Don’t sing the rooster in the morning, and be afraid of the drums. ——Su Shi's "Shou Sui"
The sound of firecrackers marks the end of the year, and the spring breeze brings warmth to Tusu. ——Wang Anshi's "Yuan Ri"
Make a pot of fire and roar the bamboos, keep the rice cooker open and listen to the singing of peppers. ——Dai Fuxu's "New Year's Eve"
Don't ask for a meeting, but a visit, and the house is filled with famous papers. ——Wen Zhengming's "New Year's Greetings"
Xiao Shu's white hair is not full, and he can't sleep by the fire. ——Kong Shangren's "Jiawu New Year's Day"
The dew first welcomes the Spring Festival, and the clouds suddenly fly into the sky. ——Anonymous "Song of Suburban Temple." Five suburbs movement. "Shuhe"
Last night the fight went back to the north, and today we are starting from the east. ——Meng Haoran's "Tian Jia Yuan Day"
People don't sleep in the late hours of New Year's Eve, and they are tired of being slow to welcome the new year. ——Fan Chengda's "Words about Selling Dementia"
A sick eye cannot sleep well enough to keep up with the year, and the old heart is full of emotions and spring is approaching. ——Bai Juyi's "New Year's Eve"
I miss my hometown tonight, and I miss another year of frost on my temples. ——Gao Shi's "Masterpiece"
***Celebrate the New Year with laughter, and the ladies of Hongyan give plum blossoms.
——Dong Biwu's "New Year's Day Occupying Liu Yazi's Charming Rhymes"