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And "drifting north" originated from China's young people drifting in Beijing, and was borrowed by Kaohsiung mayor candidate Korea Yu to refer to young people who went north to Taipei to work hard. As a result, they won the first place and became the most powerful election appeal. Not only Taiwan Province Province and China, but also the capitals of many countries are in the north, such as Japan, the United States and India. Among them, Japan also had a drifting north complex in the last century, but they are not drifting north, but "going to Beijing", and "Beijing" refers to Tokyo.
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In ancient times, going to Beijing originally meant going to Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan (after Japan entered the shogunate era, the substantive political center was transferred to the official residence of the shogunate, such as Edo of the Tokugawa shogunate, which was later Tokyo. Although the political center has moved to other places, the status of Kyoto has been decisive for hundreds of years, and it is the target area that all people with lofty ideals want to control. Besides, going to Beijing is also called "going to Los Angeles"). In modern times, going to Beijing has been given another meaning.
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In 1950s and 1980s, when Japan's economy was booming, just as many young people from China went to Beijing to look for job opportunities or realize their dreams, many Japanese also left their homes to work in Tokyo, a metropolis. Therefore, many people express their homesickness in the form of songs, which are called "homesickness ballads". Famous homesick ballads include Hachiro Kasuga's A Farewell to Cedar Tree and Chiyoko's Tokyo! Mom, wait.
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In addition to homesickness, some songs reflect the loneliness of lovers in the two places; Unlike men in China who generally go to the capital to work hard, many Japanese men need to inherit their family business and have to stay at home. But women go to big cities such as Tokyo to look for opportunities, so there are many worries that they can't travel to big cities with their girlfriends. Of course, a woman wandering alone in a metropolis is also very hard, and all kinds of hardships have become the theme of creation. Related works include Goodbye by Miyuki Michi. Kapok scarves in Tokyo, Ota Bai Weiling and so on.
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It is worth mentioning that although it is called "going to Beijing", it does not necessarily come from the north and the south. Many people who go to Beijing come from the northeast of Japan. After all, the overall development momentum of Northeast China is not as good as that of South Japan.
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Japan's homesickness folk songs gradually disappeared after Japan's economic bubble, because people began to prefer to stay in their hometown or go to counties and cities near their hometown for development. The ballad of going home is gradually forgotten, but some classic songs are still sung to this day, such as Spring in the Northland. I believe many people have a vague impression of the title of this song.
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People who come from rural areas or second-tier cities to make a living in the metropolitan area will inevitably feel inferior when they see glamorous Tokyo people, or they will not be used to the fast-paced and indifferent living environment in Tokyo, and even be laughed at by Tokyo people who think highly of themselves. All kinds of maladjustment and discomfort of people who have gone to Beijing have become the theme of creation. In fact, whether it is Japan's trip to Beijing or drifting north across the Taiwan Strait, there are some * * * ideas, and there will be some * * * voices in contrast.
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