The Song of Peach Blossom Nunnery is a seven-character poem written by Tang Yin, a writer of the Ming Dynasty.
Compiled by Zhou Daozhen and Zhang Yuezun, "The Chronology of Tang Bohu" says: "In the 18th year of Hongzhi's reign, in March, when the peach blossoms were in full bloom in the Taohuowu nursery, he wrote the "Song of Peach Blossom Nunnery"." This poem was written in the 18th year of Hongzhi (1505). This year, only six years after Tang Yin was framed in the imperial examination. Tang Yin had won the first prize, and then was implicated in the case of fraud, and his title was revoked. During the long period of refinement in life, he saw through the illusion of fame and wealth, and believed that fame and wealth could not last long at the expense of freedom, so he decided not to be an official, and sold paintings to make a living, and lived a life of idleness with flowers as his friends, and wine as his companion. The poet wrote this poem to express his attitude of being happy to go back to his hometown and not caring about fame and fortune.
In this poem, the poet uses the peach blossom fairy as a metaphor for himself, and uses the words "dying of old age among flowers and wine" and "bowing in front of carriages and horses" to refer to two very different lifestyles. The poem is a stark and strong contrast between the rich and the poor, showing his own commonplace and negative side of the vulgarity of the real heart, with a cynical atmosphere. The whole poem has a clear hierarchy, shallow language, but contains unlimited artistic tension, giving people a continuous aesthetic enjoyment and a strong sense of identity.