The lotus leaves touching the sky are infinitely green, and the lotus flowers reflecting the sun are uniquely red. ——Yang Wanli "Sent off to Lin Zifang from Jingci Temple at dawn"
In the morning, I went to sort out the wasteland and filth, and returned home with a hoe in the moonlight. ——Tao Yuanming's "Returning to the Garden and Living in the Fields·Part 3"
The sun is shining on the leaves and the rain is falling, the water is clear and round, and the wind is lifting the flowers one by one. ——Zhou Bangyan's "Su Muzhe·Liao Agarwood"
I returned to the boat late after having fun, and strayed into the depths of the lotus root flower. ——Li Qingzhao's "Like a Dream Ling·Chang Ji Xiting Sunset"
The lotus leaf skirt is cut in one color, and the hibiscus is spread to both sides of the face. ——Wang Changling's "Two Lotus Picking Songs"
The autumn clouds linger and the frost flies late, leaving the withered lotuses to listen to the sound of rain. ——Li Shangyin's "Staying in Luo's Pavilion to Care for Cui Yong and Cui Gun"
The little boy held a small boat and secretly collected white lotus. ——Bai Juyi's "Chi Shang"
Looking at the lotus flower, you should know that it will not contaminate your heart. ——Meng Haoran's "Inscribed on the Zen Room of Yi Gong in Dayu Temple"
There are three autumn osmanthus seeds and ten miles of lotus flowers. ——Liu Yong's "Looking at the Tide·Southeast Formation"
The hibiscus flower in the past has become a rootless grass now. ——Li Bai's "Concubine's Unlucky Life"
When the lotus leaves are growing, spring hates them, and when the lotus leaves wither, autumn hates them.
——Li Shangyin's "Wandering Alone in Qujiang in Late Autumn"