Ancient Poem Pinyin:

huǒ shù yín huā hé , xīng qiáo tiě suǒ kāi .

àn chén suí mǎ qù , míng yuè zhú rén lái .

yóu jì jiē nóng lǐ , háng gē jìn luò méi.

jīn wú bú jìn yè , yù lòu mò xiàng cuī.

This scenic poem was the poet's winning poem in a poetry competition on the night of the 15th day of the first lunar month, and it is also a masterpiece highly esteemed by later generations. The poem describes the joyous scene of the night of the Lantern Festival for the citizens of Luoyang. The first couplet describes the brilliant lights, from which the idiom of "fire trees and silver flowers" is derived; the second couplet describes the tidal flow of people, with light and darkness crisscrossing the city; the neck couplet describes the joy of night touring, highlighting the beauty of kabuki like peaches and plums; and the last couplet describes the infinite attachment to the beautiful scenery of the good time. The whole poem is bright and colorful, accurate words, reflecting the poet's extraordinary artistic talent.