Who said "Traveling is going from a place where you are tired of staying to a place where others are tired of staying"

"Traveling is to go from a place where you are tired of staying to a place where others are tired of staying" is what Yu Dafu wrote in his "Autumn in the Old Capital".

The creative background of "Autumn in the Old Capital"

In June 1926, Yu Dafu's son Long'er died of illness in Beijing. In addition, the old capital of Peiping was swept away by the historical turmoil that arose at the end of the 19th century. But it is becoming more and more old and decadent. The emotional tides of two levels, the small family and the big country, have soaked through the embankment of the soul, leaving behind traces of sadness.

Due to the threat of the Kuomintang’s white terror and other reasons, Yu Dafu moved from Shanghai to Hangzhou in April 1933. In July 1934, Yu Dafu traveled from Hangzhou to Peiping (today's Beijing) via Qingdao.

Autumn in the Old Capital is a prose he wrote on August 17, 1934, with more than 1,500 words. At that time, Yu Dafu had only been in Beijing for four days.

Yu Dafu himself is from Zhejiang. After arriving in Peiping, he had a deep attachment to his hometown. In the author's mind, the feeling of sadness in autumn is essentially the feeling of life.

Extended information:

Yu Dafu (December 7, 1896 - September 17, 1945), formerly known as Yu Wen, also named Dafu, and his childhood name A Feng, was born in Fuyang, Zhejiang.

He went to Japan to study in 1913, and participated in the establishment of the Creation Society in 1921.

Since 1923, he has taught at Peking University, Wuchang Normal University and other schools.

In 1930, he initiated and joined the China Freedom Movement Alliance and the Chinese Left-wing Writers Alliance.

Joined the China Civil Rights Protection League in early 1933.

At the end of 1938, he went to Singapore to engage in newspaper editing and anti-Japanese and national salvation work.

Exiled to Sumatra in 1942.

Secretly killed by Japanese military police on September 17, 1945

Part of the excerpt: Autumn, autumn, no matter where it is, is always good; but, autumn in the North, But it is especially clear, quiet and desolate. The reason why I traveled thousands of miles from Hangzhou to catch up with Qingdao, and even more so from Qingdao to Peking, was just to enjoy the "autumn" and the autumn flavor of my old capital.

"Patriotism" - is the main theme of "Autumn in the Old Capital". "Autumn in the Old Capital" contains deep love for the old capital and love for the motherland, arousing people's pursuit of beauty and love for the motherland. The famous prose piece "Autumn in the Old Capital" by Yu Dafu, a famous modern Chinese novelist, essayist, poet, and revolutionary martyr, combines the sadness of autumn with the praise of autumn. There is sentimental attachment in autumn, and there is loneliness in autumn - this sentiment is Hometown sentiment, patriotism; this lonely autumn is a portrayal of the author's state of mind at that time, and a lament for the decline of the country's fate.

Other literary masterpieces include: "Remembering Lu Xun", "Sinking", "Intoxicating Spring Breeze Evening", "Past", "Chi Osmanthus", etc.