Plum blossoms generally bloom in winter and spring, and rank as four gentlemen with orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums, and are also called "three friends of old age" with pine trees and bamboos.

Plum blossom originated in China, and was introduced to South Korea and Japan, which has important ornamental value and medicinal value. In the history of China literature and art, the number of Mei poems and Mei paintings is much heavier. Plum blossom is the spiritual symbol of the Chinese nation and China, symbolizing the spiritual quality of perseverance, perseverance, courage to set an example and self-improvement.

Expressing the author's belief in self-persistence, the poet described the purity of plum blossom with snow through his appreciation of its noble character of not being afraid of cold.