1. "The First Bamboo Shoots Are Presented in a Seat" by Li Shangyin (Tang Dynasty)
The tender buds of fragrant bamboo shoots just emerge from the forest, and their price in the mausoleum is as heavy as gold.
In the imperial capital, there are countless people on land and sea, and they can't bear to cut Ling Yun's heart even an inch.
Translation:
Tender buds, fragrant buds - new bamboo shoots just emerged from the bamboo forest. Get it and negotiate the price in Yuling City - it is more precious than gold. There are so many bamboo groves near the capital that I can't bear to cut off a piece of Ling Yun's new bamboo shoots.
2. "New Bamboo Shoots in the North Garden of Changgu" by Li He (Tang Dynasty)
The bamboo shoots are cut from a long pole and the jade is opened. You see that the mother bamboo shoots are dragon material.
It is easier to pump a thousand feet in one night, but not to mention a few inches of mud in a pond.
Translation:
After the shells of the bamboo shoots fell off, the new bamboo grew quickly, like cutting jasper with a knife; you see, those strong and big bamboo shoots are all extraordinary materials. They will suddenly grow a thousand feet overnight, stay away from the mud of the bamboo garden, reach straight into the sky, and stand up to the sky.
3. "Xi Qing" Fan Chengda [Song Dynasty]
The plum blossoms are ripe and falling between the windows, and the bamboo shoots are sprouting under the wall.
It rains continuously and I don’t know when spring is gone, but when it clears up, I feel that summer is deep.
Translation:
The plums between the windows fell when they were ripe, and the bamboo shoots under the wall grew into a bamboo forest. It rains continuously, and when it clears up, I don’t even know that spring has passed and summer is already very late.
4. "New Bamboo Shoots" Song Dynasty: Shi Dehui
The bamboo shoots give birth to calf horns, and the fern buds grow new children's fists.
It’s February in the south of the Yangtze River to pick wild vegetables and cook fragrant rice.
Translation:
The bamboo shoots just grow, like the horns of a young ox. The bracken shoots have begun to grow, like a baby's fist. People try to find wild vegetables to cook into fragrant meals. This is the beautiful time of February in Jiangnan.
5. "Wing Chun Bamboo Shoots" by Du Fu (Tang Dynasty)
Countless spring bamboo shoots grow in the forest, and the Chaimen is densely covered with pedestrians.
You must go to the meeting to look at the bamboos, and you will never be angry when the guests arrive.
Translation:
Countless spring bamboo shoots filled the bamboo forest, not only sealing Chaimen but also blocking the road. Those who came to Hsinchu to admire the bamboo forest came to my place and I was angry and refused to welcome them.