What does the poem Cold Food depict?
The original poem of cold food
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.
At dusk, the Han officials issued candles, and light smoke was scattered into the Wuhou mansion.
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In Chang 'an in late spring, catkins are flying all over the sky, and the east wind blows the 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.
Creation background
In the Tang Dynasty, on Qingming Day, the emperor announced that he would reward his nearest minister with the fire of elm willow. This ceremony has two purposes: first, it marks the end of the Cold Food Festival, and fire can be used; The second is to remind courtiers and officials, so that everyone can learn from mesons who have made meritorious deeds. After the mid-Tang Dynasty, several bad emperors favored eunuchs, so that they were in power, corrupted the state affairs and crowded out courtiers. Some people think that this poem was written for this purpose.