"Green trees surround the village, and green mountains slant outside the city" means: green woods surround the village, and green mountains lie outside the city. "The green trees are close to the village, and the green mountains are sloping outside" comes from Meng Haoran's "Passing the Old Friend's Village".
Passing by my old friend’s village—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.
This is an idyllic poem that describes the quiet and leisurely life of a farmhouse and the friendship between old friends. By writing about the scenery of rural life, the author expresses his yearning for this kind of life. The whole text rhymes very much. The author writes about the process from the visit to the farewell in a friendly and clear language, as if he were talking about home life. He writes about the freshness and tranquility of pastoral scenery, the sincere and deep friendship between friends, and the simple and cordial life of the Tian family.
The whole poem depicts the beautiful mountain village scenery and peaceful pastoral life. The language is plain and simple, the narrative is natural and smooth, and there is no trace of exaggeration. However, the feelings are sincere and the poetry is mellow, thus becoming a poem since the Tang Dynasty. A masterpiece of pastoral poetry.
Extended information:
Meng Haoran, named Haoran, nicknamed Haoran, was born in Mengshan, Xiangyang, Xiangzhou (now Xiangyang, Hubei), and was known as Meng Xiangyang in the world. Because he had never been an official, he was also called Mengshanren. He was a famous landscape pastoral poet in the Tang Dynasty.
Meng Haoran was born in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. He had ambitions to serve the world in his early years. After being frustrated and painfully disappointed in his official career, he was still able to respect himself, did not flatter the world, and practiced Taoism and lived in seclusion for the rest of his life. He once lived in seclusion in Lumen Mountain. When he was 40 years old, he traveled to Chang'an and failed to win the imperial examination. He once wrote poems in Taixue, and became famous among the officials. He was so impressed that he wrote for him. In the twenty-fifth year of Kaiyuan, Zhang Jiuling attracted the shogunate and lived in seclusion. Most of Meng's poems are five-character short stories, mostly describing landscapes, pastoral scenes, the joy of living in seclusion, and the mood of traveling and traveling. Although there are some cynical words in it, it is more of the poet's self-expression.
Meng Haoran's poems have unique artistic attainments. Later generations called Meng Haoran and Wang Wei, another landscape poet in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, "Wang Meng" together. There are three volumes of "Meng Haoran Collection" handed down to the world.
Reference: Meng Haoran—Baidu Encyclopedia