The famous lines from Cai Xiang’s poems are as follows:
At the beginning of the festival, the Grain Rain period comes, and the sky is filled with wind and sun to help the beauty. ——Cai Xiang "Watching Peonies in Jixiangyuan on the Eighteenth Day with the Executioner"
The drizzle makes the plum blossoms yellow, and I feel heartbroken when I look at the spring beauty. ——Cai Xiang's "Wangchun Ci"
The auspicious snow is all over Kyoto, and the palaces are all turned into silver palaces. ——Cai Xiang, "Good things are coming soon·Kyoto is full of auspicious snow"
Nowadays, there are cold plums on the river, and the fragrance has disappeared. ——Cai Xiang, "Good things are coming soon. The auspicious snow is all over Kyoto"
Thousands of phoenixes blow in the red door, and there is a fragrance of flowers before the rain. ——Cai Xiang's "Cold Food and Music Ci"
Supplementary knowledge:
Cai Xiang (March 7, 1012 - September 27, 1067), whose courtesy name was Junmo. A native of Caikeng, Qingzetingjing, Lianjiangli, Tang'an Township, Xianyou County, Xinghua County (now Caikeng Natural Village, Jiushe Village, Fengting Town, Xianyou County, Fujian Province). Official, calligrapher, writer and tea expert of the Northern Song Dynasty.
In the eighth year of Emperor Renzong’s reign (1030), Cai Xiang ascended to the rank of Jinshi, and successively served as the Collator of Guange, Zhijianyuan, Zhishiguan, Zhizhigao, Longtuge, and Privy Council. , Hanlin bachelor and other positions. When he was an admonisher in the court, he was famous for his outspokenness. Later, he went out several times and learned about the affairs of Quanzhou, Fuzhou and Kaifeng. He made political achievements wherever he went.
When he was in Fuzhou, he eliminated folk poison; when he was in Quanzhou, he presided over the construction of Luoyang Bridge; when he was founding the state, he advocated the planting of pine trees along the 700-mile road from Fuzhou to Zhangzhou, and advocated the production of Beiyuan tribute tea "Xiaolong Tuan" ". After Yingzong of the Song Dynasty came to the throne, he was awarded the title of three envoys, and then he went to Hangzhou as a bachelor of Duanming Palace. In the fourth year of Zhiping (1067), Cai Xiang passed away. He was given the posthumous title "Zhonghui" as a gift to the young master.
Cai Xiang is good at calligraphy. His regular script follows the example of Yan Zhenqing, who is dignified and rigorous, with a magnificent body and no trace of stippling. He tried his best to get rid of the shortcomings of the current customs and found a new path, pioneering new styles such as Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, and Mi Fu, connecting the calligraphy styles of the Tang and Song dynasties, and pursuing two artistic pursuits: advocating law and advocating meaning.
It plays a connecting role in the history of Chinese calligraphy. Cai Nang's calligraphy theory emphasized spirit, spirit, and rhyme, advocating ancient methods rather than showing off novelty and skill, which had a certain influence on the aspirations of the calligraphy circle in the Song Dynasty. Later generations, together with Su Shi, Huang Tingjian and Mi Fu, were called the "Four Schools of Song Dynasty". Cai Xiang's handwritten writings include the inscriptions "Wan'an Bridge" and "Zijintang Ji", and the ink writings include "Poem of Thanks for the Imperial Letter" and so on.
The poems are clear and wonderful, and the attainments are profound. His "Tea Records" summarized the ancient experience of making and tasting tea, and "Lychee Pu" was praised as "the world's first work on fruit tree taxonomy". There is "Collection of Cai Zhonghui's Official Papers" handed down from generation to generation.