Joy in the Rain on a Spring Night
Why is Du Fu's "Joyful Rain on a Spring Night" happy? The meaning of Ding Qizhen's poem is not difficult to understand. One night in the spring of the second year of Emperor Suzong's reign (761), a continuous drizzle fell in Chengdu. Du Fu was in a good mood and wrote this poem to praise the spring rain. But seriously, there are still several issues to consider and discuss. Why are you happy? Although there is a word "Xi" in the title of the poem, there is not a synonym of "Xi" in the poem