English Rendering
Tender mulberry leaves picked so clean green shade is sparse;
On reed beds silkworms grow into corpulent cocoons.
Casually I ask the villagers of local ways,
And why after all their hard labour they still go hungry.
Walking in the Countryside
- Poetry of Wang Anshi
《郊行》
Original Text (中文原文)
柔桑采尽绿阴稀，芦箔蚕成密茧肥。
聊向村家问风俗：如何勤苦尚凶饥？
Analysis & Context
By Wang Anshi
Reader's Companion
The Essence of the Verse
Classical Chinese poetry thrives on Concision and Ambiguity. Without tense or number, the words create a timeless space where the reader becomes the co-creator of the poem's meaning.
Reading Between the Lines
Look for Contrasts: light and shadow, movement and stillness. Don't just translate the words; feel the Yijing (artistic conception) that lingers long after the last character.
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