1. The light rain on Tianjie is as moist as crisp, and the color of grass looks far away but not up close. The most advantageous thing about spring is that the willows are all over the imperial capital - Han Yu of the Tang Dynasty, "Early Spring Presented to Zhang Shiba of the Ministry of Water"
Translation: Silk rain is falling over the capital avenue, it is as fine and moist as butter, From a distance, the grass looks vaguely connected, but when seen up close, it appears sparse and sporadic. This is the most beautiful season of the year, far better than late spring when the city is full of green willows.
2. After all, the scenery of West Lake in June is different from that of the four seasons. The lotus leaves touching the sky are infinitely green, and the lotus flowers reflecting the sun are uniquely red. ——Song Dynasty Yang Wanli's "Walking off to Lin Zifang at Dawn from Jingci Temple"
Translation: West Lake in June is special after all. The beautiful scenery is completely different from other seasons. The green lotus leaves connect the sky, which is endless. The red sun and lotus flowers complement each other, and the color is extremely bright and red.
3. The plums are golden and the apricots are fat, the wheat flowers are sparse and the white cauliflowers are sparse. No one passes through the fence during the long day, only dragonflies and butterflies fly. ——Fan Chengda of the Song Dynasty, "Miscellaneous Excitement in the Pastoral"
Translation: The plum trees turned golden, and the apricots grew bigger and bigger; the buckwheat flowers were all white, and the rapeseed flowers looked sparse. . As the day grows longer, the shadow of the fence becomes shorter and shorter as the sun rises, and no one passes; only butterflies and dragonflies fly around the fence.
4. The flying bridge is faintly separated by wild smoke, and fishing boats are seen on the west bank of Shiji. The peach blossoms follow the flowing water all day long. Where is the hole beside the clear stream? ——Tang Zhang Xu's "Peach Blossom Stream"
Translation: A high bridge appeared through the clouds and smoke, and asked about the fishing boats on the west bank of the rock.
Peach blossoms flow with the water all day long. Which side of the clear stream is the entrance of Taoyuan Cave?