A beautiful morning with flowers and a serene evening with a bright moon; refers to delightful times and splendid scenery. Historically, it also specifically referred to the 15th day of the second lunar month and the 15th day of the eighth lunar month.
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Ancient
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During the Tang Dynasty, regions like Weizhou in the north had vast territories and powerful armies. Although the local military governor (Jiedushi) was nominally appointed by the emperor, Luo Wei inherited his father's position, which the emperor eventually had to acknowledge.
Luo Wei was fond of Confucian culture and possessed a large collection of books. He often gathered with scholars and literati, composing poems and essays in the wind and under the moon. He named his collection of works, which were created during these beautiful times ('flower mornings and moon evenings'), as 'Tou Jiangdong Shan Ji'.