Birthday poem · January 28Major Cold, the 24th solar term: the coldest time of the year.
Birth character
雪 xuě · snow
雪 has 雨 "rain" at the top; it means snow.
獨釣寒江雪
“Is fishing snow in lonely boat.” — Liu Zongyuan, ‘River Snow’
Other dates with this poem: November 29
The poem
“River Snow” 江雪
- 千山鳥飛絕qiān shān niǎo fēi juéFrom hill to hill no bird in flight;
- 萬徑人蹤滅wàn jìng rén zōng mièFrom path to path no man in sight.
- 孤舟蓑笠翁gū zhōu suō lì wēngA lonely fisherman afloat
- 獨釣寒江雪dú diào hán jiāng xuěIs fishing snow in lonely boat.
Why this poem
Liu Zongyuan on an old man fishing alone on a snowy river. A winter poem.
This day in the Chinese calendar
Solar term: Major Cold.