A complete collection of classic poems describing winter jasmine

Winter jasmine, together with plum blossom, narcissus and camellia, are collectively known as the "Four Friends in the Snow". Their flowers are dignified and elegant, with extraordinary temperament, fearless of cold, and not picky about soil and climate. They have always been loved by people. They are recorded in Tang dynasty Bai Juyi's poem "Playing with Winter Jasmine and Giving It to Yang Langzhong", Song dynasty Han Qi's "Winter Jasmine in the East Hall of the Secretariat" and Ming dynasty Zhou Wenhua's "History of Runan Garden". Now let us enjoy some poems describing winter jasmine!

"Playing with Winter Jasmine and Giving It to Yang Langzhong"

Tang dynasty · Bai Juyi

Golden blooms and jade-green calyxes bring the chill of spring; among yellow flowers, how many kinds are there?

I ask you to tell the travelers, do not look at them as ordinary mustard flowers.

"Winter Jasmine"

Song dynasty · Liu Changnong

Plums and peaches bloom abundantly, dazzling the eyes; the east wind first enters the nine-layered city.

Yellow flowers and green vines, desired by no one; they vainly gain the worldly name of welcoming spring.

"Winter Jasmine"

Song dynasty · Han Qi

Slender and weak green branches hang long over the railing; bearing snow and braving cold, they break forth in tender yellow.

Having welcomed spring, they are not content with themselves alone; a hundred flowers and a thousand blossoms share the fragrance together.

"Song of Spring Outing"

Tang dynasty · Linghu Chu

From the high tower at dawn I see a single flower bloom, and at once feel spring light coming from all directions.

Warm sun and clear clouds know their order; the east wind need not urge them further.