(Song) Wang Anshi
There are some plums in the corner, and cold ling opens them alone.
I knew from a distance that it wasn't snow, because there was a smell coming.
The plum blossom in the corner is inconspicuous, not easy to be known, not appreciated, but not cared about. Not afraid of other people's eyes, open it alone in the cold. From a distance, it is pure and white, not snow, but plum blossoms. Because the poet has smelled the faint fragrance of plum blossoms in the distance.
In the extremely complicated and difficult situation of the Northern Song Dynasty, the author actively reformed, but failed to get support. His lonely mentality and difficult situation naturally have something in common with Meihua. This little poem has profound implications, and the sentences are simple and natural, without any traces of carving. The poet is in adversity, but still insists on self-assertion. No matter how difficult the environment is, it still stands, reflecting the poet's belief in self-persistence.