What does it mean to look at the mountain with a pole? Where did it come from?

"Looking at the mountain by leaning on a pole" describes the leisure and elegance of officials; It can also be used to describe bohemian and uninvolved.

This classic comes from the Biography of Wang Huizhi in the Book of Jin: "No reward is given at the beginning of the emblem, but you look up straight and lean on your cheek to write a handwritten version:" It's refreshing to come to the western hills. "

Wang Huizhi, Zizi, a native of Jin Huiji, is the son of Wang Xizhi, a famous calligrapher. Outstanding talent and unrestrained temperament, when Wen joined the army, he often had unkempt hair and loose clothes, and did not ask about official business in the palace. Later, he joined the army and became a cavalry under general Huan Chong. Huan Chong asked him, "What is your official position?" Wang Huizhi replied: "It seems to be an official in charge of horses." Huan Chong asked again, "How many horses do you care about?" Wang Huizhi replied, "I have never even seen a horse. How do I know how many horses there are? " Huan Chong asked again, "How many horses died?" Wang Huizhi replied, "I don't know how many live horses there are, and how can I know how many dead horses there are?"

On one occasion, Wang Huizhi and Huan Chong went out together, only to be caught in a rainstorm. So, Wang Huizhi immediately got off the horse and squeezed into Huan Chong's car and sat down. He said to Huan Chong, "How can you ride alone?" Huan Chong said to Wang Huizhi, "You have been in the imperial court for so long, you should mind your own business." Wang Huizhi didn't answer, propped up his cheek with his hand, looked at the scenery of the distant mountains with his eyes, and said irrelevantly, "Is the air fresh in the western hills in the morning?"