There are many poems and famous sayings about cows.
Verses such as
1. There is no rope on the nose, and the sky and the earth are bars that will not be closed at night. ——Li Bai's "Ode to the Stone Ox"
2. The cattle are herded far away, and the grass and millet are thick all around the village. ——"Shepherd Boy's Ci" by Zhang Ji of the Tang Dynasty
3. One day, the officers and soldiers collected the sea clothes and drove the cattle to eat beef. ——"Tian Jia Ci" Yuan Zhen of the Tang Dynasty
4. I am glad that the stream is clear and does not pollute the belly of the cow, but I am afraid that the frost and cold will cause the toes to fall off. ——"Song of Drinking Cows" Lu You of the Song Dynasty
5. Xi Nu straddled the horse without a saddle, and the buffalo jumped upright to frighten the Han officials. ——"Du Xiucai Painting and Walking Buffalo Song" Gu Kuang, Tang Dynasty
6. Don't say that the old cow has been suffering for a long time. I am still able to plow at eighty years. ——"Song of Drinking Cows" by Lu You of the Song Dynasty
The famous sayings about cows are:
The cold brows look at thousands of people, but they bow their heads and are willing to be Ruzi Niu. ——Lu Xun
Pure separation is a cow. ——"Zuo Zhuan: The Fifth Year of Duke Zhao"
The neighbor to the east is killing cattle. ——"Book of Rites·Fangji"
Niu said it was too tight. ――"The Great Book of Rites·Zeng Zi's Tianyuan"
I am like a cow, what I eat is grass and what I squeeze out is milk and blood. ——Lu Xun
Old Niu also knows that the sunset is late, so there is no need to raise his whip and move forward.
Cattle and sheep can be seen in the windblown grass.
――"Collection of Yuefu Poems·Chile Songs"