Huizong of the Song Dynasty painted half-open plum blossoms (Ming Dynasty, Zhao Youtong)
The Shang Dynasty was drinking wine for the first time
Written that the plum blossom stamens were half contained
Melancholy after the spring in Bian Palace
A branch fell to the south of the Yangtze River
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This poem describes the author's observation of the "half-open plum" painted by Song Huizong Thoughts.
The first two sentences directly describe the plum scene in the painting: the emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty had a drink after retreating from the court, and took advantage of the drunkenness to paint the scene of the cold plum blossoms first spitting out their pistils.
The last two sentences reflect the decline of the Southern Song Dynasty: Bianliang, the imperial capital, fell into the hands of foreigners, and the capital was moved to Hangzhou. Presumably, the plum blossoms with the first pistils also drifted to the south of the Yangtze River with the emperor's chariot.