In the ancient poem "The shepherd boy points to Xinghua Village in the distance",

The shepherd boy points to Xinghua Village in the distance, and Xinghua Village refers to Xinghua Village near Qiting, an ancient town in Macheng County, Hubei Province. The local hotel is very famous. There is a popular folk song: "Sanli Peach Blossom Shop and Sili Xinghua Village. There are fine wines in the village and beauties in the shop." When Du Mu was demoted as the governor of Huangzhou, he often came here to buy wine to relieve his sorrow. The shepherd boy pointed out that Xinghua Village came from Du Mu's "Qingming".

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Qingming Festival

It rains heavily during the Qingming Festival, and pedestrians on the road feel like they are dying.

May I ask where the restaurant is? The shepherd boy points to Xinghua Village in the distance.

Extended information:

"Qingming" is a poem by Du Mu, a litterateur in the Tang Dynasty. This poem describes what was seen in the spring rain during the Qingming Dynasty. It has light colors and a desolate mood. It has always been widely recited. The first sentence explains the situation, environment, and atmosphere; the second sentence describes the character, showing the character's confused and confused state of mind; the third sentence proposes a way to get rid of this state of mind; the fourth sentence contains answers and actions, which is the whole The highlight of this article.

The whole poem uses the technique of starting from low to high, gradually rising, and the climax is placed at the end. The aftertaste is eerie and intriguing. This poem first appeared in the "Splendid Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers" in the early Southern Song Dynasty, which was noted as a Tang poem. It was later seen in "Selected Poems of Thousands of Sages of Tang and Song Dynasties" compiled by divisions, "Poems of Thousands of Families" by Xie Fangde of Ming Dynasty, and "Imperial Selection of Tang Poems" by Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty. . "Jiangnan Tongzhi" records: When Du Mu was the governor of Chizhou, he once passed Jinling Xinghua Village to drink. Xinghua Village refers to this in the poem.

Reference materials: ?Du Mu Qingming-Baidu Encyclopedia