Yuan Mei, a famous poet in Qing Dynasty, died at the age of 82, and was known as "a generation of satellites and longevity stars". In his later years, it is quite enlightening to express his views on health preservation and life and death with poems.

Exercise is an important part of Yuan Mei's life, seeking health and happiness from it, from "I'm sixty-four, and I'm still strong this spring. It's never too high to go up the mountain, and it's never too long to stay overnight. Sometimes it is easy to escape, and jumping off a building is like being born. " "Why become a monk when you have nothing to do but sweep away flies?" As can be seen from other poems, he advocates the combination of static and dynamic, and might as well do something like cleaning the study when reading, which can not only exercise the bones and muscles, but also create a clean environment.

Yuan Mei was positive and optimistic all his life and wrote until his later years. "For example, there are still unfinished silkworms. Why not dump them and let the world know?" Between the lines is full of optimism and enterprising spirit.

Yuan Mei is not only "80 years old", but also can face death calmly, believing that it is a natural law and need not be afraid. He wrote in the poem "Nostalgia": "We had a good time together and slept everything. Sleep is samsara, without joy or annoyance. What is the real me? It is a kind of wealth here. Then the dragon bell will ring again and people will laugh. How many young people are buried in Beishan! " The author's free and easy optimism is beyond words and admirable.