"The public searched for her thousands of times, and suddenly looked back" is "The Sapphire Case·Yuan Xi" written by Xin Qiji, a poet in the Song Dynasty.
The full text of "The Green Jade Case·Yuan Xi'an" is as follows:
Thousands of flowers bloom on an east wind night. It blows down even more, and the stars are like rain. BMW's carved cars fill the road with fragrance. The phoenix flute sounded, the jade pot turned light, and fish and dragons danced all night.
Moth snow willow golden strands. The laughter is full of fragrance. People searched for him thousands of times. Suddenly looking back, that person was there, in a dimly lit place.
The literal meaning of the full text:
Like the spring breeze blowing away thousands of silver flowers, and falling like raindrops from the sky. The floats pulled by BMW were full of strange fragrance, and they were all wealthy people who came to watch the lanterns. The melodious sound of the flute echoes everywhere, the bright moon gradually sets in the west, fish and dragon lanterns dance happily, and I feel sleepy all night long.
The women were dressed like jade and flowers, with moths and snow willows stuck all over their heads. They walked by with laughter and fragrance flowing along the way. I looked for her anxiously and searched for her a thousand times in the crowd but couldn't find her. Suddenly I turned around and found her in a sparsely lit area.
Full text appreciation:
The first half of this poem describes the grand occasion of the Lantern Festival night.
"The east wind blows thousands of flowers and trees at night, and even blows them down, and the stars are like rain": Clusters of fireworks fly into the sky, and then scatter down like a rain of stars. From the very beginning, people are brought into the festive carnival of "Fire Trees and Silver Flowers".
“The roads are full of BMW carvings and cars”: dignitaries and dignitaries also take their families out to watch the lanterns. Together with the "fish and dragon dance" in the next sentence, it forms a scene of joy for all people.
“The sound of the phoenix flute is moving, the light of the jade pot is spinning, and the fish and dragons dance all night”: “Fengxiao” is a wind instrument such as panpipes, which generally refers to music; “jade pot” refers to the moon; “ "Ichthyosaurus" is in the shape of a lantern. This sentence means that under the moonlight, the lights are bright, and people immersed in the festival sing and dance all night long.
The lower column still writes about the joy of "New Year's Eve", but the upper column writes about the entire scene, while the lower column writes about a specific person. Through his ups and downs of emotions, the personal joy is naturally conveyed. Into the joy of the festival.
"The moths are covered with golden strands of snow and willows, and the laughter is full of hidden fragrances.": This sentence is written about the women who watch the Lantern Festival. They wear beautiful clothes and beautiful jewelry, and run forward happily. , wherever you pass, bursts of faint fragrance float in the wind. "Snow willow" is a headdress like hosta.
"Searching for her a thousand times among the crowd": (This man) identified many women passing by one by one (but none of them was the one he was waiting for).
"Looking back suddenly, that person was in a dimly lit place": Occasionally, I looked back, only to find my sweetheart standing in the dark place.
Do not interpret "Lights dim" as "the good night is about to pass". Although "Lights dim" means that the lights are gradually extinguishing, what we are talking about here is the fireworks falling from the sky, which have already been extinguished by the time they approach the ground. It disperses, so even though there is a stream of light above the head, the place where you stand is dim.
Everyone is familiar with this poem, especially the last line, "Looking back suddenly, that person is in the dim light" has become a famous line that has been chanted for a long time. The whole poem ends abruptly at the most exciting place, but leaves the reader with an extremely wide space for imagination. After waiting, searching, being anxious, and being disappointed, you can suddenly discover that the person you love is right behind you. No one can imagine the surprise that fell from the sky.
The "person" in the "dim light" in the poem, needless to say, is a young girl. She only showed her face in the vague darkness at the end of the poem. However, readers can feel that this is a smart, lively and somewhat naughty girl. The person waiting for her was in the light and she was in the dark. Maybe she had discovered him a long time ago, but she was not in a hurry to meet him. She tested his patience first, looked at his anxious look, and then quietly Follow him and wait until he is about to collapse before giving him an unexpected surprise.
As for the young man, he turned a blind eye to the lively spectacle of the Lantern Festival and didn't care. He only cared about the girls fluttering past him with their colorful branches spread out, and he eagerly wanted to find the girl among them. Lovely familiar faces. If he cannot find his beloved, then the entire Lantern Festival will be overshadowed, and all the excitement will only make him feel lost and lonely. Only when he meets "that person" he is looking forward to, will the whole joyous scene be activated, and will he truly enjoy the double ecstasy brought by the festival.