Explanation: Although plum blossoms are beautiful, they do not compete with peaches and plums in beauty. They just tell people the news of spring. When the mountains and fields were filled with flowers, she was smiling among the flowers.
Source: "Bu Suanzi·Yong Mei"
Author: Mao Zedong
Era of Creation: Modern
Original text: Wind and rain send spring back, Blizzard welcomes spring. There are already hundreds of feet of ice on the cliff, but there are still beautiful flowers and branches. Qiao doesn't fight for spring, she only reports that spring has come. When the mountain flowers were in full bloom, she smiled among the bushes.
Translation: The wind and rain send away spring, and the flying snow in the sky welcomes spring again. The cliff has been covered with hundreds of feet of sharp ice, but the plum blossoms are still blooming proudly and beautifully. Although she is beautiful, she does not compete with the peaches and plums. She just tells people the news of spring. When the mountains and fields were filled with flowers, she was smiling among the flowers. Extended information
Creative background
In 1958, after the "Great Leap Forward" suffered setbacks, natural disasters occurred in China for three consecutive years. The national economy was in many difficulties. In addition, the former Soviet Union The leaders provoked a Sino-Soviet debate, exerted political, economic, and military pressure on China, causing internal and external troubles. At this time, China's national strength was not strong and it was undergoing severe tests.
In December 1961, Mao Zedong was planning the upcoming enlarged work conference of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in Guangzhou. Mao Zedong wanted to express the attitude and fighting spirit of the Communists, so he planned to write a poem. . Mao Zedong expressed his ambition by chanting plum blossoms to inspire the broad masses of the proletariat and encourage them to have an unyielding spirit and an optimistic spirit of revolution to the end.
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