The plum blossoms reflect snow in a unique red hue

Author: Xi Juan
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This book tells a wonderful mythological story. Ms. Xiang Guoying, the head of Wansheng Publishing Co., Ltd., personally planned a series of books. According to Xiang Guoying's design, twelve months and ten kinds of flowers: January - Orchid Bridge; February - Peach Blossom Charm; March - Rose Writing; April - Peony Painting; May - Fresh Stone; June - Red Rooster; July - Lotus; August - Osmanthus; September - Chrysanthemum; October - Reed Flower; November - Chinese Apricot; December - Plum Blossom. Twelve flower gods, each assigned to a different female author. The title "Cold Plum Blossoms Red Against Snow" embeds the names of the male and female protagonists. Plum represents the Plum God, and Snow represents Chang Gusu. Snow and plum are very closely linked in nature. The Song Dynasty poet Lu Meipo wrote a poem praising them: "Plum must yield snow three points of white, snow, however, lacks plum's fragrance." Another poet, An Jidao, wrote a poem about plum and snow: "The tree of small plum carries the message of the East Lord, near the flower festival after snow." Xi Juan leveraged the inseparable relationship between plum and snow in nature to design the relationship between these two characters. She constructed such a moving love story.