What do you mean by combing willows boldly in the spring breeze and moistening flowers in the night rain?

This is not a poem, but a couplet originated from Zheng Banqiao in Qing Dynasty.

The spring breeze blows the willow branches back and forth, and the spring rain quietly wets the earth at night. This poem vividly describes the dynamics of spring breeze and the role of rain by anthropomorphic means.

It was originally Zheng Banqiao's couplet, but now Wanhua Building in Yuyuan Garden uses it as a couplet. The first part is about the scene of spring breeze blowing through willow branches, and the second part is about the scene of spring rain urging flowers to bloom.

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Brief introduction of the author

In the thirty-second year of Kangxi (1693165438+1October 22nd), Zheng Banqiao was born. At that time, his family had declined and his life was tight. At the age of three, her biological mother, Mrs. Wang, passed away. When she was young, she went to Maojiaqiao in Zhou Zhen to study with her father. By the age of eight or nine, he had written a literary couplet under the guidance of his father.

In the 30th year of Qianlong (176565438+1October 22nd), Banqiao died of illness and was buried in Ruanzhuang, Chengguan, xinghua city at the age of 73.

Zheng Banqiao's calligraphy, which is a mixture of official script and running script, calls itself "six and a half books" and is called "Banqiao Book". Most of his paintings are bluegrass and bamboo stones, and Zheng Banqiao's calligraphy art with bluegrass and bamboo as its soul is unique in the history of China's calligraphy.

Zheng Banqiao's combination of painting and calligraphy has also become a special image expression, and the two are inseparable.

For example, in "Shi Lan Map", Zheng Banqiao skillfully combined poetry with calligraphy and authentic Cao Li seal, and the size was strewn at random, just like "paving the road with stones" on a stone wall, which replaced the method of painting stones, resulting in the beauty of rhythm and rhythm, which just showed the three-dimensional sense and texture beauty of stones in the field, which was better than the method of painting stones alone.

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