Where did Liu Yuxi write this poem?

The poem "Rain in the West at Sunrise in the East" was written by Liu Yuxi when he was the governor of Kui Prefecture. It is a folk song from the eastern part of Sichuan province in ancient times, in which the people danced and sang, accompanied by drums and piccolos.

"The sun rises in the east and the rain falls in the west" is from Liu Yuxi's "Two Bamboo Words - One of Them": "The willows are green and the river is level, and I hear the sound of singing on the Langjiang River. The sun rises in the east and rains in the west, but there is a clear sky."

Translation: The willow river is wide and flat, and I hear the voice of my lover singing on the river. The sun rises in the east and rains in the west, and it is said that there is no sunshine but there is sunshine.

Liu Yuxi was the governor of Kui Prefecture from the first month of the second year of the Changqing reign of Emperor Mu Zong of the Tang Dynasty to the summer of the fourth year of the Changqing reign of Emperor Mu Zong of the Tang Dynasty, and he composed eleven Bamboo Branch Lyrics. Eleven "Bamboo Branch Lyrics" is divided into two groups, this is one of the groups of two, made in the other nine ("Bamboo Branch Lyrics nine") after the completion of the former group of nine poets, and re-create the completion of, and do not want to add the first nine after the ten, eleven of the title, so it is also entitled "Bamboo Branch Lyrics, two".

This poem is about the mood of a young girl immersed in her first love. She is in love with someone, but does not yet know the attitude of the other party, so both hope, but also contains doubts; both joy, but also worried. In her own words, the poet successfully expresses this subtle and complex psychology. The last two lines have become a favorite and quoted by people in later generations.