Explanation of poetry

On the day of Qingming Festival, it rains heavily, and those who travel far on the road feel confused and desolate as if their souls have been cut off. Asking where the restaurant was, the shepherd boy pointed to Xinghua Village from a distance.

Explanation of the word

Many: many descriptions.

Broken Soul: Describes very sad and sorrowful.

Xinghua Village: A village deep in the apricot flowers. Today I am outside the gate of Xiushan, Guichi, Anhui Province. Influenced by this poem, later generations often used "Xinghua Village" as the name of the hotel.

Poem Appreciation

The liquor from Xinghua Village in Shanxi Province is mellow and delicious, and has a long history. Archaeologists in Xinghua Village have unearthed many liquor-making tools and vessels from the Han Dynasty. It is speculated that liquor was brewed on a large scale during the Northern Wei Dynasty about 1,500 years ago. By the Tang Dynasty, there were seventy-two hotels in the village. Xinghua Village is world-famous for its wine. Li Bai and Du Fu also drank and wrote poems here, but Du Mu's "Qingming" poem is well-known to every household. It is said that by the Qing Dynasty, there were already 220 restaurants in Xinghua Village. The main idea of ??this poem is that during the Qingming Festival, families are supposed to be reunited, but for pedestrians rushing on the road in the rain, they can't help but feel confused and find it difficult to calm down. Fortunately, they have found a form of relief. The whole poem is natural and smooth, easy to understand and has endless aftertaste.