What do you mean by hanging the southeast branch?

It means: hanging on a branch in the southeast.

Peacocks fly southeast; Southeast Fly the Peacocks; The Peacock Flies Southeast

Han Dynasty: Anonymous

When officials heard about it, they knew they would be separated. Wandering under the courtyard tree, hanging from the southeast branch.

The two families asked to be buried together, next to Huashan Mountain. Pine and cypress are planted in the east and west, and phoenix trees are planted in the left and right.

Branches cover each other and leaves communicate with each other.

There are two birds in the forest, calling themselves Yuanyang. Raise your head and sing to each other, reaching the fifth watch every night.

Pedestrians stop to listen, widows hesitate. Thank you, future generations, and don't forget to be careful.

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Hearing this, the official knew that this was a farewell forever, so he lingered under the big tree in the yard for a while and hanged himself on the branch in the southeast.

The two families asked the husband and wife to be buried together, and the result was buried next to Huashan. There are pines and cypresses on both sides of the tomb, and phoenix trees on both sides. All kinds of branches are covered with branches, and all kinds of leaves are connected together.

There is a pair of birds in the middle. The name of this bird is Yuanyang. They raised their heads and sang to each other. They sang every night until the fifth watch.

Passers-by stopped to listen carefully, and the widow was more uneasy and confused. I will solemnly tell future generations, take a warning, and don't forget.

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The greatest artistic achievement of Peacock Flying Southeast is to create a distinctive character image through the dialogue of individual characters. The whole poem is "* * * 1,785 words, the first long poem in ancient and modern times. Rainy ideas, repeated, in Chinese miscellaneous about a dozen people, and each Xiao Qisheng, not chemical pen "("Ancient Poetry Source "Volume 4, notes).

Throughout the conversation, we can see Liu Lanzhi's different attitudes and tone towards Zhong Qing, Jiao Mu, sister-in-law, brother and mother. It is in this difference that she can feel her industrious, kind, oppressed and rebellious character.

Similarly, in Jiao Zhongqing's words on various occasions, we can also feel his honest and weak but developing character, loyal to love, discerning right from wrong but being forced by his mother.