Times of Peace And Bountiful Harvests

The first line came into my mind while I was practising my brush writing.

1 白雲逍遙四海天 White clouds wandered lazily within the four seas,
2 金穀遍滿神洲田 Golden grains fully laded in fields of the divine continent.
3 雨順國泰安民樂 Propitious rains, peace over the lands and its people - safe and happy.
4 豐收莫識火烽烟 With bountiful harvests, no one would ever know what beacon fires are.

1 Ancient Chinese believe that there are only four oceans in the world, just as its western counterpart belief in seven seas.

2 The Divine Continent is another term used for the Chinese empire.

3 Rains coming at the right time otherwise rice crops will be ruined by the wrong timing.

4 Ancient Chinese used fire beacons as signals to warn the people and the military of approaching barbarian armies.

Saturday, 08 October 2022