This poem should be: "It is not snow from afar, because there is a faint fragrance", which means why do you know that Bai Meihua is not snow from afar? Because there is a faint plum blossom fragrance.

The third and fourth sentences of the ancient poem Plum Blossom written by the Song Dynasty poet Wang Anshi.

Full-text poetry:

Chinese plum

There are some plums in the corner, and cold ling opens them alone.

I knew from a distance that it wasn't snow, because there was a smell coming.

Several plum blossoms in that corner bloom alone in the cold. Why do you know from a distance that Bai Meihua is not snow? Because there is a faint plum blossom fragrance.

The poet described the purity and beauty of plum blossom with snow by appreciating its noble character of not being afraid of cold, and pointed out that plum blossom has a "dark fragrance" more than snow, which shows the great charm of a strong and noble personality.