The gentle breeze supports the thin willows, and the plum blossoms are lost in the pale moon; the gentle breeze supports the thin willows, and the plum blossoms are reflected in the deep moon.
According to legend, Su Dongpo discussed poetry with his sister Su Xiaomei and his poetry friend Huang Shangu. He asked his brother to add one word each to express his poetic vision. Su Dongpo immediately said: Add "shake" to the former sentence and "ying" to the second sentence, which means "the gentle breeze shakes the thin willows, and the pale moon reflects the plum blossoms." Unexpectedly, Su Xiaomei commented on it. It is "low grade". After Su Dongpo thought carefully, he said proudly: "Yes, 'the thin willows are dancing in the breeze, and the plum blossoms are hidden in the pale moon.'" The little girl smiled and said: "It's good, but it's still not high grade." "Huang Shangu on the side couldn't help it and asked: "What about Yi Xiaomei's opinion?" Su Xiaomei then started to recite: "The gentle breeze supports the thin willows, and the pale moon loses the plum blossoms." Su Dongpo and Huang Shangu recited, pondering. I can't help but praise it with my palms in my hands. : Su Shi (January 8, 1037 - August 24, 1101), also known as Zizhan and Hezhong, was also known as Tieguan Taoist and Dongpo layman, and was known as Su Dongpo and Su Xian in the world. Han nationality, a native of Meishan, Meizhou (now part of Meishan City, Sichuan Province), his ancestral home is Luancheng, Hebei Province, a writer, calligrapher and painter in the Northern Song Dynasty. In the second year of Jiayou's reign (1057), Su Shi became a Jinshi. During the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, he served in Fengxiang, Hangzhou, Mizhou, Xuzhou, Huzhou and other places. In the third year of Yuanfeng (1080), he was demoted to the deputy envoy of Huangzhou Tuanlian due to the "Wutai Poetry Case". After Zhezong of the Song Dynasty came to the throne, he served as a bachelor of Hanlin, a bachelor of imperial examination, and a minister of the Ministry of Rites. He also went to Hangzhou, Yingzhou, Yangzhou, Dingzhou and other places. In his later years, he was demoted to Huizhou and Danzhou because of the new party's rule. Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty was pardoned and returned to the north, but died of illness in Changzhou on the way. During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, he was given the posthumous title of "Wenzhong" as a posthumous gift to the Grand Master.