Tomb-Sweeping Day's Ancient Poems and Cold Food

Tomb-Sweeping Day's ancient poems on cold food are as follows:

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.

Translation and annotation:

At the end of spring, Liu Xufei is everywhere in Chang 'an, and the east wind blows willow in the imperial city during the Cold Food Festival. In the evening, the Han Palace sent candles to the princes and ministers, and the light smoke drifted to the emperor's favorite home.

Spring City: Chang 'an City in late spring.

Cold food: In ancient Tomb-Sweeping Day, fire was forbidden for two days and only cold food was eaten for three days before the festival, so it was called cold food.

Imperial willow: willow in the imperial garden, willow in the imperial city.

Han Palace: This refers to the palace of the Tang Dynasty.

Passing candles: During the Cold Food Festival, it is forbidden to use fire all over the world, but dignitaries and slaves can get candles from the emperor. "Tang Nianji" "Take the fire of elm willow on Qingming Day as a gift to the near minister".

Five Emperors: Wang Tan, Wang Shang, Wang Li, Wang Gen and Wang, the five brothers who were appointed as the Empress of the Han Dynasty, were all emperors and received special favor. Here generally refers to the close minister of the son of heaven.

Spring City: Chang 'an City in late spring.

Cold food: In ancient Tomb-Sweeping Day, fire was forbidden for two days and only cold food was eaten for three days before the festival, so it was called cold food.

Imperial willow: willow in the imperial garden, willow in the imperial city.

Han Palace: This refers to the palace of the Tang Dynasty.

Passing candles: During the Cold Food Festival, it is forbidden to use fire all over the world, but dignitaries and slaves can get candles from the emperor. "Tang Nianji" "Take the fire of elm willow on Qingming Day as a gift to the near minister".

Five Emperors: Wang Tan, Wang Shang, Wang Li, Wang Gen and Wang, the five brothers who were appointed as the Empress of the Han Dynasty, were all emperors and received special favor. Here generally refers to the close minister of the son of heaven.

About the author:

Han Yi, born in Nanyang (now Nanyang, Henan Province), was a poet in the Tang Dynasty. He has been doing paperwork in the army and is good at writing farewell poems. He is as famous as Qian Qi and other poets, and is called "Ten Talents in Dali Period".

Tianbao was admitted as a scholar in 13. Baoying worked in the Hou shogunate since the Qing Dynasty, and then returned to Korea and lived in Chang 'an for ten years. When Jian 'an was in middle age, he was appreciated for writing an article "Cold Food", and he was promoted constantly, and finally became an official in middle school. Han Yi's poems were light in brushwork and unique in scenery, and were widely read at that time. He is the author of Han Junping's poems.