Poetry
He wrote a few poems, lyrical even when expressing anger and violence, one line that reads:
Capital full of golden armored soldiers (滿城盡帶黃金甲)
was used to describe his preparations for rebellion in an angry spirit, this phrase was used for the Chinese name of the 2006 film Curse of the Golden Flower. Hongwu Emperor followingly wrote a similar poem.
Another poem, Self Portrait (自題像), was allegedly also written by Huang, although its authorship was disputed:
記得當年草上飛，鐵衣著盡著僧衣。
天津橋上無人識，獨倚欄干看落暉。
Remembering in years past of flying above the grass,
My armour worn I wear a monk's habit.
Upon a Tianjin bridge unknown to those who pass,
Alone I lean against a railing and watch the sunset.
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