This poem comes from Wang Wei's poem "Zhong Nanshan": If you want to stay in a place, ask the woodcutter across the water.
Taiyi is close to Tiandu, with mountains and seas.
The white clouds look back and merge, and the green mist (ǎi) comes in to see nothing.
The peaks in the field change, and there are many valleys and clouds.
If you want to stay somewhere, ask the woodcutter across the water.
[Translation] Zhongnan Mountain is close to the capital Chang'an, with high mountains and ridges connected all the way to the seaside. Looking around, white clouds are lingering and gathering together; the green smoke clouds in the distance disappear after approaching. The geographical divisions are divided at the main peak, and the sunny peaks and valleys have different shades. Thinking of staying in an inhabited place, I asked the woodcutter across the flowing water.
The whole poem describes the majestic and majestic Zhongnan Mountain and the myriad scenes of white clouds and green mist. "Asking the woodcutter across the water" is particularly dynamic and is the finishing touch.