Introduce Bai Juyi.

Bai Juyi, whose real name is Lotte, was born in an official family and his ancestral home was Taiyuan. When he arrived at his great-grandfather, he moved to the summer night (now north of Weinan, Shaanxi). Bai Juyi's grandfather, Huang Bai, used to be the magistrate of Gongxian County, and he was a good friend of Xinzheng County at that time. Seeing the beautiful mountains and rivers and simple folk customs in Xinzheng, Huang Bai loved it very much, so his family moved to Dongguozhai Village (now Dongguo Temple) in the west of Xinzheng.

Bai Juyi was born in Dongguozhai on the 20th day of the first month in the seventh year of Dali, Tang Daizong (AD 772). Regarding the origin of Bai Juyi's name, there is a legend circulating in Dongguosi village: Dongguosi village is low-lying and once flooded. When Bai Juyi was born, the man went out to fetch water, and the woman was anxious to burn incense and pray at home. At this time, 44-year-old Bai had a son in his later years, and gave birth to a baby boy with 18-year-old wife Chen, so his grandfather named his grandson "Juyi", meaning that he hoped his grandson could get a place to live. Xinzheng became Bai Juyi's hometown.

Legend has it that Bai Juyi was delicate when he was young, but he was a talented child prodigy. When he was half a year old, his mother often took him to the screen and taught him to read and look at pictures. Born six or seven months ago, Xiao Juyi would recognize the words "knowledge" and "nothing", which was an anecdote for a while.

Bai Juyi's grandfather, his father Bai and his grandfather are all poets. In this family background, Bai Juyi studied very hard. Later, recalling the study scene in his youth, he wrote: "He taught poetry at night and didn't sleep, which made his mouth sour and his elbows calloused." Bai Juyi received a good education. He learned to write poetry at the age of five or six, learn music (music) at the age of nine, and read poetry at the age of 10. These experiences made Bai Juyi an outstanding poet.

Bai Juyi is a great poet, which even primary school students know. Few people have noticed that Bai Juyi is also a good official praised by the people.

When Bai Juyi 12 years old, there was a war in Henan, and Bai sent his son to Vietnam (now Jiangsu and Zhejiang) to avoid chaos. From then on, Bai Juyi left his hometown Xinzheng and began a wandering life.

Central Plains culture is the fertile ground for Bai Juyi to grow into a great poet. Although he lived in Xinzheng, his hometown for only 12 years, Bai Juyi loved this hot land that raised him very much, and every grass and tree in his hometown left a deep impression on the poet. According to Xinzheng County Records, after leaving his hometown for 44 years, 56-year-old Bai Juyi took a special route on his way back to Luoyang from Suzhou, passing through Xinzheng. He has been in Qinhe for a long time. Facing the sunset glow, infinite nostalgia welled up in the poet's pen:

Riding in the sunset, meditating on nostalgia. After the transformation of Zheng Feng, the Qin Dynasty is still bright. I haven't seen Miss Yun, but I know the name of Peony.

As a child, Bai Juyi often went to the Qinshui River in Xinzheng to play. From Bai Juyi's poems about childhood, we can clearly feel that the Qinshui River in the poet's hometown is gurgling and tourists are weaving. Zhao Yan welcomes crows, bees fly and butterflies fly!

It was near dusk after the poem was written, and Bai Juyi rode back to Dongguo Temple, where he had been away for many years, and stayed in front of my old house for one night. On this day, the sleepless poet wrote his life experience on a stone tablet and expressed his true love for his hometown. Unfortunately, this stone tablet has been lost now.

The poet also wrote a poem Su Xingyang. According to historical records, Xinzheng in the Tang Dynasty was under the jurisdiction of Xingyang County, and the big generation replaced the small in poetry. "Stay in Xingyang" actually means that the poet stayed in Xinzheng. Poetry cloud:

Growing up in Xingyang, I quit my hometown songs. Forty years later, I returned to Xingyang. Eleven or twelve when I went, and fifty-six this year. When thinking about children's play, it is still in front of you. The old man lost his position and had no clan in his hometown. It not only changed the city, but also moved to Guling. Unique water, ruthless and still green.

From this poem, we can also see that the poet's memory of his hometown is "still in sight" and how sincere his feelings for his hometown are.

Bai Juyi spent his childhood in Dongguozhai, and his grandfather Huang Bai was buried in Xindian Town, Xinzheng. Xinzheng has100000 Bai families, which are widely distributed in Yuzhou, Xuchang and other 14 counties and cities. They are all descendants of Bai Juyi. No matter where Bai descendants move, they regard Xinzheng as their birthplace and first hometown. Every year on July 15 of the lunar calendar, Bai descendants will return to Xinzheng to worship their ancestors, forming an ancient society over time, which has been passed down to this day.