phenomenon that is inseparable at all times, the poet embodies the poet's praise of friendship and true love.
"Put Down Your Whip" by Chen Liting
"Put Down Your Whip" is a very unique theme among Xu Beihong's paintings. It is the master's only Anti-Japanese War theme work. Judging from the year, subject matter, background and size of the work, it is the most important patriotic-themed oil painting masterpiece in Xu Beihong's creation. The painter was in the heyday of creation when he created it, and he was very mature artistically.