moved by what one sees

moved by what one sees

"Duijingshangqing" is a kind of Chinese vocabulary, which means to see the familiar scenery in front of us, and thus associate with some people and things, causing sadness. It comes from the Sanqu of jixianbin xiaoyaole by Wu Mingshi of Yuan Dynasty.

Explain the source explain the scene: facing the scene in front of you. When you see the familiar scenery in front of you, you think of some people and things, which makes you sad. source: the Sanqu of jixianbin xiaoyaole by Wu Mingshi of Yuan Dynasty: "I've never had a hard eye. I can't help crying over the scene." Chapter 67 of Cao Xueqin's a dream of Red Mansions in Qing Dynasty: "I can't help feeling sad when I see that it's a native of his hometown."