Mei, proud but not vulgar, stands fearless in the cold winter;
Bamboo, light but not clumsy, is content with the status quo;
Orchids, quiet but not sick, are complacent in the mountains;
Chrysanthemum, beautiful but not charming, Ao Shuang.
These four models are elegant in quality and represent the style of a gentleman.
2. Song Zhumei, who is not afraid of the cold, is called "three friends of the old cold", which represents the noble character of this character, and there are many poems praising this character. Examples are as follows:
"Heavy snow overwhelms pines, and pines stand tall and straight" —— Song Ode by Marshal Chen Yi.
"Thin Shi Mei * * * neighbors, slim four seasons unchanged. You should know that the frost is proud of the snow, not in the bustling procession-(Qing) Lu Huixin's Song Song
"A few plums in a corner, cold ling alone." -"Mei" by Wang Anshi
"Sword front comes from sharpening, plum blossom fragrance comes from bitter cold" —— From Warning Sages in Ming Dynasty
"Rustling first frost, thick cui different three incense. The thin shadow of the moon moved to the wall, cold and windy. -(Tang) Xu Hun's "Singing Bamboo"