The Most Optimistic Poem on Winter Solstice by Fan Chengda

This poem comes from 1126-1193 CE, during the Song Dynasty. Fan Chengda strayed from other types of Chinese Winter Solstice poetry. This was because he didn’t follow festival customs and decided to pursue the arts: music, poetry, painting, and wine-making.

When have you strayed from the norm? What do you do that’s different from the others?