Problem description:

Have you ever heard of this allusion?

I heard it has something to do with an ancient talented woman. Thank you for your help.

Analysis:

The Talent of Catkin-Xie Daowen

Xie Daowen (349-409), a poetess in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was a famous talented woman. Chen Jun was born in Yang Xia (now Taikang, Henan). She was born in the Xie family of Wang and Xie in the Jin Dynasty, and became the daughter-in-law of the Wang family when she was an adult. She is the niece of Xie An, a generation famous soldier who defeated Fu Jian's million-strong army, the daughter of Xie Yi, the second daughter-in-law of the great calligrapher Wang Xizhi, and the wife of Wang Ningzhi. Xie Daowen was clever and eloquent, and was later called peerless talented woman and strange girl.

Among many children of Xie Jia, the "Xie Jia style" in history is the most prominent in Xie Daowen. Therefore, Xie Daowen's talent was appreciated by his uncle Xie An. On one occasion, Xie An asked Xie Daowen, "Which poem is the best in Shi Mao?" Xie Daowen easily replied, "Man, the best poem written by the sages of the Zhou Dynasty, is clear-cut and beautiful." Xie An and his niece feel the same way. But he never thought that Xie Daowen knew the Book of Songs so well. Xie An immediately praised Xie Daowen as "gentle".

The Southern Song Dynasty wrote Shi Shuo Xin Yu Yan: "Suddenly it snowed heavily, and Gong (Xie An) gladly said,' What's the use of all the snow?' Brother Hu (nephew Xie Lang) said:' The difference between sprinkling salt and air can be simulated. My brother and daughter (niece Xie Daowen) said, "If catkins are not caused by the wind. Imperial guards laughed. "

Later generations used "chanting talents and feelings" to describe intelligent and talented women in poetry. This canon is also written as "thanking a woman", "thanking a family", "thanking a mother", "catkin" and "praising a scholar".