Stepping into the garden, you immediately feel surrounded by birdsong and blossoms.
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history
Earliest attested in Song poet 吕本中's 《紫薇·庵居》: '鸟语花香变夕阴' — 'birdsong and flower-scent shift with the evening shade'. Fixed as a stock phrase for spring scenery by the Ming and Qing.
memory
Two parallel images stitched together: 鸟语 (birds' speech) + 花香 (flowers' fragrance). One for the ears, one for the nose — full sensory spring.
