According to the query of Baidu Encyclopedia, the selection of this "reef" in the preface of Ai Qing's Selected Poems is symbolic. It can be a symbol of Nie Luda who has been calling for Chile's independence and development all his life, a symbol of the brave and tenacious Chinese nation, and a symbol of "constant persecution" and "right to live" who are not afraid of power and struggle constantly.
Ai Qing (1910-1996), formerly known as Jiang Haicheng, took pen names Ega, Kea and Linbi. Modern and contemporary poets. Jinhua, Zhejiang Studying in France in youth. 1932 began to write poetry, 1933 published Dayan River-My Nanny under the pseudonym of "Ai Qing" and became famous at one fell swoop.