From: The seventieth chapter of A Dream of Red Mansions
Author: Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty
Poetry:
Bai Yutang Spring Dance, Kochinda Volume. Bees gather around butterflies. How many times have you walked with the water? Is it necessary to appoint Chen Fang?
Never change, let him get together and let him leave. Laughter has no roots when you are young. Good wind, with its power, sent me to Qingyun.
Translation:
In front of Baiyuhua Hall, the spring wind blows gently and flies all over the sky. The dance is light and graceful, and the rhythm is even and moderate. Swarms of bees and butterflies, flying around, were pulled into the group spectrum with the flowers of willow trees. Have you ever been drowned by water? How did you fall into the dust? Are inextricably linked, let it gather and disperse, gather and disperse, never change and help each other. Don't laugh, the spring group has no roots and no attachments; Continue to make good use of the wind. Send me straight to the top!
The seventieth catkin poetry meeting of A Dream of Red Mansions is the last poetry meeting in the Grand View Garden. For the four families, the passage of historical time is directly proportional to the sharp decline of their fate. The signs of various crises in Jiafu are more obvious. Jiafu, which is famous for its reputation, is going from bad to worse and is on the verge of bankruptcy. This word is a product reflected in Cao Xueqin's mind during the decline of feudal nobles.
This is a catkin poem written by Xue Baochai, which was selected as a masterpiece by everyone, showing the ideological and character opposition between Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu. The author asked Baochai to write happy characters to dig out the love case written by Daiyu. It seems that it is just an artistic means for the author to portray different ideological and personality characteristics by writing poems and reciting them.