Bai Juyi's poem northwest looking home is where the next line: southeast to see the moon a few times round.

1, the original text:

On the fifteenth night of the eighth month in the past, by the Apricot Garden by the Qujiang Pond.

This year on the 15th night of the 8th month, in front of the water pavilion at Shatou, Penpu.

Where is the northwestern part of the country, and how many times do you see the moon in the southeast?

Yesterday the wind blew and no one was there, but tonight the light is as clear as in past years.

Translation:

In the past, on the night of August 15, "I" stood beside the apricot garden by the poolside of the Qujiang River.

On the night of August 15 this year, I was again in front of the Shatou Water Pavilion in Penpu.

Toward the northwest how can I see where my hometown is, toward the southeast to see the moon is full again several times.

Yesterday's wind blew by without anyone paying attention, tonight Qingmei's elegance is like those years in the past.

2, from the Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi composed a seven-character poem, "August 15, the night of the Pen Pavilion looking at the moon," the poet in a particular space in the face of the moon at this particular time of life triggered by feelings, suggesting that their own inability to dominate the destiny of the helpless and sentimental feelings.

Expanded Information:

Appreciation of "Looking at the Moon in Pen Pavilion on the Fifteenth Day of the August Moon":

Anshan Normal College Chinese professor Liu Gang: This poem was written on the occasion of the far-release Jiangzhou, showing the emotion of things are different, with the transition of time teased out in the transition of space.

And in the conversion of space and time, through the conversion of feelings, the former happy tour, today's bitter sighs, a stark contrast, expressed the relegation career in the sadness.

Baidu Encyclopedia - The Night of August 15th, Pen Pavilion Looking at the Moon