The preface before the word is "Read Lu You's Ci of Yongmei and do the opposite". Lu You was a famous patriotic poet in the Southern Song Dynasty. He was repeatedly pushed out and hit by Qin Gui, a capitulator. He was depressed and claimed to be a plum blossom. Mao Zedong also takes plum blossom as the theme, which is contrary to Lu You's loneliness and pessimism and full of confidence and optimism.
Why did Mao Zedong think plum blossom could boost the morale of the people in China at that time? Plum blossom is an active and long-lived tree species with the quality of not being afraid of cold. From the analysis of climate and geography, almost all the cold current disasters in China come from Siberia, and the origin of plum blossoms is in China, where the cold current is not terrible. Based on this, he used plum blossom to despise and respond to the madness and treachery of the former Soviet regime. There are many subtleties in the 44 words, namely, two sharp contrasts and two harmonious voices. "Send home in spring" and "welcome in spring" are the sharp contrast between negative and optimistic emotions; "Hundred feet of ice" and "Fancy Flowers" are the sharp contrast of oppression and tenacious attitude; "Do not strive for spring" and "report spring" are the harmony of broad feelings and dedication; "bloom in the Mountain" and "Laughing in the Grass" are harmonious sounds of a sense of accomplishment and pride.