The poem of Piaoxue is as follows:
1. In the past, the snow was like flowers, but now the flowers are like snow. ——Fan Yun's "Farewell Poems"
Translation: When I left, the snowflakes in the sky were like white flowers in full bloom; now when I come back, the flowers in the fields are like white snow.
2. It’s almost dusk, the snow is dancing wildly, half plum blossoms and half floating catkins. ——Ma Zhiyuan's "Shouyang Song·Twilight Snow in the River Sky"
Translation: When it was getting late, it started to snow heavily, and the flying snowflakes were like blooming plum blossoms and flying catkins.
3. It snows in the mountains in May, but there are no flowers, only cold. ——Li Bai's "Six Songs under the Sea·Part 1"
Translation: The Tianshan Mountains in May are still snowing heavily, with only the biting cold wind and no blooming flowers at all.
4. The sky is full of spring snow, and flowers are blooming wherever you touch it. ——Zhao Gu's "Happy Zhang Feng Ji Di"
Translation: The white snow in spring is all over the sky, and the places where it falls are like blossoming flowers.
5. There are three feet of snow in the Tianshan Mountains. How can we travel far away?
——Li Bai's "Single Bu Jian"
Translation: It's freezing cold in the Tianshan Mountains now, and the snow is three feet thick. How can this be a good time for a long journey?