Peacock Flying Southeast is an article in Ode to a New Yutai, which was originally entitled Ancient Poems by Jiao Zhongqing's Wife. This paper is based on a marriage tragedy that happened in Lujiang County (now in Huaining and Qianshan, Anhui Province) during the reign of Emperor Xian of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Because the first sentence of the poem is "Peacock flies southeast, wandering in five miles", it is also named. The whole poem has more than 350 sentences, 1700 words.
It mainly tells the story of being forced to separate and both committed suicide, accusing the ruthlessness of feudal ethics and praising Jiao and Liu's sincere feelings and rebellious spirit. Peacock flying southeast marks the artistic maturity of China's ancient narrative poems.
Peacock Flying to the Southeast was first seen in Xu Ling (507-583) of Chen State in the Southern Dynasties, Volume I, Poems for Wife. Miscellaneous Songs contains Yuefu poems, formerly known as Jiao Zhongqing's Wife. Now the first sentence of this poem is generally used as the title. Peacock Flying Southeast was originally a folk creation in Jian 'an period, which may be revised by later generations in the long-term circulation process.
The two protagonists in the story "Peacock Flying Southeast" have won the admiration of scholars of all ages for their constancy in love. The graves of the protagonists are in front of the grain depot in Xiaoshi Town, Huaining County, Anhui Province. After being repaired by later generations, they have now become a scenic spot for tourists to mourn for free. In order to shoot related TV, a "Peacock Southeast Flying Film and Television Base" was built in a small town, and this little-known town began to become famous overseas.