"Remembering Shandong Brothers on September 9th" Wang Wei's poem is about being a stranger in a foreign land, missing family members even more during festive seasons. I know from afar that when my brothers climbed to a high place, there was only one less person planting dogwood trees.

Translation: Being a guest in a foreign land alone, I miss my loved ones even more during every festive season. Thinking back to the place where the brothers climbed up today, when planting dogwood trees everywhere, I will think that one person is missing.

Notes:

1. September 9th: the Double Ninth Festival. In ancient times, nine was used as the yang number, so it was called the Double Ninth Festival.

2. Memory: missing.

3. Shandong: Wang Wei was originally from Qi in Taiyuan, and later moved to Pu (now Yongji, Shanxi). Puzhou is east of Hangu Pass and Huashan, so it is called Shandong.

4. Foreign land: a foreign land, a foreign land.

5. To be a stranger: to be a guest in a foreign land.

6. Festival: a beautiful festival.

7. Climbing: There is an ancient custom of climbing during the Double Ninth Festival.

Appreciation of "Remembering Shandong Brothers on September 9th"

This lyrical poem written by Wang Wei when he was a boy is very particular about his painting style, composition and coloring. His landscape poems are different, they are written very simply. But this poem has a strong power to touch people's hearts, especially for people visiting foreign lands. This power comes first from its simplicity, depth and high level of generalization.

The first two sentences can be said to be the direct method of artistic creation. There is almost no detour, but it goes straight to the core, quickly forming a climax and aphorisms. However, this way of writing often makes the last two sentences difficult to sustain, resulting in lack of staying power. The last two sentences of this poem, if we extend them in a straight line along the lines of "I miss my loved ones more during the festive season", it will be unavoidable. The author adopts another approach, following the torrent of emotions, a rippling lake surface appears, which looks calm but is actually deeper.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia - "Remembering Shandong Brothers on September 9th"