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- Poetry of Wang Wei

Five-character-quatrain

Wang Wei employs the “cold plum flower” as a symbol. This flower represents objects familiar to him from his hometown and serves to express his homesickness.

Composed during the High Tang period, this work is the second of Wang Wei's "Three Miscellaneous Poems," expressing the profound nostalgia of a long-time wanderer for his homeland. While the entire set shares unified themes, this particular poem stands out for its genuine language and deep emotional resonance. Wang Wei masterfully conveys complex emotions through deceptively simple verses, using immediate scenes and casual encounters to express inner contemplation, achieving his signature artistic realm where "poetry contains painting, and painting embodies feeling."