Author: Su Shi in Song Dynasty
Original text:
Genpox, on the night of October 12, 2006, took off his clothes and went to bed. He just saw the moonlight on the door and got up happily for a walk. Thinking that there was no one to play with, I went to the Tianhou Palace to find Zhang Huaimin. People didn't sleep, so we walked in the yard together.
In the moonlight, the courtyard is full of clear water, as clear as clear water. The algae and shepherd's purse in the water are the shadows of bamboo and cypress. What night is there no moonlight? Where is there no bamboo and cypress? It's just the lack of free people like us.
Translation:
In the sixth year of Yuanfeng, on the evening of1October 12 (or 10831October/2), (I) took off my clothes and got ready for bed. Just when I saw the moonlight shining on the door, I got up happily and went out for a walk. I thought no one would play with me, so I went to Chengtian Temple to find Zhang Huaimin. Huaimin didn't sleep either, so we walked in the yard together. The moonlight shines in the courtyard as clear and transparent as clear water, and the algae and shepherd's purse in the water are interlaced, which turned out to be the shadow of bamboo and cypress. What night has no moonlight? Where is there no bamboo and cypress? It's just the lack of idle people like us.