It is better to have a good friend than to read a good book.

The lotus flowers in the Summer Palace are in bloom. It is a poem by Wang Wenzhi, a scholar, calligrapher and poet during the Qianlong period. It is called "Lotus and Champs in the Summer Palace" and is deeply loved by scholars. It means that getting good friends is as fresh as facing the bright moon at night, and reading good books is not as good as watching flowers.