Huanxi Sha Dragon Boat Festival
Su Shi (Song Dynasty)
Light sweat is slightly transparent, and the Ming Dynasty Dragon Boat Festival baths in Fanglan. The fragrance is full of clear rivers.
The colored thread is lightly wrapped around the red jade arm, and the small charm hangs obliquely on the green cloud mustache. The beauties have met for a thousand years.
Translations
The slight sweat soaked through the blue thin silk clothes, tomorrow the Dragon Boat Festival will be bathed with pandan grass. The fragrant fat powder is all over the river on a sunny day. The multicolored flower threads were gently wound around the white and translucent jade arms, and the small talisman hung obliquely on the black cloud bun. I pray that I can stay with the beautiful woman for a long time.
This poem depicts the scene of the woman preparing for the Dragon Boat Festival, and also expresses the author's deep feelings for the concubine Chaoyun. The film describes that when the Dragon Boat Festival arrives, people will carry out bathing activities, and the festive atmosphere is very strong. Bathing orchids is an important custom of the Dragon Boat Festival, and it is believed that bathing in orchid grass can ward off evil spirits and epidemics, and pray for health and safety.
The next film depicts a woman gently wrapping colorful threads around her arms in accordance with folk customs, and small talismans hanging diagonally on her hair buns to express holiday congratulations. The "red jade arm" and "green cloud mustache" here are both vivid depictions of the beautiful image of women, while the "colored threads" and "small symbols" are unique decorations for the Dragon Boat Festival, implying auspiciousness and happiness. "A beautiful woman has seen each other for a thousand years" expresses the author's wish to be with Chaoyun for a long time and spend a good time together.