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Peach Blossom Temple in Taohuawu, Peach Blossom Fairy in Peach Blossom Temple.

The Peach Blossom Fairy planted peach trees and picked peach flowers in exchange for wine money.

When I’m sober, I just come and sit in front of the flowers; when I’m drunk, I come and sleep under the flowers.

Half awake and half drunk day after day, flowers fall and bloom year after year.

I hope that I will die of old age among the flowers and wine, and I don’t want to bow in front of the carriage.

The chariot, dust, and horses are enough for the rich, but the wine-cup branches are destined to be poor and humble.

If you compare the rich and the poor, one is on the ground and the other is in the sky.

If flowers and wine were compared to chariots and horses, he would have to drive and I would have nothing to do.

Others laugh at me for being crazy, but I laugh at others because they can’t see through it.

There are no tombs of heroes from the Five Tombs, and there are no flowers or wine to cultivate the fields.

"Peach Blossom Temple Song" is a seven-character ancient poem written by Tang Yin, a writer in the Ming Dynasty.

Translation of "Peach Blossom Temple"

There is a Peach Blossom Temple in Taohuawu, and there is a Peach Blossom Fairy in Peach Blossom Temple. The Peach Blossom Fairy planted many peach trees, and he picked the peach blossoms to exchange for wine money. When you are sober, sit quietly among the flowers; when you are drunk, sleep under the flowers. Half awake and half drunk day after day, flowers bloom and fall year after year.

I just want to die among peach blossoms and fine wine, and I don’t want to bow and flatter in front of the carriages and horses of dignitaries. Traffic and traffic are the aspiration of nobles, while wine glasses and flowers are the destiny and hobby of poor people like me.

If you compare other people's wealth with my poverty, one is in the sky and the other is on the ground.

If I compare my poverty with the carriages and horses of the dignitaries, they work for the rich and powerful, but I get leisure pleasure. Others laugh at me for being too coquettish, but I laugh at others for not being able to see through the world.

Don’t you see, although those wealthy nobles were once glorious, now they can’t see their tombs, they are only used as fields for farming.

Notes on "Peach Blossom Temple"

1. Peach Blossom Temple: Tang Yin built a house in Taohuawu named Taohua Temple.

2. Taohuawu (wü): located outside Jinchanmen, Suzhou. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhang Liang and his son built a villa here, but later it was gradually abandoned as a vegetable garden. Tang Yin built a house here, hence the name Peach Blossom Temple.

3. Pick peach blossoms and exchange them for wine money: The rubbings of the poem are "Pick peach blossoms and exchange them for wine money."

4. Only come: rubbings of poems and other works are "only here".

5. Huanlai: The rubbing of the poem is "Huanxu".

6. Half awake and half drunk: The rubbing of the poem is "Flowers Before and After Flowers".

7. Flowers fall and flowers bloom: The rubbing of the poem is "Drunk and Sober".

8. I wish I could die of old age among flowers and wine, but I don’t want to bow in front of chariots and horses: The rubbing of the poem is “I don’t want to bow in front of chariots and horses, but I wish I could die of old age among flowers and wine.” Chariots and horses here refer to high-ranking officials and powerful people.

9. Poverty and lowliness: rubbings of poems and other works are "poor". 10. Poor people: The rubbing of the poem is titled "Poor and Lowly".

11. Huajiu: "The Complete Works of Liuru Laymen·Volume 1" is written as "poor and lowly".

12. Others: The rubbing of the poem is "Worldly People". Fengshao: rubbings of poems and other works "Feng Dian".

13. Others: The rubbing of the poem is "Worldly People".

14. Missing: The rubbing of the poem is "Ji Xun". Wuling: Originally refers to the five imperial mausoleums of the Han Dynasty: Changling, Anling, Yangling, Maoling and Pinling. The imperial mausoleums are also surrounded by the tombs of wealthy families and relatives. Later, it was used to refer to wealthy nobles.

15. Hoe to cultivate fields: "The Complete Works of Liuru Laymen·Volume 1" is called "hoeing to cultivate fields".

Appreciation of "Peach Blossom Temple"

In this poem, the poet refers to himself as the Peach Blossom Immortal, and uses "the old age and death among flowers and wine" and "bowing in front of the carriage" to refer to two completely different things. The lifestyle of the rich and the poor forms a sharp and strong contrast, expressing his true heart with a vulgar and negative side in the ordinary reality, with a cynical mood. At the same time, it also expresses the poet's willingness to retire and live in seclusion. He is indifferent to fame, unwilling to interact with the world and pursues a leisurely life attitude.

The first four sentences of the poem are a narrative, saying that he is a peach blossom fairy living in seclusion in Taohua Temple in Taohuawu area, Suzhou. Planting peach trees, selling peach blossoms and drinking wine are a portrayal of his life. These four sentences are passed through the top of the poem. The technique deliberately highlights the image of "peach blossom" and uses the peach blossom as a metaphor for the hermit. It clearly depicts the image of a hermit who roams in the forest, is free and easy, loves life, and is as happy as a god.

The next four sentences describe the poet's life of being neighbors with flowers and taking wine as his friend. No matter he is sober or drunk, he never leaves the peach blossom. Day after day, year after year, as time goes by, the flowers bloom. Flowers bloom and fall but the original intention remains unchanged. This persistence in flowers and wine is a manifestation of extremely cherishing life.

The following four sentences directly point out my life wishes: I don’t want to be humble and follow the door of wealth, I would rather die in the flower world. Although the rich have the pleasure of traveling and running around, the poor can live in peace with wine. Flower branches are bound together. Through comparison, the two different pleasures of life of the poor and the rich are written.

The next four sentences are discussions. By comparing the advantages and disadvantages of wealth and poverty, it profoundly reveals the dialectical relationship between poverty and wealth: On the surface, the ratio of wealth and poverty seems to be that one is in the sky and the other is on the ground, but in fact The rich are not as good as the poor who are leisurely and contented with their hard work. The author believes that it is not advisable to trade the wealth of their hard work for the leisure and comfort of the poor.

This kind of disdain for fame and wealth is nothing short of earth-shattering in an era when everyone pursues wealth. It reflects the author's profound insight into life and his detached and open-minded realm of life. It is a wise choice for life and is closely related to wealth. The connection must be fatigue. Money can buy enjoyment but cannot buy a leisurely and poetic life. Despite poverty, the joy of life and spiritual wealth are the portrayal of the life of frustrated literati in ancient times.

The whole poem has clear layers and simple language, but it contains infinite artistic tension, giving people continuous aesthetic enjoyment and a strong sense of identity.

The creative background of "Peach Blossom Temple"

This poem was written in the 18th year of Hongzhi (1505).

This year, it was only six years since Tang Yin was framed in the imperial examination. Tang Yin once won the title of Jieyuan, but was later implicated in a fraud case in the examination room, and his rank was dismissed. In the long-term training of life, he saw through the illusion of fame and wealth, and believed that fame and wealth obtained at the expense of freedom could not last long, so he gave up his intention to become an official. , selling paintings to make a living, living a leisurely life with flowers as friends and wine as friends. The poet wrote this poem to express his attitude towards life that he is willing to live in seclusion and is indifferent to fame.

Introduction to the author of "Taohua Temple"

Tang Yin, also known as Bohu and Ziwei, also known as Liuru Jushi, Taohua Temple Master, etc., is said to have been in the sixth year of Chenghua reign of Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty. (1470) He was born in the Yin month, Yin day and Yin time in the Gengyin year, so he was named Tang Yin. Han nationality, native of Wuxian County (now Suzhou, Jiangsu Province). He was cynical but talented. He was good at famous poems and essays. He was known as one of the "Four Great Talents in the South of the Yangtze River" together with Zhu Yunming, Wen Zhengming and Xu Zhenqing. He also had more famous paintings and was known as one of the "Four Wu Clan Schools" together with Shen Zhou, Wen Zhengming and Qiu Ying.