Verses of Ten Miles of Peach Blossom:
1. Original text: Peach and plum spring breeze, a glass of wine, and ten years of light in the rainy night in the rivers and lakes. ——Huang Tingjian's "Send to Huang Jifu"
Translation: (Back then) I watched the peach and plum blossoms and drank fine wine under the spring breeze. (Now) I am in a state of desolation. It has been ten years since we were separated. I often listen to the lonely lamp. Qiu Yu misses you.
2. Original text: The peach red contains the rain, and the willow green contains the morning smoke. ——Wang Wei's "Seven Pastoral Music No. 6"
Translation: The red peach blossoms still contain the fresh rain from the night before, and the green willow silk carries a faint hint of spring smoke.
3. Original text: The beauty of April in the world is gone, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple are beginning to bloom. ——Bai Juyi's "Peach Blossoms in Dalin Temple"
Translation: In April in the human world, all the flowers have withered, but the peach blossoms in the ancient temples on the mountains have just begun to bloom.
4. Original text: Meeting in the peach blossom garden, preface to the joy of family relationships. ——Li Bai's "Preface to the Spring Night Banquet from My Brother's Peach Garden"
Translation: Gather together in the fragrant peach garden and talk about the happy past between brothers.
5. Original text: The peach blossoms follow the flowing water all day long, where is the hole beside the clear stream. ——Zhang Xu "Peach Blossom Stream"
Translation: Peach blossoms flow with the water all day long. Which side of the clear stream is the Taoyuan Cave?
6. Original text: Peach Blossom Temple in Taohuawu, Peach Blossom Fairy under Peach Blossom Temple. ——Tang Yin's "Song of Peach Blossom Temple"
Translation: The Peach Blossom Immortal planted peach trees and broke off peach blossom branches to pay for the wine. When you are sober, you just sit in front of the peach blossoms; when you are drunk, you sleep under the peach blossoms.
7. Original text: The peach blossoms bloom first in the warm spring, and who doesn’t see the beauty? —— Peach Blossoms "Zhou Pu"
Translation: Peach blossoms bloom before other flowers in the warmer spring. Who can resist looking at that bright and beautiful color?
8. Original text: A cluster of peach blossoms blooms without an owner, the lovely deep red loves the light red. ——Du Fu "Walking Alone by the River Looking for Flowers Part 5"
Translation: The peach blossoms in full bloom seem to be unattended. Do you like dark red or light red peach blossoms?
9. Original text: The peach and plum blossoms in the city are worried about the wind and rain, while the shepherd's purse flowers bloom in Xitou in spring. ——Xin Qiji's "Partridge Sky"
Translation: The peach and plum blossoms in the city regard wind and rain as torture, and are full of sorrow. The brightest spring is blooming among the shepherd's purse flowers at the head of the stream.
10. Original text: A few peach blossoms outside the bamboo are a prophet of the warmth of the spring river. ——Su Shi's "Evening View of the Spring River in Huichong"
Translation: Two or three peach blossoms are blooming outside the bamboo forest, and ducks are playing in the water. They are the first to notice the warming of the river in early spring.