The main content of cold food

The whole poem "Cold Food" describes the different scenes of Chang 'an in late spring during the day and at night. The poet stood on a high place overlooking Chang 'an. During the day, Chang 'an's late spring was full of catkins and fallen flowers, and the willow leaves of the imperial city swayed with the spring breeze. At night, the imperial capital, surrounded by light smoke, expressed the poet's satire on the corrupt style of the powerful minister.

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Han Yi [Tang Dynasty]

In late spring, Chang 'an city is full of songs and dances, and countless flowers fall. The east wind of the Cold Food Festival blows on the willow trees in the royal garden.

As night fell, the palace was busy lighting candles, and smoke drifted to the house of the prince and the marquis.

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In Chang 'an in late spring, catkins are flying all over the sky, and there are countless red flowers. Cold food festival, the east wind blows the willow in the imperial city.

In the evening, the Han Palace sent candles to the princes and ministers, and the light smoke drifted to the emperor's favorite home.

Appreciation of cold food

Cold Food is a satirical poem. The whole poem depicts a genre painting of Chang 'an city full of rich feelings with a clever and implicit pen. In fact, the poet expressed strong dissatisfaction between the lines. After the mid-Tang Dynasty, several bad emperors favored their trusted ministers, so that they were in power, corrupted state affairs and crowded out officials. Honest people are extremely indignant about this. This poem was written for this purpose. The whole poem expresses the poet's satire on the powerful and overbearing servant of the son of heaven at that time.