The Best Spots to Enjoy Plum Blossom Season in Beijing
Then Lu You in the Southern Dynasty (1127-1279 AD) drew inspiration from the plum blossom to persevere despite in the face of career setbacks: Outside Alone, deserted, a flower blooms. Saddened by her solitude in the falling dusk, She is assailed by wind and rain. Let other flowers be envious! She craves not Spring for herself alone. Her petals may be ground in the mud, But her fragrance will endure. Even today, poets in China often use the plum blossom as a metaphor to describe great qualities, such as never yielding to fear or the unforeseen conseq...
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