There are some plums in the corner, and cold ling opens them alone. I knew from a distance that it wasn't snow, because there was a smell coming. There are some plum blossoms in the corner, blooming alone in the cold. I know from a distance that Bai Meihua is not snow, because there is a faint fragrance of plum blossoms.

When it comes to Yongmei's poems, the first thing that most people think of is Wang Anshi's Plum Blossom, which is so classic that everyone knows it by heart. Needless to say, I just briefly introduce the creative background.

Wang Anshi in history is not only a poet, writer, but also a politician. In order to change the situation of poverty and weakness since the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty, Wang Anshi launched a large-scale political reform movement, which was called "Wang Anshi's political reform" in history. The original intention of the reform was good, but it violated the fundamental interests of the big landlord class in the process of implementation, so it was severely hit by conservatives.

This poem "Plum Blossom" was written after the failure of political reform and Wang Anshi's two strikes. Wang Anshi was disheartened at that time and retreated to Zhongshan. His lonely mentality and difficult situation have much in common with Meihua, so he pretends to write this article and express his ambition with poetry.

Poetry appreciation:

The first sentence "corner" points out that the growing environment of plums is not conspicuous, not easy to be known, and even more difficult to be appreciated, because it highlights the humble and lonely forms of several plums in the "corner", which actually reflects the harsh environment in which people live, but still insists on their own attitude.

The second sentence describes the state of plum blossom blooming alone in a cold environment. "Cold ling" and "loneliness" have strong meanings and are fearless. They persist in the harsh environment, which reflects the poet's belief in self-persistence.

Three or four sentences highlight the physical and mental characteristics of plum blossom: "distant knowledge" refers to the "faint fragrance" in the next sentence, which means smelling a faint fragrance from a distance; "Non-snow" is actually a comparison between plum blossom and snow, highlighting that plum blossom is as white as snow. From a distance, plum blossoms are as white as snow, but the fragrance that comes from the air makes people know that it is not snow, but plum blossoms.