In the Northern Sung dynasty (960-1127), poets had a "fete for butterfly appreciation," where they drank wine, composed poetry, and reveled in the butterflies and fresh flowers of early spring.
北宋時代，文人雅士有所謂的「壺蝶會」，人人手攜一壺酒、一碟好菜，在百花盛開的「花朝節」這天聚在一起，飲酒賦詩，賞蝶、賞花。