From Dong Qichang's "Lan" in the Ming Dynasty, the original text is as follows:
Green flowers are planted beside rocks, and their solitary roots are different from those of bloom. Under the window of the mountain, the wine column spreads and the paper smells. There are boundless grass and spring smoke, and the mountain in Grain Rain is called Rhododendron. How many noble children Zhu, who enjoys quiet fate.
Translation:
The green bluegrass is planted on the edge of the stone and blooms alone without other flowers. Reading under the window smells like paper. Clouds in the distance, cuckoo sounds after rain in the mountains. Noble people, you can't enjoy this quiet pleasure.
Dong Qichang, a famous painter and calligrapher in Ming Dynasty, wrote poems, just like paintings, and he was very particular about Mo Yun's writing. In this poem "Lan", he used the technique of Dan Qing, highlighted the pen and ink, ticked off a number of lush "green leaves" and stood on the side of the rock. In addition, the phrase "bloom is unique and unique" shows the inner temperament of orchids. The meaning of this sentence is not enough, and with the help of exquisite orchids, it shows the "morale" advertised by the author himself in the painting theory, that is, the noble quality of feudal intellectuals.
Dong Qichang once did the history of Nanjing Ritual Department in Ming Dynasty (Beijing (the new capital) and Nanjing (the old capital) were the two capitals of Ming Dynasty, and Nanjing's official position was only ceremonial). When the political achievements were corrupt in the late Ming Dynasty, corrupt officials looked down upon it. Why does he particularly prefer orchids? I'm afraid it's because Qu Yuan in his previous life and Zheng Xie's love for orchids are the same, that is, he wants to express his feelings of independence and unfashionability through the elegance of orchids.