Reading aloud in Pinyin Edition of Ancient Cold Food Poems

Spring city is full of flowers.

Cold food, east wind and willows. (hán shíng fng yùliǔXié？ )

At sunset, in the Han Palace, people are distributing candles.

Light smoke scattered into Wuhou mansion. (? (wǔ)

At the end of spring, Liu Xufei is everywhere in Chang 'an, and the east wind blows willow branches in the imperial garden at the Cold Food Festival.

As night falls, the palace is busy distributing candles, and the light smoke from lighting candles is scattered into the homes of princes and nobles.

Appreciation of Poetry: This poem vividly depicts the vigorous spring scenery of the imperial city and the elegance and wealth of the royal family during the Cold Food Festival, which is not only a true representation of holiday customs, but also a concrete portrayal of happy songs in the prosperous times. Such poems are certainly to the taste of feudal emperors. No wonder it was directly appreciated by the emperor.

Cold Food Festival: Cold Food Festival is a traditional festival in ancient China. The ancients did not make a fire for three days before and after this festival, but only ate ready-made cold food, hence the name. According to Xijing Miscellanies, in the Han Dynasty, although fire was banned in the whole country during the Cold Food Festival, the emperor gave the nobles of Houmen candles and licensed lighting to show their favor.