The lotus leaves touching the sky are infinitely green, and the lotus flowers reflecting the sun are uniquely red. ?——?Yang Wanli's "Sent Off to Lin Zifang at Dawn from Jingci Temple"
There are only green lotuses and red lotuses, and the scrolls are open and closed, and they are innocent. ?——?Li Shangyin's "Gift of Lotus"
The mist of the river illuminates the clear mist. People on both sides of the bank have painted eaves, and the lotus bushes are covered with autumn light. ?——?Zhang Yanghao's "Water Fairy: Ode to the South of the Yangtze River"
The hibiscus is not as beautiful as the beauty, but the wind in the water palace brings the fragrance of pearls and green. ?——?Wang Changling's "Autumn Resentment in the West Palace" comes out of the mud but is not stained, and washes the clear ripples without being demonic.
——Zhou Dunyi's "On Love of Lotus"