There are many poems in ancient Chinese poetry about clouds and mist lingering like a fairyland. Here are just a few sentences for reference:
1. One mountain, two mountains. The mountains are far away, the sky is high, the smoke is cold, and the water is cold. I miss the red maple leaves. The chrysanthemum blooms, the chrysanthemum dies. The flying geese have not yet returned, and the wind and moon are idle behind the curtain. ——"Sauvignon Blanc" Li Yu
Translation: One after another, overlapping mountains. The mountains are far away and the sky is high, the smoke, clouds and water vapor are cold and cold, but my thoughts are like flaming maple leaves. The chrysanthemums bloom and fall, and the seasons alternate. The wild geese in the north of Saibei flap their wings and fly south, but the person I miss has not come back yet. Only the wind and moon outside the curtain are thoughtless and worry-free
2. Turning back and looking down at the world, Chang'an is nowhere to be seen, dust and mist can be seen. ——"Song of Everlasting Sorrow" by Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty
Translation: Looking from the fairyland to the human world, we can only see the vast dust and mist, but not the haunting Chang'an.
3. The pine mountains are shrouded in clouds, and the roads are separated from the water. When the clouds go away, there will be a return day, but the water is not in season. ——Tang Mengjiao's "Miscellaneous Songs and Songs: Two Ancient Parting Songs"
Translation: Mountains and clouds are entwined with each other, but roads and waters are separated from each other. When the clouds drift away, they will come back, and the water flows are separated but do not overlap. when.
4. The sound of the beach is more urgent in autumn, and the gorge air is more cloudy at dawn. ——"Yin Yu" by Bai Juyi in the Tang Dynasty
Translation: I heard the autumn mood brought by the Tantou River rushing towards my face. The climate in the valley is humid, and sunny days are often like cloudy days.
5. The courtyard is a little deeper, the clouds in the window and the foggy pavilion are late in spring. ——"Linjiang Fairy Plum" by Li Qingzhao in the Song Dynasty
Translation: The courtyard is deep, I don't know how deep it is? Clouds are scattered in the lattice, fog is mist in the high pavilion, and spring is always delayed.
6. The floating clouds can't stop the mountains, and the mist on the mountains turns to confusion. ——Han Hong of the Tang Dynasty, "Su Shiyi Mountain"
Translation: The floating clouds in the sky cannot be level with this mountain, and the clouds and mist on the mountains are so gray that they become more blurry when viewed from a distance.
7. The sky is connected with the clouds and waves, and the dawn fog is connected, and the stars are about to turn and a thousand sails are dancing. ——"The Proud Fisherman" by Li Qingzhao of the Song Dynasty
Translation: The water and the sky meet, and the morning fog covers the clouds and waves. The Milky Way rotates like countless ships dancing with sails.