"Outside the pavilion, beside the ancient road" is a line in the song "Farewell".

"Farewell" is a song written by Li Shutong in 1915. The melody is taken from the American song "Dreaming of Home and Mother" composed by John Pound Otway. In 1936, EMI released a solo recording by Long Xun, a primary school student at Beijing Normal University. The lyrics of "Farewell" are divided into two parts. In the first part, the author depicts a scene of upcoming farewell from different levels and aspects.

As a third person, it is used to narrate that a friend is about to travel a long distance, and the two of them, as best friends, will go their separate ways from now on, so they go a long way to the outside of the Changting Pavilion. Changting Pavilion was usually a plank road in ancient times. For travelers to take a rest or to see off friends, the pavilion is a metaphor for the separation of two people. There is vast loneliness beside the ancient road, and the grass stretches as far as the eye can see, showing a lonely scene, marking the farewell from different angles.

Li Shutong’s personal experience:

Li Shutong, also known as Li Xishuang, Li An, Li Liang, was given the birth name Wen Tao, his childhood name was Cheng Qi, his scientific name was Guanghou, and his courtesy name was Xi Shuang. No. gargle. He is a famous music and art educator, calligrapher, drama activist, and one of the pioneers of Chinese drama. After returning from studying in Japan, he worked as a teacher and editor. Later, he was ordained as a monk. His Buddhist name was Yanyin, his nickname was Hongyi, and his later nickname was Wanqing Laoren. Later he was respected as Master Hongyi. In 1913, he was employed as a music and painting teacher in Zhejiang Normal School.

Since 1915, he has also served as a music and painting teacher at Nanjing Normal University. The first school song in the history of Nanjing University was composed by him. In 1918, Master Hongyi became a monk at the age of 38, and passed away in Kaiyuan Temple in Quanzhou, Fujian Province in 1942 at the age of 62. Based on a large number of historical materials and biographies about him, I have carefully made a well-documented summary. Master Hongyi can achieve the number one achievement in modern Chinese history in thirteen great ways.