1. Jealousy is a tumor of the soul.

2. I live, therefore I sing.

3. Keep it on the windowsill, dreaming of the ocean.

4. Time flows downstream, and life flows against the current.

5. There is no eternal night in the world, and there is no eternal winter in the world.

6. Why do I often have tears in my eyes? Because I love this land deeply.

7. Personal pain and joy must be integrated into the pain and joy of the times.

8. Even if our bones rot after death, they will turn into phosphorus fire and burn in the wilderness.

9. No matter how high, thick and long the wall is, how can it block the thoughts of millions of people that are freer than the wind, the will that is deeper than the land, and the desire that is longer than time.

10. 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.

11. The bridge is the connection between land and land; the bridge is the love between rivers and roads; the bridge is the station where ships and vehicles nod to salute; the bridge is the place where boats and walkers wave goodbye.

12. Even if we are a candle, we should "tears dry only when the candle turns to ashes"; even if we are just a match, we should shine at the critical moment; even if our bones are gone after death. When it rots, it will turn into phosphorus fire and burn in the wilderness.

13. If I were a bird, I should also sing with a hoarse throat; this land battered by storms, this river that is always raging with our sorrow and anger, this endless blowing and irritation The wind, and the extremely warm dawn coming from the forest.

Introduction to Ai Qing

Ai Qing (March 27, 1910 - May 5, 1996), whose original name was Jiang Haicheng, used to use the pen names E, Jia, Kea, and Lin. Bi et al. are from Jinhua, Zhejiang Province. Chinese modern poet. His famous work "Dayanhe - My Nanny" was published in 1933. This poem established the basic artistic characteristics of his poetry and his important position in the history of modern literature. His works have been translated into dozens of languages, and he is the author of poetry collections such as "Dayan River", "North", "Toward the Sun", "Notice of Dawn", "Zhanjiang, Oleander", etc.

The poetry collections he published in the 1930s and 1940s include "Dayan River", "North", "He Died for the Second Time", "Toward the Sun", "Poems Dedicated to the Countryside", "Anti-Fascism", "The Wilderness" "Notice of Dawn", "Drilling in the Snow", etc., chant the destiny of the nation, showing a poetic style that gradually turns from melancholy and sentimentality to tragic and high-spirited. In terms of poetry, he was influenced by foreign modern poets such as Verhalen.

In the 1950s, his poems directly expressed new life and builders, alienating his existing artistic personality and appearing bland, but maintaining the original pattern of poetic thinking. Drawing from overseas works such as "Vienna", "Travel in South America" ??and "Atlantic", realism and symbolism are intertwined, and the imagination and feelings are unique. It was an outstanding work at the time.

After his comeback in the late 1970s, he was full of poetic thoughts. "Hymn of Light" and "The Coliseum of Ancient Rome" are long and carefully composed poems. Many of them are short and concise, with themes. It continues the emotional thread of the 1930s and 1940s of longing for light and truth, and has been greatly extended. It is more profound, dignified and wise, focusing on grasping the meaning of transcending objects in specific objects, and moving towards symbolism.

Simplicity, conciseness, rich imagination, unique imagery, and emphasis on philosophy are the consistent characteristics of Ai Qing's poetry.

Ai Qing's works generally describe symbolic things such as the sun, torches, and dawn, showing Ai Qing's hatred of the darkness and corruption of the old society and his yearning and pursuit for dawn, light, and hope.

From the perspective of poetic style, before liberation, Ai Qing cursed the darkness and praised the light with deep, passionate and unrestrained writing; after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he continued to praise the people, praise the light and think about life. His "return" songs have broader content, richer thoughts, deeper emotions, more diverse techniques, and more mature art.

Poetry collections published after the founding of the People's Republic of China include "Cheering Collection", "Gem Red Star", "On the Cape", "Spring", "Returning Song", "Colorful Poems", "Outside the Territory Collection", "Snow Lotus", "Ai Qing's Selected Poems", "Fish Fossils", etc. Ai Qing has made an outstanding career with his singing full of artistic personality, and practices his poetic aesthetic proposition of "simple, simple, concentrated and bright".