The full poem of Lovely Deep Red Loves Light Red is as follows:
Searching for Flowers Alone by the River Part 5
Du Fu (Tang Dynasty)
In front of Huangshi Pagoda, the river is east of the river, and the spring light is lazy and leaning on the breeze.
A cluster of peach blossoms blooms without an owner. Love the deep red and the light red?
Translation
The river in front of Huangshi Pagoda flows eastward. The warm spring makes people feel sleepy and just want to take a rest against the spring breeze. An ownerless peach blossom is in full bloom. Do you prefer dark red or light red with weak liquid?
Creative background
This group of poems was written in the spring of the second year of the Yuan Dynasty (761) by Suzong of the Tang Dynasty or the first year of Baoying (762) by Zong Baoying of the Tang Dynasty after Du Fu settled in Chengdu Thatched Cottage. In the first year of the Yuan Dynasty (760), after Du Fu suffered from chaos, he built a thatched cottage on the bank of Huanhua Creek in the western suburbs and had a temporary place to stay. The following spring, when the flowers were blooming, he walked alone along the Jinjiang River to enjoy the flowers, and wrote a series of poems called "Seven Quatrains Walking Alone by the River Looking for Flowers."
Du Fu (712-770), whose courtesy name is Zimei, who calls himself Shaoling Yelao, is also known as "Du Gongbu", "Du Shaoling", etc., Han nationality, Gong County, Henan Province (now Gongyi City, Henan Province) Du Fu, a great realist poet in the Tang Dynasty, is revered as the "Sage of Poetry" by the world, and his poems are called "the history of poetry".
Du Fu and Li Bai are collectively known as "Li Du". In order to distinguish them from the other two poets Li Shangyin and Du Mu, known as "Little Li Du", Du Fu and Li Bai are also collectively known as "Big Li Du". He was concerned about the country and the people, and had a noble personality. About 1,400 of his poems have been preserved. His poetic skills are exquisite, and he is highly respected in Chinese classical poetry and has far-reaching influence. He lived in Chengdu from 759 to 766, and is commemorated by Du Fu's Thatched Cottage in later generations.