北海以南春未眠南海以北冬未醒
[bĕi hăi yĭ nán chūn wèi mián nán hăi yĭ bĕi dōng wèi xĭng]
Translated roughly as 'South of the Beihai spring is not asleep, north of the Nanhai winter has not awakened,' this creates a picturesque image contrasting two locations' seasons symbolizing eternal beauty and natural cycles between south (symbolized by warmth) and north (symbolized by coldness) in China, suggesting timeless serenity amid change.