"Only the chrysanthemums on the eastern fence can withstand the cold, and the golden millet will bloom clearer at dawn." It means: the only chrysanthemums that can withstand the cold are the chrysanthemums beside the eastern fence. Its stamens have just bloomed, making the morning more enjoyable. Fresh fragrance.
1. Source
It comes from "Yong Chrysanthemum" written by Bai Juyi in the Tang Dynasty.
2. Appreciation
The frost came at night, and the already broken plantains and lotuses looked even worse. There are only chrysanthemums beside the fence. The golden flowers look more beautiful in the early morning sun. At the time of frost, the newly folded plantains and the broken lotus leaves are used to contrast the purity and cold resistance of the Oriental chrysanthemum. This poem praises the character of Chrysanthemum Linghan. The whole poem is based on the chrysanthemum's cold tolerance, coldness, elegance, fragrance and bright frost scenery, and expresses its own aspirations.
3. Introduction to the poet
Bai Juyi (772-846), whose courtesy name was Letian, also known as Xiangshan Jushi, and Mr. Zuiyin, was originally from Taiyuan, and moved to Xiagui when his great-grandfather , born in Xinzheng, Henan. He was a great realist poet in the Tang Dynasty and one of the three major poets in the Tang Dynasty. Bai Juyi and Yuan Zhen jointly advocated the New Yuefu Movement, known as "Yuan Bai" in the world, and "Liu Bai" together with Liu Yuxi.
Bai Juyi's poetry has a wide range of themes, diverse forms, and simple and popular language. He is known as the "Poetry Demon" and the "Poetry King". He became a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and a doctor of Zuo Zanshan. In 846 AD, Bai Juyi died in Luoyang and was buried in Xiangshan. There is "Bai's Changqing Collection" handed down from generation to generation, and his representative poems include "Song of Everlasting Sorrow", "Charcoal Seller", "Pipa Play" and so on.
Relevant poems and appreciation of chrysanthemums
1. The flowers are not in full bloom, but the fun of independence is endless. ——"Cold Chrysanthemum" by Zheng Sixiao of the Song Dynasty
Appreciation: The main meaning of this sentence is that flowers bloom in the bright spring season, and chrysanthemums alone stand upright in the harsh wind and frost, not competing with the flowers for their beauty. Immediately afterwards, the poet wrote that all the flowers had withered, and only the chrysanthemums stood beside the sparse fence, which was endlessly interesting.
The "interest" here refers not only to the natural interest of the chrysanthemum, which is proud of the wind and resists the frost, and shines alone, but also the subjective interest of nobility, integrity, purity and contentment that the painter integrated into the image of the chrysanthemum.
2. The soaring incense array penetrates Chang'an, and the whole city is covered with golden armor. ——Huang Chao of the Tang Dynasty, "Ode to Chrysanthemums after Not Diving"
Appreciation: This is the foresight and longing for the victorious prospects of chrysanthemums. The third sentence describes the smell, "the incense array reaches the sky and penetrates Chang'an". This fragrance is not a delicate fragrance, not a fresh fragrance, but an "incense array reaching the sky".
The word "to the sky" describes the extraordinary momentum of the chrysanthemum, which is rich in fragrance and soars into the sky; the word "fragrance array" shows that when the golden chrysanthemum wins, it is by no means a single branch, but a group of people are prosperous. It contains a simple and profound concept of peace in the world; the word "transparent" also shows the refreshing and enterprising spirit of chrysanthemum fragrance that spreads across the world.