Selected rural pastoral poems
The green trees border the village, and the green mountains slant outside. ——"Passing the Old Friend's Village" (Tang Dynasty: Meng Haoran)
The plums are golden, the apricots are fat, and the wheat flowers, snow and white cauliflower are sparse. ——"Pastoral Miscellany in Four Seasons" (Song Dynasty: Fan Chengda)
The rear eaves are shaded by elms and willows, and the peach and plum blossoms are in front of the hall. ——"Returning to the Garden and Living in the Fields" (Wei and Jin Dynasties: Tao Yuanming)
The distant village is warm and the smoke is in the ruins. ——"Returning to the Garden and Living in the Fields" (Wei and Jin Dynasties: Tao Yuanming)
One or two roosters crow in the rain, and the Banqiao on the road in Zhuxi Village is tilted. ——"Rain Passes Over the Mountain Village" (Tang Dynasty: Wang Jian)
Egrets fly in the desert paddy fields, and orioles sing in the overcast summer trees.
——"Jiyu Wangchuanzhuang Works" (Tang Dynasty: Wang Wei)