"Purple gas comes from the east" means that purple gas comes from the east. Metaphor auspicious arrival, so in China folk, when the Spring Festival comes every year, every household likes to stick it on the door frame as the cross section of the Spring Festival couplets.
Allusions:? Legend has it that before Lao Tzu crossed Hangu Pass, Guan Ling let Yin see the purple gas coming from the east and knew that saints would pass by. Sure enough, I came riding a green cow. This old metaphor is a symbol of good luck. From Historical Records and Biography of Lao Fei, "So I wrote a book about morality with more than 5,000 words, and he didn't know his final destination." Sima Zhen quoted Han and Liu's Biography of Wandering Immortals: "Laozi's westward journey made the shade see a purple gas floating, and Laozi passed by a green cow." Later, he used "purple gas from the east" to express good luck.
Poetry:
1, To the Hermit of Mananzhuang and Yueyun Shiyun.
Year:? Ming? Author:? Feng
The jade of the foliage is blooming, and the purple gas comes from the east. Brush clothes and pick dragon sticks on the sea, and lift crane tires in the clouds.
2. Five of Eight Poems of Autumn Prosperity
Year:? Don? Author:? Du Fu
Penglai Palace Que faces Nanshan, with dewdrops between golden stems and Korean smiles. Looking at Yaochi in the west and the Empress Dowager in the east, there are many kinds of customs. Clouds move to Gongshan, and the sun goes around Longlin to know the holy face. When I was lying in Cangjiang, I was surprised at my late age and looked at the class several times.
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Send Xu Ganhu to Ganzhou
Year:? Ming? Author:? Hu Kui
In early spring, I tried to put on my robe and bought a nod without hesitation. There is no coix seed in Ma Yuan, but grapes in Zhang Qian Raft. Kunlun is far from the Yellow River in the west, and Hangu is purple in the east. When we met to say goodbye, we worked hard on a moonlit night by the clouds.