"Village Residence" is a seven-character quatrain composed by Gao Ding, a poet of the Qing Dynasty. The full content of the poem is: The grass is long (zhǎng) and the orioles are flying in the February sky, and the willows are brushing the embankments and are drunk by the spring smoke. The children came back early from school and were busy taking advantage of the east wind to fly kites.
This poem was written after Gao Ding retired to the countryside in his later years. The meaning of the whole poem is: In the second month of the lunar calendar, the grass in and around the village has gradually sprouted and grown, and orioles are flying around. Willows gently caress the embankment, and the water vapor that evaporates between the water and vegetation condenses like smoke. The children in the village hurried home after school and took advantage of the east wind to fly kites into the blue sky. The poem vividly describes the natural scenery in spring and outlines a vibrant and colorful "Spring Picture". The whole poem is filled with cheerful emotions, and the poet's joy and praise for the coming of spring are revealed between the lines.