Suddenly a spring breeze came overnight, and thousands of pear trees bloomed. ——Cen Shen's "Song of White Snow Sending Magistrate Wu Back to the Capital"
Withered vines and old trees, dim crows, small bridges and flowing water, people's homes, west wind and thin horses on the ancient roads. ——Ma Zhiyuan's "Tian Jing Sha·Autumn Thoughts"
The lotus leaves in the sky are infinitely green, and the lotus flowers are uniquely red in the sun. ——Yang Wanli "Walking off to Lin Zifang from Jingci Temple at dawn"
It is easy to realize that in the east wind, it is always spring with a riot of purple and red.
—— Zhu Xi's "Spring Day"