Poetry of "Passing Through an Old Friend's Village": An old friend prepared a sumptuous meal and wanted to invite me to his hospitable farmhouse. Green woods surround the village, and green mountains lie outside the city. Open the window and face the vegetable garden of the threshing floor, holding a wine glass in hand and chatting about the crops. When the Double Ninth Festival comes, please come here to enjoy the chrysanthemums.
Original text of "Passing Through My Old Friend's Village":
Author: Tang Meng Haoran
My old friend brought chicken and millet and invited me to Tian's house.
The green trees are adjacent to the village, and the green mountains and hills are sloping outside.
Open a dining room and chat over wine.
On the Double Ninth Festival, I will come to see chrysanthemums.
Extended information
Appreciation of "Passing the Friend's Village":
The first two lines of the poem "Passing the Friend's Village" only contain invitations to friends, but they can show simplicity. The atmosphere of a farmhouse; three or four sentences are only about green trees and mountains, but you can see a whole world; five or six sentences are just about drinking and gossiping, but you can express the comfortable fit between the mood and the environment.
The seven or eight sentences only say that the Double Ninth Festival will come again, but they naturally reveal their attachment to this village and old friends. These sentences are balanced and even, and together form a complete artistic conception, integrating the quiet and beautiful rural scenery with the simple and sincere friendship.
The poet integrates artistic beauty into the flesh and blood of the entire poem, making it appear natural, speaking freely and completely, so that the whole poem shows its charm from the "light touch" and no longer needs "Heavy decoration".