Mother's Day: Xi recites 'Song of the Parting Son'

(People's Daily App) 23:56, May 10, 2026

"Song of the Parting Son" is a well-known poem showing a mother's love for her son written by a Chinese poet Meng Jiao living in Tang Dynasty (618-907). President Xi Jinping once recited the poem at a Spring Festival reception in Beijing in February 2015. On this Mother's Day, let's follow Xi and review this poem and salute to mothers everywhere.

(Web editor: Zhong Wenxing, Liang Jun)

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