"Drinking" is one of the works of ancient Chinese writer Tao Yuanming. The following is the full text, translation, source, creative background, usage environment and author's introduction of "Drinking":
Full text:
The house is in a human environment, without the noise of cars and horses.
How can you do this? The mind is far away from itself.
Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, you can leisurely see Nanshan Mountain.
The mountain air is getting better day by day, and the birds are flying back and forth.
There is a true meaning in this, but I have forgotten to explain it.
Translation:
I live in a densely populated place, but there is no noise of cars and horses.
How can I do this, you ask? The mind is far away from the hustle and bustle of the world.
I picked chrysanthemums under the fence on the east side and leisurely saw the mountains to the south.
The air in the mountains is fresh and pleasant, and the birds are flying back to each other.
It contains a profound artistic conception that I want to express but have forgotten the words.
Source:
"Drinking" comes from Tao Yuanming's "Poems of Returning to the Garden and Living in the Fields". It is an emotional work when he retired to the countryside.
Creative background:
Tao Yuanming was a writer and politician during the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Although he had served as a high-ranking official, his disappointment in politics and his yearning for nature prompted him to choose Seclusion in the countryside. "Drinking" is an expression of his feelings and state of mind when facing the natural scenery after retreating to the countryside.
Use environment:
"Drinking" is a poem that expresses pastoral life and the pursuit of spiritual freedom. It shows the author's comfortable and comfortable life attitude away from the hustle and bustle, and expresses his praise of the natural scenery and his pursuit of inner peace. This poem is often used to express a personal yearning for nature, freedom, and inner peace.
About the author:
Tao Yuanming (365-427), also known as Yuanliang and Mr. Wuliu, was a writer, politician and agricultural reformer in the Southern Song Dynasty. He is a famous pastoral poet in the history of ancient Chinese literature and is known as the "Sage of Pastoral Poetry". Tao Yuanming once held political positions such as governor of Liaodong and shogunate of Nanyang Prefecture. However, his dissatisfaction with politics and his love for the natural countryside prompted him to choose to live in seclusion in the countryside. His works are deeply influenced by Taoism and Confucianism. They use pastoral life as the theme, describe natural scenery and human feelings, and have profound humanistic care and poetic flavor. Tao Yuanming's works had a profound impact on the development of pastoral poetry in later generations.