The following are proverbs and verses about homesickness and relatives:

The blue birds in the river are more than white, and the blue flowers in the mountains are about to burn. This spring has come and gone, when is the return year? "Quequatrains" by Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty

[Interpretation] The vast blue waves of the river set off the snow-white feathers of the waterbirds, and the mountains are lush and green, with red flowers contrasting them, and they are about to burn. This spring is about to pass. When is the date of my return home?

The childish child held his clothes and asked, why is it too late to return? ***Who fights for time and wins the hair on the sideburns? "Going Home" by Tang Du Mu

[Interpretation] The child grabbed the corner of his clothes and asked why he came back so late. With whom I have been together for these years, my hair is gray.

People say that the setting sun is the end of the world, but I can’t see my home even if I look to the end of the world. I already hate that the green mountains are blocking each other, and the green mountains are still covered by dusk clouds. "Homesickness" Song·Li Gou

[Interpretation] People say that the place where the sunset is the end of the world. Where I can see the sunset, I can see the end of the world, but I can't see my home. I already resent the mountains that separate me from my home, but the mountains are still covered by endless clouds.

The river is three thousand miles away, and the family letter contains fifteen lines. There was no other words to say while walking, except that he would return home as soon as possible. "Letter from the Capital" by Yuan Kai of the Ming Dynasty

[Interpretation] My family is three thousand miles away in a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. Today I received a letter from home. The letter is full of fifteen lines; the entire fifteen-line letter They had nothing else to say except that they wanted me to return to my hometown as soon as possible.

The sharp mountains by the sea are like swords, and the coming of autumn cuts the heart of sorrow everywhere. If you were to transform yourself into a thousand-billion-strong body, you would go up to the top of the mountain and look at your hometown. "Looking at the Mountains with Master Haochu to Send Relatives to Beijing" by Liu Zongyuan of the Tang Dynasty

[Interpretation] The sharp mountains by the sea are like sharp swords, cutting off people's sorrow everywhere in autumn. How can I let this body transform into thousands and thousands of them, scattering to every peak to look at my hometown!

Where is my hometown? It’s a leisurely time to return to your thoughts. On an autumn rainy night in Huainan, Gaozhai heard the arrival of wild geese. "Wearing the Wild Geese" Tang·Wei Yingwu

[Interpretation] Where is the hometown far away from Yunshan? I think about it for a long time, and my heart is full of emotions. On a long night of autumn rain in Huainan, Gao Zhai sat alone and listened to the sounds of wild geese.

Being a stranger in a foreign land, I miss my family even more during the festive season. I know from afar that when my brothers climbed to a high place, there was only one less person planting dogwood trees. "Reminiscences of Shandong Brothers on September 9th" by Wang Wei of Tang Dynasty

[Interpretation] Being far away from home alone is inevitably a bit desolate. Every Double Ninth Festival, I miss my relatives far away even more. When I think of my brothers wearing dogwoods and climbing to high places, I feel regretful because I am missing.

Spring grass grows at the top of Baidi City, and the Shu River is clear at the foot of Baiyan Mountain. People from the south come up to sing a song, but people from the north don't come up to express their nostalgia. "Bamboo Branch" Tang·Liu Yuxi

[Interpretation] At the top of Baidi City, at the foot of Baiyan Mountain, local people come and go, singing local folk songs, and living like a fish in water. However, the poet is from the north and was driven here. Looking at this scene and this situation, he has a different feeling in his heart.

After death, I know that everything is in vain, but I cannot see the same sadness as Jiuzhou. Wang Shibei set the Central Plains Day, and he never forgot to tell Naiwen during family sacrifices. "Shi'er" by Lu You of the Song Dynasty

[Interpretation] I originally knew that when I die, everything in the world will have nothing to do with me; but the only thing that makes me sad is that I couldn't see it with my own eyes. The reunification of the motherland. Therefore, when the day comes when the Song Dynasty army regains the lost land in the Central Plains, you hold a family ceremony and don’t forget to tell your father the good news!

Withered vines, old trees and dim crows, small bridges and flowing water, people’s homes, west wind and thin horses on the ancient road. The sun sets in the west, and the heartbroken people are at the end of the world. "Tianjingsha·Autumn Thoughts" Yuan·Ma Zhiyuan

[Interpretation] Withered vines, old old trees, a listless crow, flapping its wings, landed on the bare branches. Small bridge and flowing water People: Delicate bridges, gurgling water, warm huts, quiet and cozy. On the ancient road in the wilderness, a thin horse carries a wanderer, hesitantly walking in the biting west wind. As the sun sets, where is the destination? ?Where is my hometown? Thinking of this, how can the wandering wanderer in the world not worry about his heartbreak!

The music and books outside the mountains are perfect, and the winter comes back to the spring. I feel even more timid when I'm close to my hometown and don't dare to ask anyone.

"Crossing the River and Han" Questions from the Tang and Song Dynasties

[Interpretation] I left my hometown and went beyond Wuling. After a winter, spring came again. Because of the inconvenience of transportation, I have not been in contact with my family for a long time. Now I am crossing the Han River to rush back to my hometown. Unexpectedly, the closer I get to home, the more nervous I feel. Because I'm afraid of hurting my good wishes, I don't dare to ask about the situation in my hometown when I meet a fellow villager.