Song Ci and Yuan Qu Classical Literature Handwritten Newspaper 2026-10-09 12:32:53

What to Put on a Handwritten Newspaper About Farewell in Song Ci and Yuan Qu

A practical plan for a handwritten newspaper on farewell themes in Song Ci and Yuan Qu, including a ready-to-copy line list, four content boxes, a layout tied to one river road, and easy color and decoration choices for classroom use.

Direct Answer

For a farewell-themed Song Ci and Yuan Qu handwritten newspaper, treat the page as one journey. Open with Liu Yong's famous line from Yu Lin Ling, 'since ancient times, parting has always wounded the heart,' add Wang Shifu's 'blue clouds, yellow flowers, west wind sharp, wild geese flying south' from Chang Ting Song Bie, and include Guan Hanqing's 'since I saw you off, my heart cannot let go.' Then add a small box explaining willow branches, pavilions and lone sails as parting images. Run a river or road across the page and hang each text block beside a scene.

Why farewell works so well as a poster theme

Song Ci and Yuan Qu are full of parting poems, and they are easy to draw because the images are already there: a pavilion by the road, a riverbank, a wine cup, a broken willow branch, a lone sail, a line of geese. Picking one clear emotion gives the whole page a direction instead of a random mix of facts.

Turn the page into one journey

Rather than dropping poems into empty spaces, arrange them in the order a farewell actually happens.

Before parting: the coming separation. Use Liu Yong's Yu Lin Ling and its line about parting wounding the heart.
At the farewell: the toast at the pavilion. Use the opening of Chang Ting Song Bie with its blue clouds, yellow flowers and wild geese.
After parting: longing and waiting. Use Guan Hanqing's Si Kuai Yu, which begins with 'since I saw you off, my heart cannot let go.'
One last look: close with Wang Guan's gentle image of hills like eyebrows and water like glancing eyes.

Lines you can copy directly

These are short enough to fit a box without crowding it.

Since ancient times, parting has always wounded the heart. — Liu Yong, Yu Lin Ling
Blue clouds, yellow flowers, west wind sharp, wild geese flying south. — Wang Shifu, Chang Ting Song Bie
Since I saw you off, my heart cannot let go. — Guan Hanqing, Si Kuai Yu
Water is a glance, hills are meeting brows. — Wang Guan, Bu Suan Zi
One more cup of wine, for no old friend waits beyond the western pass. — Wang Wei, Song Yuan Er Shi An Xi

Layout: let one river carry the eye

Draw a road or river from the upper left to the lower right, then place the pavilion, the ferry, the lone sail and the geese along it. Each text box sits beside one scene, so the page holds together without heavy borders.

Four boxes worth including

Pavilion box: the farewell scene, with a simple pavilion silhouette.
Willow box: why 'liu' sounds like 'stay' and what that meant to travellers.
Tune name box: one or two Yuan Qu lines with the tune name written above, such as Si Kuai Yu.
Your thoughts box: two or three sentences about the line that stayed with you.

Colors and decoration

Use cream or pale grey for the background, blue-grey, ink green and light ochre for the scenery, and a touch of soft red for a seal or maple leaves. Keep decorations to three elements at most.

Refining the page before you hand it in

If the boxes keep sliding out of place, or you want a cleaner arrangement for a Song Ci and Yuan Qu theme, search for 智慧手抄报 in WeChat, choose a matching theme, adjust the text blocks on your phone and print the layout to copy from.

FAQ

Do I have to copy a whole ci poem onto the poster?

No. Space is limited, so one or two lines with the author and title usually look better, for example 'since ancient times, parting has always wounded the heart — Liu Yong, Yu Lin Ling.' If you want more content, use one line from each of three or four works instead of copying entire poems.

How can Song Ci and Yuan Qu share one farewell poster?

Split the page by form. Put Song Ci in the upper half with pavilion and wine cup drawings, and Yuan Qu in the lower half with the tune names written clearly, such as Si Kuai Yu or Duan Zheng Hao. Connect the two halves with one transitional sentence or a river drawn down the middle so the page still reads as a single idea.

Is writing about willow branches too simple for older students?

Not at all. Breaking a willow branch was a common farewell custom, and explaining that 'liu' sounds like 'stay' takes only a sentence. Younger students can stop at the meaning, while older students can add one poem example or a note on where the custom appears.