1. Beiguo is surrounded by trees, and the green hills belong to Yinjun. I know in my heart that the white clouds are wonderful, and I sleep with books filled with fragrance. Caoguan compiles posthumous collections, and Qihu collects old news. He still boasts that he is as healthy as a calf, but he teaches hard work.
2. The peak of the mainstay looks like an emperor's palace, and every time there is something fresh in the gap between the eaves. Don't miss the appointment today at the wine shop. The wind sweeps away the forest and the rain washes away the dust. Mr. Dong Xin's poems were engraved by Rongzhuang.
Jin Nong (1687-1763), a calligrapher and painter of the Qing Dynasty, was the first of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou. The names were Shomen, Sinong, Jijin, Mr. Dongxin, Jiliu Shanmin, Qujiang Waishi, Xiye Jushi, Shou Taoist, etc. He was a native of Qiantang (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang), and lived in commoner life.
It is good to travel, but you will come back without encountering anything. Later he lived in Yangzhou and sold calligraphy and paintings to support himself. He is fond of novels and loves to learn, and specializes in poetry and calligraphy. His poetry and prose are ancient and unique, and he is good at identifying them. Calligraphy created a flat-stroke calligraphy style with both regular script and official script, which was called "lacquer calligraphy" at the time. He didn't start painting until he was fifty-three years old. The shapes of his paintings are strange and ancient. He is good at using light ink and dry brush to make flower sketches, and is especially good at painting plum blossoms.