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About the poem:
This poem helps us understand to live a wealthy life, we don’t need to own fertile farmland; to live comfortably, we don’t need to buy a mansion; to get married, we don’t need to find a good matchmaker. To have a good career and attain all abovementioned wants, all you need to do is hit the books.
‘Essay of Encouraging Studying’ afterthoughts:
This poem is to remind us to study hard since there is no limit to attaining knowledge. To be more knowledgeable, the only way is to study. HanGuang transformed this poem into a lively song, and it made me feel that studying may not be easy, but there is a certain degree of fun to it. Hsing-Lei was in charge of lead in the first half, and sounds of ‘du, du, du’ were used as chord. When the song came to a stop, I thought it was over, but then Ching-Yuan started rapping, which I thought was quite interesting. Young people nowadays prefer rock and roll and pop music, so I think that’s why HanGuang is trying to fuse poetry into a cappella! |
Emperor Zhenzong was the third emperor of Song Dynasty, the third son of Emperor Taizong. He was a wise emperor with great accomplishment. He loved literature, and was a poet himself. The famous ‘Essay of Encouraging Studying’ was his work.
