Huang Chao

Huang Chao 菊花 黄巢 待到秋来九月八[1]， 我花[2]开后百花杀。 冲天香阵[3]透长安， 满城尽带黄金甲[4]。 注释： [1] 九月八：九月九日是重阳节，古代有赏菊、喝菊花酒的风俗。 [2] 我花：这里指菊花。 [3] 香阵：这里指菊花的芬芳。 [4] 黄金甲：这里指菊花的形状与颜色像黄金制的盔甲。 The Chrysanthemum Huang Chao When autumn comes, the Mountain-climbing Day is nigh; My flower blows when other blooms come to an end. In battle array its fragrance rises sky-high, The capital with its golden armor will blend. The poet speaks as if he were the lord of chrysanthemums in golden armor. The Mountain-climbing Day is the ninth day of the ninth moon according to lunar calendar.

A poem entitled "To the Chrisanthemum" is a poem written by Huang Chao, the leader of the peasant rebellion at the end of the Tang Dynasty, and it is published in Volume 733 of The Complete Tang Poems.