Plum blossoms, red beans, peach blossoms and other plants once became the emotional sustenance of the ancients. The relevant verses are as follows:
1. The edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. ——"A Cautionary Essay on Diligence"
Translation: The sharp edge of a sword comes from constant sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the fact that it has survived the cold winter.
2. Thousands of sails pass by the side of the sunken boat, and thousands of trees spring in front of the diseased trees. ——Liu Yuxi of the Tang Dynasty, "Rewarding Lotte at the First Banquet in Yangzhou"
Translation: There are still thousands of sailboats passing by the capsized ships, and thousands of trees are thriving in front of the withered trees.
3. Red beans grow in the south, and a few branches will appear in spring. ——"Acacia" by Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty
Translation: Red beans grow in the sunny south, and they grow countless new branches every spring.
4. No one knows where the human face is, but the peach blossoms still smile in the spring breeze. ——Tang Dynasty Cui Hu's "Ti Capital Nanzhuang"
Translation: When I come here again today, the girl doesn't know where she is going, only the peach blossoms are still there, smiling in the spring breeze.
5. I heard the plum blossoms bloom in the morning breeze, and the snow piles are all over the four mountains. ——Lu You, Song Dynasty, "Two Plum Blossom Quatrains, Part 1"
Translation: I heard that the plum blossoms on the mountain have bloomed in the morning breeze. Looking from a distance, the plum blossom trees on the surrounding mountains look like piles of Like snow.