关于杜鹃花的诗词，古人多有描写，如诗仙李白的《宣城见杜鹃花》：“蜀国曾闻子规鸟，宣城还见杜鹃花。 一叫一回肠一断，三春三月忆三巴。”，白居易的：“九江三月杜鹃来，一声摧得万花开。 闲折二枝持在手，细看不似人间有。 花中此物是西施，芙蓉芍药皆嫫母。”，把杜鹃比喻成西施，而芙蓉芍药竟然成了丑陋的嫫母。
There are many ancient poems about rhododendrons, such as Li Bai's "see rhododendrons in Xuancheng": "the kingdom of Shu once heard of Zigui birds, and rhododendrons were also seen in Xuancheng. One call, one ileum, one break, and three BA in March in spring.", Bai Juyi's: "when azalea come in March in Jiujiang, thousands of flowers will bloom with a sound. Break two branches at leisure and hold them in your hand. It doesn't look like it exists in the world. This thing in the flower is Xi Shi, hibiscus and peony are all mothers.", The cuckoo is compared to a beauty, while the lotus peony has become an ugly mother.
宋代词人杨万里的《杜鹃花》：“何须名苑看春风，一路山花不负侬。日日锦江呈锦样，清溪倒照映山红。”，后来人们就把杜鹃也叫为映山红。而描述杜鹃的诗词，笔者认为最有代表性的应该为唐朝以写爱情诗著名的“小李杜”之李商隐的《锦瑟
The Song Dynasty poet Yang Wanli's "azalea": "why should we look at the spring breeze in the famous garden? The flowers in the mountains all the way do not lose sight of you. Every day, the Jinjiang River is like a brocade, and the Qingxi river reflects the red mountains.", Later, people also called Rhododendron YINGSHANHONG. As for the poems describing cuckoo, the author believes that the most representative one should be the Jin Se by Li Shangyin, who is famous for writing love poems in the Tang Dynasty