The days in summer are very long, no one passes the fence, everyone is busy in the fields, only dragonflies and butterflies are dancing leisurely.
Original text:
Shi Si Tianyuan za Qi Xing Erwu
Song Dynasty: Fan Chengda
Plum golden apricot fat, wheat white, cauliflower thin.
No one has ever crossed the fence, but dragonflies and butterflies can fly (Pass only: Only)
This poem is about the rural scenery of Jiangnan in early summer. In the poem, plums are yellow, apricots are fat, wheat is white, and cauliflower is sparse, which describes the characteristics of rural scenery in the south in summer, with rich flowers and fruits and tangible colors.
Extended data:
Four Seasons' Pastoral Fun is a group of large-scale pastoral poems written by Fan Chengda, a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, after he retired to his hometown. It is divided into five parts: spring, late spring, summer, autumn and winter, with 60 songs in each part 12. Poetry describes the rural scenery and farmers' life in spring, summer, autumn and winter, and also reflects the exploitation and suffering suffered by farmers.
There are 60 pieces of "Four Seasons' Pastoral Fun" (title: Various Pastoral Fun of Four Seasons), just like a long painting of pastoral life. It is divided into four volumes: spring, summer, autumn and winter, including spring 12, late spring 12, summer village 12, autumn 12 and winter 12. This article describes the different scenes of the four seasons in rural areas and vividly depicts a dynamic picture of rural farming.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Four Seasons Pastoral Mixed Apricot, Plum Blossom and Golden Apricot Fertilizer