Poetry of Bamboo
1. Why are the bamboo poles curling, and the fish tails are so sticky! A man cares about his spirit, why use money and a knife! ——Zhuo Wenjun's "Baitou Yin"
2. The round fan lifts itself up without shaking in the wind. It is full of green bamboo and slender white ramie, which does not resist the heat. ——Wen Zhengming's "The Sapphire Case: Pomegranate Blossoms Spewing in the Courtyard"
3. Bamboo branches, bamboo branches, stained with tears to express lovesickness. ——Liu Yuxi's "Xiaoxiang God·Mottled Bamboo Branches"
4. A high-minded person dares not to be Teng Liu. ——Huan Shanqiao's "Xue Baochai·Snow Bamboo"
5. Bamboo trees are silent or have sound, and they are scattered and condensed in the desert. ——Du Xunhe's "On the Snow in the Mountains in Spring"
6. The color of bamboo is green under the stream, and the lotus is fragrant in the mirror. ——Li Bai's "Farewell to Chu Yong in Yanzhong"
7. Jiang E cries about the sorrow of the bamboo girl, and Li Ping plays the Chinese harp. ——Li He's "Li Ping Kong Hou Yin"
8. The solitary lamp shines in the cold rain, and the wet bamboo is filled with dark smoke. ——Sikong Shu's "Farewell to Han Shen at Yunyang Pavilion"
9. The bamboos love the new rain, and the mountains love the sunset. ——Qian Qi's "Taniguchi Study Sends Yang Buque"
10. The durian leaves surround the flowers in the north door, and the bamboo roots shoot out of the east wall. ——Tang Yunji's "Huanxisha·Yanling Hatchlings in the Sky"
11. Cover the firewood door and thank him for the plum and bamboo companions in my cold study. ——Shen Zijin's "Jade Hibiscus·Song of the Rain Window"
12. Bamboo bank, sparse curtain inside. The remaining dust of singing blows on the fan, and the wind lifts the sleeves after dancing. ——Xie Yi's "Thousand Years Old·Ode to Summer Scenery"
13. Old mountains and old pines and bamboos block the return journey. ——Yue Fei's "Xiaozhong Mountain·The cicadas couldn't stop chirping in the cold last night"
14. The late night wind blows the bamboos to the rhythm of autumn. ——Ouyang Xiu's "Jade House Spring·After Farewell, I Don't Know How Far Is You"
15. Thousands of feet of waves across the river, thousands of poles leaning into the bamboo. ——Li Qiao's "Wind"
16. The Xiangjiang River is broad and the bitter bamboos are deep and the sun is facing the west. ——Zheng Gu's "Partridge"
17. Wild bamboos cross Qishui, and autumn melons grow on Qiu. ——Sima Guang's "Send Yunqing to Weizhou"
18. I have been leaning on the railing for a long time, with yellow reeds and bitter bamboos, and I plan to sail across Jiujiang. ——Zhou Bangyan's "Man Ting Fang·Wuxiang Mountain Works in Lishui in Summer"
19. Late at night, when the snow is heavy, I hear the sound of breaking bamboo. ——Bai Juyi's "Snow at Night"
20. The bells of Cangcang Bamboo Forest Temple are ringing late. ——Liu Changqing's "Farewell to Master Lingche"
21. When the six flying flowers come into the house, sit and watch the green bamboos turn into green branches. ——Gao Pian's "To the Snow"
22. These little officials in Caozhou County are always caring about each branch and leaf. ——Zheng Xie's "The Painted Bamboo in the Weixian County Office Presents Nianbo Bao Dachengkuo"
23. The sound of autumn sounds in thousands of bamboo households, and the cold color of Wuling pine. ——Li Qi's "Looking at Qinchuan"
24. Before the forest is established, it is difficult to see the phoenix coming to live in it and talk about medical customs. ——Lu Rong's "Man Jiang Hong·Ode to Bamboo"
25. Instead of planting idle flowers, there are a few poles of bamboo growing beside the pond and pavilion. ——Lu Rong's "Man Jiang Hong·Ode to Bamboo"
26. The Taoist courtyard is quiet, and the moss color is even with the deep bamboos. ——Liu Zongyuan's "Reading Zen Sutras in Chen Yi Chao Teacher's Academy"
27. The bamboo dock is dust-free and the water sill is clear, and the lovesickness is separated from the city. ——Li Shangyin's "Su Luo's Pavilion Congratulations on Cui Yong and Cui Gun"
28. We meet guests, at dusk in the corner of the fence, silently leaning on the bamboo. ——Jiang Kui's "Sparse Shadows·Moss Branches Decorated with Jade"
29. The curtains are empty, the sun is thin, the flowers and bamboos are quiet, and sometimes there are milk doves singing to each other. ——Su Shunqin's "Visiting the Canglang Pavilion in the Early Clear"
30. The water surrounds the field and the bamboos surround the fence, and the elm coins are all gone, and the hibiscus flowers are sparse.
——Zhang Shunmin's "Village Dwelling: Water Surrounds Pitian and Bamboo Fences Surround"