Editor's note:
In traditional Chinese culture, plum blossoms give people the power to strive for self-improvement with their noble and strong character.
Therefore, plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum are collectively called the "Four Gentlemen", and together with pine and bamboo, they are called the "Three Friends of Sui Han".
Among the large number of classical sentences quoted by General Secretary Xi Jinping, there are many allusions about plum blossoms.
The general secretary used the character and spirit of plum blossoms to express emotions and explain ideas, bringing people profound ideological enlightenment, spiritual agitation and cultural confidence.
The plum blossoms are just blooming, and it's time to appreciate plum blossoms.
Accompanied by bursts of plum blossoms, CCTV "Learning Everyday" will learn and comprehend these famous lines about plum blossoms with you.
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"The sharp edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from bitter cold" is an inspirational motto that is familiar to the public.
The upper and lower sentences use the sword and the plum blossom to hold each other, which means: the sharpness of the sword is obtained from repeated sharpening, and the fragrance of the plum blossom is released after the bitter cold of winter.
One metal and one wood are different in rigidity and softness, but their spiritual essence is the same, and they all express the hardships behind success.
These two couplets find insights from people's real life, are full of philosophy of life, and provide inexhaustible spiritual power for struggling people.
On May 4, 2013, when General Secretary Xi Jinping held a discussion with outstanding youth representatives from all walks of life, he used "the edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold" to encourage the majority of young people to develop excellent skills, work hard, use hard-working hands, First-class performance achievements belong to their own wonderful life.
Using allusions as metaphors, it has far-reaching meanings.
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Lao Tzu has a famous saying: "Governing a big country is like cooking small fish." Similarly, "Zuo Zhuan" records a passage of Yan Ying, a famous minister of Qi State: "Harmony is like soup, water, fire, 醯 (xī, vinegar) . Meat soup, fish and meat cooked with water, fire, vinegar, sauce, salt and plums, cooked over wood fire.
Then the chef adjusts it to make the taste moderate, increase the seasoning if the taste is not enough, and reduce the seasoning if the taste is too strong.
In addition, "Shangshu Shuo Ming" has: "If you make a soup, you only have salted plums." It means: salt and plums are salty and sour, and they are essential condiments for making meat soup.
On March 27, 2014, in his speech at the headquarters of UNESCO, President Xi Jinping passionately expounded on China's concept of "harmony without diversity" and used "harmony is like soup, water, fire, acyl, acyl, salt, Mei, to cook fish", which shows that the Chinese understood the principle of "harmony but difference" as early as 2,500 years ago.
President Xi pointed out that there are more than 200 countries and regions, more than 2,500 ethnic groups and various religions in the world.
It is unimaginable to have only one way of life, only one language, only one kind of music, and only one kind of clothing.
Only in this way, the spirit of "harmony in diversity" is needed to get along with civilizations.
Only when we respect each other, learn from each other, and coexist harmoniously in diversity can the world be colorful and prosperous.
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"Don't let people praise the color is good, just leave the fresh air to fill the universe", from the self-written poem written by Wang Mian, a poet and painter in the Yuan Dynasty, on "The Picture of Plum Blossoms".
The first sentence "the tree by the inkstone pool of my family" points out the location of the plum blossom.
"Washing Inkstone Pond", borrowing the allusion of Wang Xizhi, the sage of calligraphy, "Learning books in the pool, the water in the pool is completely black", hides the word "ink".
In the second sentence, "Blossoming flowers bloom with light ink marks", Wang Mian painted plum blossoms with light ink dots, without heavy ink and heavy color.
Three or four sentences, "Don't let people praise the color, just leave the fresh air to fill the universe", praise the plum blossom's high character and integrity.
Momei does not attract people with bright colors, please people, and win people's praise, but only wants to emit a fragrance that fills the world.
The poet endows plum blossoms with human qualities, and skillfully integrates painting style, poetry style and personality into one.
On October 25, 2017, when members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 19th CPC Central Committee met with Chinese and foreign journalists, General Secretary Xi Jinping told Chinese and foreign media, “We don’t need more compliments, we always welcome objective introductions and helpful suggestions ", and quoted "Don't let people praise your color, just leave the clean air to fill the universe", which reflects the pragmatic style of the new central leadership group not to seek fame, but to work hard.
In his 2018 New Year's greetings, General Secretary Xi Jinping said, "Don't pursue your dreams, don't focus on your voice, take one step at a time, and do a good job in a down-to-earth manner", which can be used as a footnote to these two poems.
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Zen master Huangbo (b) was a famous eminent monk in the Tang Dynasty. "Ode to Enlightenment in the Hall" is a verse poem written by him.
Among them, "how can you get the tangy fragrance of plum blossoms without going through a bit of cold", which means: if you don't experience a severe cold that penetrates your heart, how can you have such a tangy fragrance of plum blossoms?
The poet uses plum blossoms blooming alone in the cold and full of fragrance to describe the situation of Zen enlightenment after hard exploration.
These two poems have been widely quoted by people for thousands of years, and have become famous aphorisms that are widely loved by the world.
On the afternoon of January 4, 2022, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to the ice and snow training base of Beijing Erqi Factory to inspect the scientific training of ice and snow sports, rehabilitation treatment for athletes, physical training, etc. Fragrance" verse to encourage athletes preparing for the Winter Olympics.
Chinese culture is known as "chunlan, summer lotus, autumn chrysanthemum, and winter plum". Plum blossom has become the most representative flower in winter because of its characteristics of being proud of the frost and fighting the snow.
There is a tree of plum blossoms and a tree of fragrance. Every ice and snow athlete who is fighting against time for the Winter Olympics is a plum blossom standing proudly in the cold winter.
They kept in mind the general secretary's entrustment, raced against time, trained hard, bloomed in the Winter Olympics, breathed out fragrance, and overflowed with fresh air, successfully completed various competition tasks, and created the best history of my country's participation in the Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics score.
(Author Yang Lixin)
(China Central Radio and Television Network CCTV)