1. The grass grows in Liliyuan, and it dries up and flourishes every year. Wildfires never burn out, but spring breezes blow them again. ——Tang Bai Juyi's "Farewell to the Ancient Grassland"
Translation: The grass on the wilderness is lush. Once a year it withers and flourishes again. No matter how mercilessly the fire burns. As long as the spring breeze blows the next year, there will be green weeds everywhere again.
2. When the sun is warm, the light of mulberry trees is like splashing, and when the wind comes, the air of mugwort and mugwort is like smoke. ——Song Dynasty: Su Shi's "Huanxi Sha·Soft Grass Flat Sha After the Rain"
Translation: Under the sunshine of spring, the mulberry trees in the fields are flourishing, shining as if they have been splashed with water; a warm breeze The incense of mugwort and mugwort comes to your nose, refreshing your heart and lungs.
3. The ice pin spring pulses, and the grass sprouts after the snow. ——Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty, "Wandering Alone in Qujiang in Early Spring"
Translation: The ice melts, the clear springs surge, the snow melts, and the tender grass sprouts.
4. The sky is north and the south is around the roadside, and the roots extend everywhere. The luxuriance is always a ruthless thing, and the east wind blows green one year after another. ——Tang Dynasty: Tang Yanqian's "Spring Grass"
Translation: No matter it is in the north or south, grass always grows all over the roadside. It grows continuously in the distance and can take root and multiply everywhere. The lush spring grass always urges people to go home early, and the spring breeze blows the green grass for another year.
5. If you don’t see the grass by the river, it dies in winter and fills the road in spring. ——Baozhao of the Southern Song Dynasty, "It's Difficult to Travel on the Road Five"
Translation: Look at the grass by the river. It dies in winter and grows over the road again in spring.