Nature and Landscape — Page 4
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Wei Yingwu On an Autumn Night, Sent to Qiu 秋夜寄邱員外 A solitary autumn walk becomes an imagined visit to a distant friend. Read how falling pinecones connect two unseen people through one quiet night. Wei Yingwu A Dewdrop 詠露珠 A dewdrop rests on an autumn lotus like a jewel on a jade plate. Watch how the drop's movement reveals its shape in this miniature study of attention. Wang Wei An Envoy at the Frontier 使至塞上 An envoy’s sparse journey opens into a desert marked by one straight smoke trail and a round setting sun. Read the Chinese, pinyin, word meanings, and original English translation. Wang Wei A Retreat at Zhongnan 終南別業 A walk reaches the end of a stream, becomes cloud-watching, and ends in unhurried conversation. Read the Chinese, pinyin, word meanings, and original English translation. Wei Yingwu Amber 詠琥珀 Amber preserves the imagined history of an ancient pine. Read a miniature poem that joins changing matter, hidden life, and the survival of small traces. Cen Shen Joking with the Huamen Wine Seller 戲問花門酒家翁 Cen Shen asks an old wine seller whether coin-shaped elm seeds could pay for a drink in this playful spring quatrain. Wei Yingwu Hearing Wild Geese 聞鴈 Rain darkens an autumn night as migrating geese pass overhead. Follow the brief connection between a homesick listener and a familiar distant sound. Wei Yingwu To a Daoist in the Quanjiao Mountains 寄全椒山中道士 A city dweller thinks of a mountain recluse and wishes to bring him wine. Follow the journey in thought and the leaves that conceal its destination. Han Yu Early Spring, Presented to Zhang Eighteen, I 早春呈水部張十八員外二首·其一 Fine rain reveals the first hint of spring grass on the capital's streets. Read how a distant green changes when the observer moves closer. Han Yu Early Spring, Presented to Zhang Eighteen, II 早春呈水部張十八員外二首·其二 Spring invites a busy official to leave the city and look around. Hear the friendly argument that outdoor pleasures should not always be postponed. Han Yu Late Spring: Grass and Trees 晚春·草樹知春不久歸 Flowers seem determined to display themselves before spring ends. Read how drifting catkins and elm seeds enter the scene as unexpected performers. Li Bai Question and Answer in the Mountains 山中答問 A smile and a stream of peach blossoms answer a question about living in the hills. Read the Chinese, pinyin, word meanings, and original English translation. Han Yu Spring Snow: The New Year Has No Flowers Yet 春雪·新年都未有芳華 Spring arrives slowly, and snow appears impatient for blossoms. Follow the playful transformation of falling flakes into flowers among the trees. Han Yu Pomegranate Blossoms at Zhang’s Lodging 詠張十一旅舍榴花 Bright pomegranate flowers fill a quiet lodging in early summer. Read the contrast between their abundant color and the absence of visiting admirers. Li Bai Seeing a Friend Off 送友人 Clouds, sunset, and the cries of parting horses hold a farewell outside the city. Read the Chinese, pinyin, word meanings, and original English translation. Gao Shi Spring View from a Country Home 田家春望 Spring fills Gao Shi's open fields, but the speaker's lack of a confidant turns the prospect toward an ancient drinker's self-portrait. Han Yu A Spring Outing at Qujiang, Sent to Bai 同水部張員外籍曲江春遊寄白二十二舍人 An outing beside flowering Qujiang prompts a challenge to an absent friend. Read how three lines of spring scenery become a teasing invitation. Li Bai Crossing Jingmen: A Farewell 渡荊門送別 The mountains give way to plains, yet the river seems to accompany the traveler from home. Read the Chinese, pinyin, word meanings, and original English translation. Gao Shi Living in Retirement 閒居 Willow green and spring wind unsettle Gao Shi's solitary life, ending in a mischievous comparison between one cup and a library. Jia Dao Seeking a Hermit, Without Finding Him 尋隱者不遇 A visitor questions a boy beneath a pine, seeking an absent recluse. Read how a short exchange makes the mountain feel both near and unreachable. Zhang Ji A Mountain House 山家 A six-character quatrain makes Zhang Ji's mountain household audible through spring water, midday hens, tea roasting, and grain drying. Jia Dao Passing a Mountain Village at Dusk 暮過山村 Bird cries and fading light unsettle a traveler near a remote village. Follow the turn toward hearth smoke and the reassurance of approaching homes. Zhang Ji At a Post Station 郵亭 Dismounting beside fading flowers, Zhang Ji recognizes a repeated cost of military service: every flowering season finds him away from home. Jia Dao Lodging at a Mountain Temple 宿山寺 Stars and clouds move above a secluded mountain temple. Follow the shift from a restless sky to a solitary crane and the portrait of an elderly monk.