The 'May Day Travel Anywhere Door' has brought us to Kalischt, the birthplace of Mahler

Finally, we have arrived at the hometown of the musician. The quiet Bohemian village of Kalischt is where the great musician Gustav Mahler was born. At first glance, it seems difficult to establish a connection between Du Fu and Mahler. The two lived in vastly different eras and in different regions of the East and West. However, Mahler's compositions in Toblach were directly influenced by the Tang poetry of the East, China. Scholars have verified that the inspiration for 'The Song of the Earth' came from the German translation of poems 'The Chinese Flute' by Hans Bethge (which was a paraphrase based on German, French, and English translations of Tang poetry). Mahler selected translations of seven Tang poems as the lyrical material to create this symphonic suite. The Bohemian folk song he referenced has been adapted into the well-known Chinese song 'Two Tigers', which, although melodically similar, contrasts greatly with Mahler's minor tonality in its cheerful and lively major tonality. Gustav Mahler was born in the Bohemian village of Kalischt, which is located within the Austro-Hungarian Empire near the Moravian border. Mahler's childhood experiences had a profound impact on his life and work, so let's go straight to the photos of Kalischt