1. [Song Dynasty]? Zhang Si's "Four Poems with Second Rhymes from Zhou Zizhi"
Excerpts from the original text:
The sunflower tilts towards the sun, while the Pu is weak and easy to contain the wind .
Interpretation:
Sunflowers always face the sun, while cattails are delicate and easily blown away by the wind.
2. [Song Dynasty]? Hong Hao's "The small pavilion was built in Chengdu and the official poem has a rhyme to express thanks"
Excerpt from the original text:
Hugh, the peony falls with the wind , wait and see the Guihua is getting better with each passing day.
Interpretation:
Don’t feel sad because the peonies are blown down by the wind. Look at the sunflowers, don’t they always face the sun?
3. [Song Dynasty] Sima Guang's "Early Summer in Guesthouse"
Excerpt from the original text:
There are no catkins blown up by the wind, only sunflowers leaning toward the sun.
Interpretation:
There are no catkins blowing in the wind, only sunflowers opening towards the sun.
4. [Song Dynasty]? Shi Fancong's "Ninety-three Poems"
Original text excerpt:
Water has the intention of court, and sunflower tends to the center of the sun. .
Interpretation:
Even the river has the desire to meet the emperor (a metaphor for the river flowing back to the sea), and the sunflower has a heart facing the sun.
5. [Song Dynasty]? Xiang Ziqi's "Partridge Sky·Deep Green Curtain in the Playhouse"
Excerpt from the original text:
Sunflower branches facing the sun It seems that day lily forgets worries day by day.
Interpretation:
Every sunflower is facing the sun, and the forget-me-not grass grows day and night.