Wang Mansheng Chinese American, b. 1962
Farming, Tree-Planting, and Damming Streams South of the Estate 田南树园激流植楥 , 2020
ink on paper 水墨纸本
7 1/2 x 4 in
19.1 x 10.2 cm
19.1 x 10.2 cm
中園屏氛雜，清曠招遠風。 My garden walls off the stinking fumes of the world;Its clear expanses beckon to winds from afar. 卜室倚北阜，啓扉面南江。 I chose a site for my house, hard by the northern...
中園屏氛雜，清曠招遠風。
My garden walls off the stinking fumes of the world;Its clear expanses beckon to winds from afar.
卜室倚北阜，啓扉面南江。
I chose a site for my house, hard by the northern hill,Then opened my door to look on the southern stream.
激澗代汲井，插槿當列墉。
I dammed the creek to do service for a well,And planted fences to serve in place of a wall.
(trans. J. D. Frodsham)
謝靈運句 by Xie Lingyun
半升 Bansheng
My garden walls off the stinking fumes of the world;Its clear expanses beckon to winds from afar.
卜室倚北阜，啓扉面南江。
I chose a site for my house, hard by the northern hill,Then opened my door to look on the southern stream.
激澗代汲井，插槿當列墉。
I dammed the creek to do service for a well,And planted fences to serve in place of a wall.
(trans. J. D. Frodsham)
謝靈運句 by Xie Lingyun
半升 Bansheng
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