The following are poems related to persimmons:
1. The stars are shining out at dawn, and the sun is hanging in the evening. "Ode to Red Persimmons" by Liu Yuxi of the Tang Dynasty
2. The village is dark with mulberry branches, and there are many red persimmons in the forest. "One of Two Poems on a Tour to Longhua Temple" by Fan Zongyin of the Song Dynasty
3. The red sleeves and weaving damask praise the persimmon stems, and the green flag sells wine while the pear blossoms are blooming. "Spring Hope in Hangzhou" by Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty
4. The persimmon leaves are turning red and the frost is autumn, and the blue sky is like water leaning against the red building. "Going to the Honglou Courtyard to search for Guangxuan, but no inscriptions were found" Li Yi of the Tang Dynasty
5. The white reed flowers on the island are sparse, and the red persimmon leaves in the garden are sparse. "Late View of Yuezhou" Tang Dynasty·Zhang Ji
6. Suddenly, the hard work of writing is in vain, and the green persimmon is far away from the sweetness. "The green persimmons are blooming and I want to visit the Diaoyutai with a poem to express my gratitude" Song Dynasty Teng Cen
7. The sand gulls are full of fish on the path, and the wild birds are calling each other. The persimmons are red. "Late Hope" Zheng Gangzhong of the Song Dynasty
8. Persimmons have suffered frost this year, so pomegranates must be picked early. "Selected Person's Language" Tang·Anonymous
9. The shade is green in summer and turns red in autumn. "The Persimmon Tree in the Temple has Four Persimmons on One Stalk" written by Guangxuan of the Tang Dynasty
10. Lin Feng wishes that the old persimmons will be ripe, and the autumn will be red deep in the mountains. "Mountain Village is the Eye" Qiu Fengjia of the Qing Dynasty
11. Autumn pears are crisp and white, and persimmons are fresh in the frost. "One of Eight Miscellaneous Poems from the Road to Changchang from Yingde to the East" by Cai Wenfan of Ming Dynasty
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Persimmon trees are native to China and can be found in the north and south. In the pre-Qin period, there were It is an important pastoral forest tree. The persimmon tree is tall and solid, stretching and longevity. The Book of Rites of the Zhou Dynasty talks about persimmon trees, "Persimmon, melon, peach, plum, plum, apricot, hawthorn, pear, ginger." It is a fruit tree commonly used in households in the ancient Central Plains.
Persimmon trees were also planted in Shanglin Garden of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Of course, their main function was to produce sweet fruits. The actual use of persimmon trees goes far beyond just the fruits. Persimmon trees are hard and huge and are good building materials for building boats and carts.
In the late Three Kingdoms period, the Jin State attacked the Wu State and needed warships, so they cut down the persimmon forests in the upper reaches. Huge persimmon trees were carried down the river. The prefect of the Wu State picked up the persimmon trees and told the King of Wu that this was This is a sign that Jin is going to attack us. It's a pity that King Wu couldn't listen. In the Tang Dynasty, Li Shangyin used "driftwood persimmons in the enemy's military camp" to satirize the Wu emperor's ignorance. It can be known that Persimmon shipbuilding has a long history.