Famous sayings praising lotus through the ages: "Ancient Style·Fifty-Nine", "Gift of Lotus", "Lushui Song", "Little Taohong·A City of Autumn Rain with Bean Blossoms Cool", "Lotus", etc.
1. "Ancient Style·Fifty-Nine" Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty
The green lotus grows in the quiet spring, and the morning sun is bright and fresh.
Autumn flowers emerge from the green water, and dense leaves gather green smoke.
The beauty is unparalleled, and the fragrance is for whom.
Sit and watch the flying frost, withering this red and fragrant year.
The roots have not yet been harvested, but I would like to stay by the Hua Pond.
Interpretation: Green lotus flowers grow beside the quiet spring, and the morning sun reflects their bright colors. In the clear autumn season, hibiscus blossoms curl up from the green water, and the dense round leaves are enveloped in wisps of green smoke. The beauty of the flowers and the fragrance of the flowers are unprecedented, but who will recommend them? Seeing that the autumn frost is getting thicker and the autumn wind is strong, it is inevitable that the beauty will wither. I hope it can grow in the Queen Mother's Yaochi, always bright and never faded.
2. "Giving Lotus Flowers" by Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty
The flowers and leaves in the world are inconsistent, and the flowers enter the golden basin and the leaves become dust.
There are only green lotuses and red lotuses, which can be opened and closed freely.
This flower and this leaf always complement each other, the green is reduced and the red is faded, and the sorrow is killing.
Interpretation: People in the world have different views on flowers and leaves. They plant flowers in beautiful golden pots, but ignore the flowers and leaves and let them fall into the soil and turn into dust. Only the lotus has red flowers and green leaves. The lotus leaves are curled and relaxed, and the lotus flowers are open and closed. It is so perfect and natural. Lotus flowers and lotus leaves have always complemented each other. It is so sad when the lotus leaves fall and the lotus flowers wither.
3. "Lushui Song" by Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty
The bright autumn moon is bright in the Lushui River, and white apples are picked in the South Lake.
The lotus flowers are so delicate that they want to talk, but they are worried about killing the boatman.
Interpretation: The clear lake water shines brightly under the moon of the autumn night. I went to Dongting Lake to pick white apples. The lotus looks charming and charming, as if it has something to say to me, but it makes me, the boatman, very sad.
4. "Little Taohong·A city with autumn rain and cool bean flowers" by Zhang Kejiu of the Yuan Dynasty
A city with autumn rain and cool bean flowers, leaning against the mountain and looking at it.
It’s not like Nian Shijian Lake, where brocade clouds are fragrant and lotus pickers are talking about the lotus flowers.
The west wind flies with geese, fishermen sing in the clear stream, and hate blows into the waves.
Interpretation: The autumn rain in the city is full of bean flowers, and the bean flowers are rustling and cool. I am leaning on the Pingshan Hall and looking at the distant mountains. The scene in front of me is no longer like the scenery of Jianhu Lake in the past. At that time, the lotus flowers were as bright as brocade and the fragrance was floating in the clouds. In the sky, the girl picking lotuses was singing and laughing in the lotus pond. Looking in front of me, there are gusts of west wind, wild geese flying south, and fishermen singing on the clear stream. I wish I could swim in the waves as soon as possible.
5. "Lotus" by Wen Tingyun of the Tang Dynasty
The green pond is swaying to connect with Xingjin, and the orchids are rolled into white apples.
It should be the socks on the Luo Shen wave, and the lotus stamens are still fragrant.
Interpretation: The ripples caused by the swaying lotus flowers in the green lotus pond seem to be connected to the Milky Way. The oars slide on the lotus pond and make a buzzing sound, and the boat sails into the water plants. Just like the Luo Shen walking lightly on the calm water, making tiny ripples, the fragrance of the Luo Shen remains in the lotus to this day.