The famous sayings praising osmanthus are as follows:

1. There are thirty thousand dendrobiums of autumn fragrance. Who would look into the middle of the moon? ——Liu Song's "First Smell of Osmanthus"

Translation: The scent of Osmanthus itself is very strong, so who would look into the moon?

2. The green leaves and branches are the same as those of osmanthus, and the flowers bloom softly and brave the wind. ——Wu Zhufang's "Osmanthus"

Translation: On the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, green leaves and sweet-scented osmanthus are crowded together on the layers of branches and leaves. The blooming sweet-scented osmanthus is delicate and afraid of being blown away by the wind.

3. A jade stone falls under the moon, and a new piece of jade is found in front of the palace. ——Pi Rixiu's "Guizi on the Night of August 15th in Tianzhu Temple"

Translation: The scattered osmanthus flowers are like those scattered from the moon. Pick up the osmanthus petals that are slightly moist with dew in front of the temple.

4. The blue clouds cover the dawn, the jade trees hang in autumn, and the golden branches are interspersed with the clouds. ——Wu Wenying's "Slow Voice: Ode to Osmanthus"

Translation: White clouds in Lantian cover the earth in the morning, and an osmanthus tree stands outdoors in autumn. The branches are tall and full of flowers, like a string of treasures. Chuan is like a piece of colorful clouds.

5. I know from afar that the sweet-scented osmanthus is alone in the sky, but I wonder if Chang'e should be without it. ——Bai Juyi's "Dongcheng Gui"

Translation: From a distance, I know that there is only one osmanthus tree in the sky. May I ask Chang'e if she wants another one?

6. The sky wind rises around the moon and blows down to the earth. ——Bai Juyi's "Lushan Osmanthus"

Translation: The strong wind in the sky blew around the moon, blowing the osmanthus seeds to the world one after another.

7. Cutting gold into small pieces teaches you how to be small. They are all covered with leaves. ——Xin Qiji's "Qing Ping Le Fu Muxian Ci"

Translation: The sweet-scented osmanthus is as small as cut gold, and it is covered by the leaves of the sweet-scented osmanthus tree.

8. No need for light green and light red, it is naturally the best among flowers. ——Li Qingzhao's "Osmanthus in the Partridge Sky"

Translation: There is no need for bright colors like light green and light red. Osmanthus is the best among flowers.

9. When the green osmanthus blooms every year, the branches of yellow snow become a strange sight. ——Zhou Duanchen, "Ciyun Zhang Jing's Osmanthus"

Translation: Every year when the green and sweet-scented osmanthus trees bloom, the clusters of yellow and white flowers on the branches are a spectacle in themselves.

10. There are many sweet-scented osmanthus flowers in the empty mountain, and the colors are brilliant. ——Mei Yaochen's "He Han Zihua Osmanthus"

Translation: Osmanthus blooms most in the empty mountain forest, and the delicate flowers bloom brilliantly.