Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322) styled himself Zi'ang, also known by his literary name Taoist Monk of Pine and Snow, or Taoist Monk of the Crystal Palace. He was born in Huzhou (belonging to today's Zhejiang Province). A member of the royal family of the Song dynasty, he was a master of various art forms: music, Shi, Ci and Qu poetry, and prose. To his credit was also the Zhao-style calligraphy. Despised by the devotees of the Song dynasty for his forced service in the Yuan dynasty after Song was conquered, Zhao expressed sentiments of remorse and nostalgic thoughts of the old country. His poetry is characterized by a mellifluous tone and lucid style.
赵孟頫（1254-1322）字子昂，号松雪道人，又号水精宫道人，湖州（今属浙江）人。宋王朝宗室。善书画，精音律，工诗文、词曲。其书法被后世称为“赵体”。因被迫仕元，颇为宋遗民所轻，所以诗作多故国之思，追悔之情。曲辞优美，风格清新明快。
Untitled to the tune of Flower in the Backyard
后庭花·无题
A leaf-like boat sails along the limpid stream,
清溪一叶舟，
On either bank one can see autumn lotuses gleam.
芙蓉两岸秋。
Where from are Lotus-gathering girls singing a song?
采菱谁家女？
At their singing the startled evening water birds throng.
歌声起暮鸥。
Riotous clouds wrinkle the sky,
乱云愁，
In the wind and rain on high,
满头风雨，
Lotus left on heads they sail back home in team.
戴荷叶归去休。