Fan Chengda in Southern Song Dynasty

Plums are golden, apricots are fat,

The wheat is gray and the cauliflower is thin.

No one crossed the long fence,

Only dragonflies and butterflies can fly.

Translation 1

A plum tree becomes golden, and the apricots grow bigger and bigger; Buckwheat flowers are white and rape flowers are sparse.

As the day grows, the shadow of the fence becomes shorter and shorter as the sun rises, and no one passes by; Only dragonflies and cabbage butterflies fly around the fence.

Translation 2

Plums turned golden and apricots gained weight. The golden cauliflower in the field in spring has now fallen, leaving only sporadic residual flowers; At first glance, it is snow-white wheat flowers. At noon, the sun is high above, and the shadow of the fence is getting shorter and shorter as the sun rises, and no one passes by. It was quiet all around, only dragonflies and butterflies flew by.

Poetry 1

There are 60 pieces of Four Seasons Pastoral Fun, just like a long picture of rural life. This article is one of them, describing the life scene of a summer resort: men plow and women weave, working day and night, although hard, but also enjoyable. The best part is the last two sentences. Imitation is children's nature, and children's games in rural areas mostly imitate adults' labor. The word "learning" reveals the innocence and liveliness of children and is full of life interest. There is no image of the old man in the poem, but calling the peasant woman a "child" and the child a "child and grandson" is clearly the tone of the old farmer and a picture of farmhouse music in the eyes of an old man. There are elements of realism here, and it also contains the poet's ideal of rural life. The language is popular and simple, and the writing is fresh and light, which makes people feel immersive and gives people beautiful artistic enjoyment.

Poetry 2

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. In the first two sentences, plums and apricots are fat, wheat and cabbage are thin and brightly colored. The third sentence of the poem describes the situation of farmers' labor from the side: in early summer, farmers are busy with farming, so they go out early and return late, so they rarely see pedestrians during the day. The last sentence uses "only dragonflies and butterflies are flying" to set off the silence in the village, which makes it even quieter. The last two sentences, the days are long and the people are sparse, dragonflies fly and butterflies dance, making the movement quiet.

Poetry 3

Li Jinxing Fat is a seven-character quatrain written by Fan Chengda, a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty. This poem is about the rural scenery of Jiangnan in early summer. In the poem, plums, apricots, wheat flowers and cauliflower are used to describe the characteristics of the rural scenery in the south in summer, which are full of flowers and fruits and colorful and tangible. The last sentence, there is movement in stillness, which makes it quieter. Dragonflies and butterflies dance to contrast stillness and movement.

Poetry 4

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. In the first two sentences, plums and apricots are fat, wheat and cabbage are thin and brightly colored. The third sentence of the poem describes the situation of farmers' labor from the side: in early summer, farmers are busy with farming, so they go out early and return late, so they rarely see pedestrians during the day. The last sentence uses "only dragonflies and butterflies are flying" to set off the silence in the village, which makes it even quieter. The last two sentences say that the days are long and the people are sparse, dragonflies fly and butterflies dance.