Poems praising bamboo

1. Don't plant idle flowers, just a few bamboos beside the pond pavilion. -Lu Rong's "Man Jiang Hong Zhu Yong"

2. Bamboo contains new powder, and red lotus loses its clothes.

-Wang Wei's "Living in the Mountain is a Thing"

3. Look at the rustling leaves, full of wind and rain.

-Li Dongyang's "Ke Zhongjing Zhu Mo"

4. Insist that the green hills are not relaxed, and the roots are breaking the rocks.

-Bamboo stones in Zheng Banqiao.

5. Be a bamboo pole when meeting, and never greet guests.

-Du Fu's "Singing Spring Bamboo Shoots"

6. This gentleman wants shine on you, and the clouds are hundreds of feet high.

-Ji's "Hsinchu Fu"

7. Bamboo poles are bitter and sweet, and I love holding bitter festivals.

——? Meng Jiao's Ode to Bitterness and Cold

8. A gentleman is modest and willing to bow his head.

——? Huan's Xue Zhu