Background: Zhong Ziqi died of illness, and Boya was deeply saddened. He thought that there would never be a bosom friend in this world, and no one in the world could understand the artistic conception of his performance like Zhong Ziqi. So I broke my favorite piano, broke the strings and stopped playing all my life.

It is said that Boya and Zhong Ziqi were from the Spring and Autumn Period. The legend that Liezi and Lv Chunqiu became bosom friends is recorded in ancient books and circulated among the people. The Farewell of Boya describes the profound friendship between Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi, which is hard to find.

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Life is too short to find a bosom friend; Wan Li clouds and smoke, a thousand-year-old story. The foundation of pure friendship is understanding. The most vivid and profound explanation of China culture in this respect is the story of Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi. "Boya Juexian" is an eternal model of making friends, which has been passed down to this day and gives people eternal enlightenment. It is this story that establishes the lofty standards of interpersonal relationship and friendship of the Chinese nation.

This story is gripping and intriguing. Boya likes playing the piano, and she had a high taste in music when she was a child. Boya dissolved his feelings in music, expressing his feeling of standing between heaven and earth like a mountain. His wisdom surged in the universe like the sea with the sound of the piano, and his piano skills reached perfection.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Boya quatrains (historical allusions)