Shen Kuoand the Late-Blooming Peach Blossoms 沈括上山 看桃花

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In spring，bright peach blossoms bloom across the fields，but soon they wither.

A little boy，holding fallenpeach petals in his hands，curiously asked his father，“Dad，why have the peach blossoms at the footof the mountain withered，but those at themountain templeare justbeginningtobloom？"The fatherwas surprised and asked，“Who toldyou that？”The boyreplied，“The TangDynasty poetBai Juyi！ In hispoem， hewrote，‘InApril，all flowershave fallen farand wide， but the peach blossoms at the mountain temple are just beginning tobloom.'Itmeanstheblossomsonthe mountainandatthefootofthemountain don't bloom atthe same time.How strange."

The father thought for a moment and said，“Maybe it's the will of Heaven， letting the peach blossoms bloom whenever they want，so the earth remains beautiful."The boy shook his head，“No，thatcan'tbethereason！"The father smiled helplessly，“Then I can't answer. You'll have to figure it out yourself."

春天，灿烂的桃花在原野上绽放，不久便凋谢了。（剩余2017字）