The poems describing the character and characteristics of bamboo are as follows:
1. "East Lake Hsinchu" - Song Dynasty: Lu You
Insert thorns and weave fences to protect them and cultivate cold Green ripples. Autumn comes first as the breeze sweeps across the earth, and the red sun travels until noon. When I untied the bamboo basket, I heard the rustling sound, and when I put it down, I saw the leaves for the first time. I want to come here frequently when I have free time, and I still follow my instructions wherever I go.
This is a poem about bamboo by Lu You. There is not a single word "bamboo" in the whole poem, but every word of it is related to love. With "multi-faceted" visual description, "East Lake Hsinchu" is given life.
This seven-character poem was composed in the early summer of the first year of Chunxi reign of Emperor Xiaozong (1174). The poet was 50 years old and was serving as a judge in Shuzhou. In his spare time, the poet visited the bamboo forest, wrote about bamboo in his spare time, used bamboo to express his feelings, and wrote this poem.
2. "Hsinchu" - Qing Dynasty: Zheng Xie
Hsinchu is higher than the old bamboo branches, all because of the support of old stems. Next year there will be another new born, the ten-foot-long dragon and grandson will come around Fengchi.
Zheng Xie's "Hsinchu" is a painting poem to congratulate his brother Ji Shi on giving birth to a boy. The language is simple and rich in philosophy, expressing the dialectical thinking of the Yangtze River where the waves behind push the waves ahead.
The first two sentences write that bamboo is better than blue, and the growth of new forces requires the active support of the older generation, expressing the gratitude of the younger generation for the support of their elders; the last two sentences are outlook, used to The new force will be more powerful.
3. "Bamboo and Stone" - Qing Dynasty: Zheng Xie
He insists on not letting go of the green mountains, and the roots are still in the broken rocks. It has endured thousands of blows but is still strong, regardless of the winds from east to west, north and south.
Zheng Xie loved bamboo, planted bamboo, painted bamboo, and wrote about bamboo. He was talked about by people and left many poems about bamboo. This song "Bamboo and Stone" was selected as a primary school textbook and is familiar to people.
Bamboo takes root in the broken rocks and withstands wind and rain, but it just "sticks to the green mountains and never relaxes." The word "bite" expresses the bamboo's tenacious vitality and firm belief. The word "ren" in the last sentence also expresses Zhuzi's fearless, generous, positive and optimistic spirit.
The language of this poem is simple and lively, but persistent and powerful. It vividly describes the bamboo growing in a harsh environment, growing up in danger, but also being free, firm and optimistic.