Poems and Historical Stories of Chimonanthus praecox

Year: Northern Song Dynasty Author: Wang Anshi

There are some plums in the corner, and cold ling opens them alone.

I knew from a distance that it wasn't snow, because there was a smell coming.

Wang Anshi's new idea of political reform was overthrown, he resigned twice, was reappointed twice and gave up political reform. This poem was written by Wang Anshi after his seclusion in Zhongshan. In poetry, the power and noble character of plum blossoms are used to express those people who, like poets, can adhere to ethics and morality, advocate justice, and are not afraid of crowding out and hitting the country's prosperity in a difficult and harsh environment.

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Year: Southern Tang Dynasty Author: Li Yu

Diligent transplantation of land, curved threshold and small fence edge. * * * worry about the day, and you can't worry.

Clear the way against the wind and irrigate the cold spring by the moon. Unexpectedly, before and after the flowers, the moth eyebrows are incomplete.

Dong Jun knew nothing about the loss of the fireworks master. What's the use of incense? Last year.

The title of this poem is Plum Blossom, but it is not a poem about things, but about people and things related to plum blossoms. According to "The Whole Tang Poetry", "After the main taste and the week, plum blossoms were transplanted to Tangxi, Eta Ursae Majoris, and when they bloomed, they were already dead, which varied from poem to poem." Li Yu and Zhou Zhou (the Empress of Zhao Hui) are both very elegant people, and with the special conditions of the emperor and empress, they try their best to create a beautiful atmosphere for their lives. They covered the walls with golden red lotuses, brushed silk with green cymbals, pasted red lotuses, planted plum blossoms, and transplanted plum blossoms when they were in the mood.