1. "Pastoral Joy Part 1"

Author: Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty

1. Original text

Tired of seeing a thousand doors Ten thousand households pass through the north and south.

The official name has a bottom line, but who can spread it in Kongtong?

2. Translation

The government officials who live in the high halls and deep courtyards often go in and out of the upper class society in the north and south.

Who are those who pursue fame and fortune and often come in and out of government offices, while those who live in seclusion in the mountains?

2. "Pastoral Joy Part 2"

Author: Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty

1. Original text

Goodbye Fenghou Wan Household, immediately talk about giving a pair of jade.

Zhen Sheng's couple is plowing the southern acres, and they are like lying high up by the east window.

2. Translation

Someone can quickly become a marquis of thousands of households, and can be rewarded with a pair of jade bis during a conversation.

How can this be compared to living in seclusion and cultivating the southern acres, and how can this be compared to the leisurely life of lying high above the east window.

3. "Pastoral Joy Part 3"

Author: Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty

1. Original text

Cailing Dutou Feng Urgent, the sun is setting in the west of the woods.

The fisherman beside the apricot tree altar, the family in the peach blossom garden.

2. Translation

Cai Ling rafting to experience the strong wind blowing on the ferry. I used crutches to the west of the woods to watch the sunset.

I am the fisherman beside the apricot tree altar, that is, the family living in the peach blossom garden.

4. "Pastoral Joy Part 5"

Author: Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty

1. Original text

The lonely smoke is far away under the mountain Village, a plateau with a single tree on the horizon.

When I returned to the alley with a beautiful face, Mr. Wuliu was opposite the door.

2. Translation

A small quiet village lies on the edge of the mountain in the distance. The scattered eaves and corners are raised among the green trees, and a wisp of wind is rising from it. Smoke.

Living in a simple and difficult environment like Yan Hui, next to a noble scholar like Tao Qian who was uncontested.

5. "Pastoral Joy Part 6"

Author: Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty

1. Original text

Peach red contains auspicious ingredients When it rains, the green willows bring with it the morning smoke.

The flowers have fallen, the children have not swept away the house, the orioles are singing, and the mountain guests are still sleeping.

2. Translation

The petals of the peach blossoms still contain last night’s raindrops, and the willow trees after the rain are green and shrouded in the morning smoke.

The flower petals dropped by the rain are scattered all over the garden. The children have not yet cleaned up, the orioles are singing, and the mountain guests are still sleeping soundly.