What is a five-element poem?

Five-element poems have been called "five elements" since ancient times: water, fire, wood, gold and earth. Ancient thinkers in China tried to explain the origin and diversity of everything in the world with the five substances used in daily life mentioned above. The theory of five elements was quite popular in the Warring States period, and there was a saying that the five elements competed with each other. Alternate: aquatic fire, fire born soil, native gold, gold born water, aquatic wood; That is, water wins fire, fire wins gold, gold wins wood, wood wins soil, and soil wins water. The theory of five elements has played a certain role in the development of ancient astronomy, calendar and medicine. Five-element poetry is to embed these five words into the poem, combine them with words and combine them into one article.

Qingjiang introduced Guan Yunshi.

Chai Jin's shadow shakes Chun Yan's slant,

Li Guo has spring leaves.

In spring, the pond begins to fluctuate.

It is very hot in early spring.

Local cattle will also bring spring with them.