Baike says there are a few legends about who wrote this poem / which particular prince was banished, but that these legends are not entirely believed, but are useful to help understand the meaning of the poem.
mulberry and Zi: [this phrase is now in a dictionary as meaning '(literary) native place, homeland'] in ancient times, mulberry and Zi were planted near residences. They then became an antonomasia for 'homeland'
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Re: 197. 小弁 - Xiao Bian
Date: 2021-04-26 01:35 am (UTC)mulberry and Zi: [this phrase is now in a dictionary as meaning '(literary) native place, homeland'] in ancient times, mulberry and Zi were planted near residences. They then became an antonomasia for 'homeland'