In the The Book of Odes, the earliest literary work in China, there are many chapters about nostalgia (such as Cai Wei), especially the theme of nostalgia in Tang and Song poems. Early modern Chinese writers in the 20th century, such as Lu Xun, Shen Congwen, Fei Ming, Xiao Hong and so on, have many works about rural memories, which are full of their deep concern for the modern plight of the countryside. Homesickness is, of course, a theme in the world literary tradition. Homer's epic Odyssey shows Odysseus drifting at sea for 10 years and finally returning to his native Ithaca to be reunited with his family. With the rise of German romantic literature, nostalgia is its important theme and has modern significance.
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Chinese and foreign writers show their deep concern for the plight of the countryside through their homesick or nostalgic works