Five-character couplet about sipping tea on a moonlit night
[Author] Yan Zhenqing ? [Dynasty] Tang Dynasty
Flowers invite guests to sit down, and they drink and express love. ——Lu Shixiu
It’s better to sober up and have a banquet, while the monks want to stay alone in their garden. ——Zhang Jian
There is no need to climb the laurel, so why pretend to be a tree in the garden? ——Li Wei
Censor Qiu Feng is strong, Shangshu Beidou Zun. ——Cui Wan
The flow of flowers purifies the muscles and bones, and clears the heart. ——Yan Zhenqing
It’s not like being drunk with spring mash, so why bother with green beans. ——Jiao Ran
The plain porcelain conveys the quiet night, and the fragrance is leisurely. ——A brief introduction to Yan Zhenqing, the author of Lu Shixiu's "Five-Character Couplet on Sipping Tea on a Moonlit Night"
Yan Zhenqing (709-784, one theory says 709-785), courtesy name Qingchen, Han nationality, was born in Jingzhao Wannian (now Xi'an, Shaanxi) in the Tang Dynasty. His ancestral home is Tang Langya Linyi (now Linyi, Shandong), a calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty in China. An outstanding calligrapher in the mid-Tang Dynasty. The "Yan style" regular script he founded is known as the "Four Masters of Regular Script" together with Zhao Mengfu, Liu Gongquan and Ouyang Xun. Yan Zhenqing's other works
○ Poems to encourage learning
○ Ode to Tao Yuanming
○ Presentation to General Pei
○ Couple of chanting wind with Geng Mao Shuiting
○ More works by Yan Zhenqing