A little red among the green bushes.
Meaning: A red flower stands out among the large green leaves. Metaphors highlight the most exciting point among many things and are enough to attract people's attention.
Source: "Ode to the Pomegranate Flower" by Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty.
Full poem: Today is the peaceful month of May, and the pomegranate poems enter Zen. Thousands of thick green branches with a little red do not need much to make the spring scenery beautiful.
Interpretation: The weather in May this morning is clean and peaceful, and the pomegranate flower poems are like entering a meditation room. A red flower is dotted on the dark green background, and the picture suddenly becomes lively and enchanting; the beauty and preciousness of the pomegranate does not lie in its colorful, enchanting and sparse leaves, but the flower becomes more and more... Bright and charming.
Related historical stories:
It is said that the Song Dynasty held a high-level painting examination, which brought together painters from all over the world. "
At that time, some painters painted a red flower blooming on the green grass; some painted a section of red wall exposed among the green trees, and some painted a pine forest with a tree standing on the top. A red-crowned crane... Although these paintings all met the requirements of the title, Song Huizong was not satisfied after seeing them.
He only selected two paintings: one showed a young girl standing on a green building, leaning on a railing and meditating. Her bright red lipstick complemented the large green trees. It leaves a vivid impression on people; the other painting shows a red sun emerging from the vast expanse of blue waves. It is majestic and broad, and can make people have rich associations.
These two paintings are novel in concept and unconventional, and truly depict the poetic feeling of "a little red among the green bushes".