The poem Short Reed Sprouts and the Dolphin's Desire for the River is Two Poems on the Evening Scene of the Spring River in Huichong. It is a poem written by Su Shi in the eighth year of Emperor Shenzong's Yuanfeng reign (1085) in Bianjing (present-day Kaifeng, Henan Province) for the Evening Scene of the Spring River painted by Huichong.

Original lines: Artemisia vulgaris is full of reed buds, and it is the time when the river dolphins want to go up.

Meaning: The river bank is full of Artemisia vulgaris, and the reeds have sprouted short new shoots, while the river dolphin is just about to swim upstream from the sea back to the river.

Notes

1, Huichong (also known as Hui Chong): Fujian Jianyang monk, one of the nine monks in the early Song Dynasty, capable of poetry and painting. Evening Scene on the Spring River" is the name of the painting made by Huichong, **** two, one is a duck play, one is a flying geese. Qian Zhongshu's Selected Poems of the Song Dynasty (《宋诗選注》) is called "Dawn Scene". Many notes, useful "dawn scene", useful "evening scene", this from the "Dongpo complete collection" and before the Qing note with "evening scene".

2, Artemisia vulgaris: grass, there are artemisia, artemisia and other species. Artemisia vulgaris: the young shoots of reeds, edible.

3, puffer fish: a kind of fish, the scientific name of "triggerfish", meat flavor, but the ovaries and liver is highly toxic. Produced in China's coastal and some inland rivers. Every spring up the river, spawning in fresh water.

4. Up: refers to going up against the river.