1. Poems about snow
1. The plum blossoms are less white than the snow, but the snow is less fragrant than the plum blossoms. ——Song Dynasty Lu Meipo's "Snow Plum Part 1"
Translation: The plum blossoms are so weak that the snowflakes are three points crystal clear and white, but the snowflakes lose one part of the fragrance of the plum blossoms.
2. Life is like walking on snow and mud. ——Su Shi of the Song Dynasty, "Hezi Nostalgia from Mianchi"
Translation: What does it look like to run around all your life? It should be like a flying dragon stepping on the snow.
3. In the past, the snow was like flowers, but now the flowers are like snow. ——Fan Yun's "Farewell Poems" of the Southern and Northern Dynasties
Translation: When I left, the snowflakes in the sky were like white flowers in full bloom. Now when I come back, the flowers everywhere are like falling snow.
4. Chaimen hears dogs barking and returns home on a snowy night. ——Liu Changqing of the Tang Dynasty, "The Master Stays at Furong Mountain in the Snow"
Translation: Suddenly there was the sound of dogs barking outside Chaimen. It turned out to be someone returning home in the snow.
5. In floating life, you can only respect the elders. Chang'an Road is covered with snow. ——Song Dynasty Shu Quan's "Poppy Poppy Send Gongdu"
Translation: The short floating life should really be aging in drunkenness, and in the blink of an eye, heavy snow covers the capital road again.
2. Historical allusions about snow
1. Bite the snow and taste the ice
Su Wu was sent as an envoy to the Xiongnu. The rebellion of his subordinates angered the Chanyu, so he So Su Wu was detained. The Chanyu wanted to take Su Wu under his wing, but Su Wu was very loyal, so the Chanyu locked him in a cellar and refused to give him food or drink, so Su Wu ate snow and felt wool. Later Su Wu was exiled to Beihai to graze, where he lived for nineteen years.
2. Chengmen Lixue
In order to enrich his knowledge, Jinshi Yang Shi and his friend You Ye went to Cheng's house to meet Cheng Yi, but they met Cheng Yi. The old gentleman closed his eyes and rested his mind, sitting down to sleep. At this time, it started to snow outside. The two people were eager to seek help from the teacher, so they stood aside respectfully without saying a word or moving. They waited like this for a long time. After the teacher woke up, he saw the two snowmen outside - Yang Shi and You Zuo. Mr. Cheng was deeply moved by this.