1. Summer flowers are blooming on the ancient shore, and cicadas are clearing in the distant forest at night. ——Liu Yuxi "I traveled to the Han River with Linghu at night to send letters to Cui Shilang from Yangzhou and two Cao Chang from Gaoshe in Langzhou"
2. Look at the snow in winter again, and see the flowers in summer for the third time. ——Xu Jing's "Gift to the Warm Prince Consort Ruyang King"
3. The Yin Ying in the evening room shrinks, and the Yang strips in the summer flowers are bright. ——Wei Yingwu's "Growing Medicine"
4. The five-inch lotus leaf is delicate, and it sticks to the waves without hindering the movement of the painting boat. ——Ouyang Xiu "Picking Mulberries: The West Lake is Beautiful after the Lotuses Bloom"
5. The evening breeze takes away the heat, and the small pond is clear of lotuses. ——Liu Guangzu's "Dong Xian Song·Lotus"
6. The lotus leaves that touch the sky are infinitely green, and the lotus flowers that reflect the sun are uniquely red. ——Yang Wanli "Walking off to Lin Zifang from Jingci Temple at dawn"
7. On a hot summer day, sunflowers and pomegranates bloom, and fragrant lotus flowers spread ten miles away.
——Bai Pu's "Deshengle·Xia"