"Looking to the end of the world is not home" comes from: "Homesickness" author: Li Gou.

Full text: Homesickness

Li Gou of the Song Dynasty

People say that the setting sun is the end of the world, but I can’t see my home even if I look to the end of the world.

I already hate that the Bishan Mountains are blocking each other, and the Bishan Mountains are still covered by dusk clouds.

Translation: People say that the place where the sunset is at the end of the world. Where I can see the sunset, I can see the end of the world, but I can’t see my home. I already resent the mountains that separate me from my home, but the mountains are still covered by endless clouds.

Notes:

①Sunset: The farthest place where the sun sets.

②Looking to the end of the world: looking to the end of the world. The first and second sentences say: People say that the place where the sun sets is the end of the world, but even if you look to the end of the world, you still can't see the shadow of your hometown, which shows how far away your hometown is.

③Bishan: This generally refers to Qingshan. The third and fourth sentences say: I already resent the many obstacles of the green mountains, and the green mountains are covered by layers of dusk clouds, which shows that there are many obstacles.

Nostalgia is a beautiful emotion that is universal among human beings. At dusk, birds return to their nests and crows return to the woods. Travelers in faraway lands are moved by the scenery and inevitably feel homesick. What this song expresses is the strong nostalgia that wanderers have at sunset.

Li Gou (1009-1059), also known as Taibo and Mr. Xujiang, was an important philosopher, thinker, educator and reformer in the Northern Song Dynasty. In this age of "poor and weak", although he came from a humble background, he was able to work hard, study hard, and write diligently in order to prosper the country and benefit the people. He was good at arguing and writing, and he was excellent at recruiting outstanding talents. He was self-sufficient in lecturing, and often hundreds of scholars came to him. Li Gou was knowledgeable and knowledgeable, especially good at etiquette. He did not stick to the old teachings of Confucian scholars of the Han and Tang Dynasties, but dared to express his own opinions and reasoned about the meaning of the scriptures, becoming a "Confucian of the moment". There are now thirty-seven volumes of "Collected Works of Mr. Zhijiao Li", with three volumes of "Waiji" attached. To commemorate Li Gou, Zixi County has built Taibo Park with a statue of Li Gou, and the Li Gou Memorial Hall is under construction.

Reference materials

Gushiwen website: http://www.gushiwen.org/