Passing through the Old Village is a five-rhythm poem written by Meng Haoran, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. It tells the story that the poet was invited to visit an old friend's house in the country.

Original text:

This old friend prepared a delicious meal and invited me to his hospitable farm. Green Woods surround the village and green hills are located outside the city.

Open the window facing the valley vegetable garden and pass the glass to talk about crops. Please come here to see chrysanthemums when the ninth festival comes.

Translation:

My old friend prepared a sumptuous meal and invited me to his hospitable farmhouse. Green Woods surround the village and green mountains span the city. Open the window to the grain field and vegetable garden and raise a glass to talk about crops. The Double Ninth Festival is here. Please come here to see chrysanthemums.

Extended data

This is an idyllic poem, which describes the quiet and leisurely life scene of farmers and the friendship of old friends. By writing about the scenery of rural life, I wrote the author's yearning for this kind of life. The whole text rhymes.

Poetry is written down from "invitation" to "arrival" to "hope" and "appointment", which is naturally smooth. The language is unpretentious and the artistic conception is fresh and meaningful. The author wrote the process from visit to farewell in kind and clean language, such as home-style form. His rural scenery is fresh and quiet, his friendship with friends is sincere and profound, and his family life is simple and cordial.

The whole poem depicts the beautiful mountain village scenery and quiet rural life, with plain language, natural and smooth narration and no traces of rendering and carving. However, it has sincere feelings and mellow poetry, and has the aesthetic interest of "clear water produces hibiscus, which is naturally carved", so it has become a masterpiece in pastoral poetry since the Tang Dynasty.