Chinese poem illustration: 过故人庄/ Passing by Old Friend’s Villa by Meng Haoran
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The very typical and famous poem of Mountain River and Farming Field poetry. The poem is quite straightforward, depicting a dinner with his old friend in a picturesque village house.
Key words like 鸡黍, 场圃, 桑麻 and 菊花 was explained in the sense of Tang dynasty , which is somewhat different from today.
过故人庄
孟浩然
故人具鸡黍，
邀我至田家。
绿树村边合，
青山郭外斜。
开轩面场圃，
把酒话桑麻。
待到重阳日，
还来就菊花。
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