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Author: Wang Wei Dynasty: Tang Dynasty

Red beans grow in the southern country. How many branches will grow when spring comes?

I hope you will pick more of them, this is the most loved thing.

Translation

The red bean tree grows in the south. How many new branches will it produce when spring comes? I hope you can pick more red beans, which can arouse people's longing.

Extended information:

Wang Wei (701-761), courtesy name Mojie, was a famous poet in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. He was an official to the rank of Shangshu Youcheng and was originally from Qi (now Qi County, Shanxi Province). , moved to Puzhou (now Yongji, Shanxi), believed in Buddhism, and lived in Wangchuan Villa, Lantian, in his later years, Han nationality.

In the ninth year of Kaiyuan (721), he became a Jinshi and was appointed Taile Cheng. Wang Wei is a representative poet of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. He has more than 400 poems in existence today. His important poems include "Lovesickness" and "Dwelling in the Mountains in the Twilight of Autumn".

Wang Wei is proficient in Buddhism and is greatly influenced by Zen Buddhism. There is a Buddhist "Vimalakīrti Sutra", which is the origin of Wang Wei's name. Wang Wei is famous for his poetry, calligraphy and painting. He is very versatile and proficient in music. Together with Meng Haoran, they are collectively known as "Wang Meng". The world calls him the "Poetry Buddha".

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