The excerpts from Ai Qing’s famous poems are as follows.
1. Some people are afraid of light, and some are full of hatred for light, because the needle light emitted by the light stings their selfish eyes.
2. All tyrants in history, traitors of all dynasties, and all greedy people have tried every means to imprison light in order to steal wealth and monopolize wealth, because light can awaken people.
3. Personal pain and joy must be integrated into the pain and joy of the times.
4. Why do I always have tears in my eyes? Because I love this land deeply.
5. There is no eternal night in the world, and there is no eternal winter in the world.
6. People don’t like lies. No matter how pretentious or high-sounding the lies are, they will not touch people’s hearts. There is a scale in everyone's heart that measures language.
7. Even if we are a candle, we should dry it when the candle turns to ashes; even if we are just a match, we should shine at the critical moment; even if our bones rot after death, It will also turn into phosphorus fire to burn in the wilderness.
Ai Qing's original name is Jiang Zhenghan, with the courtesy name Yangyuan and the pseudonym Haicheng. He once used the pen names Ejia, Ke'a, Linbi, etc. Born in Jinhua, Zhejiang, he is a modern and contemporary writer, poet and painter. After graduating from middle school in 1928, he was admitted to the National Hangzhou West Lake Art Academy. In May 1934, he published a long poem "Dayan River - My Nanny". In 1932, he joined the Chinese Left-Wing Artists Alliance in Shanghai and engaged in revolutionary literary and artistic activities. In 1935, the first collection of poems "Dayan River" was published. In 1957, he was mistakenly classified as a rightist. He once lived and worked in Heilongjiang and Xinjiang, and his creation was suspended for more than 20 years. After being rehabilitated in 1979, he served as vice president of the Chinese Writers Association and vice president of the International PEN Center. In 1985, he won the highest medal of French literature and art.